Minnesota Administrative Rules

7511.3206 SECTION 3206, GENERAL FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY FEATURES.

IFC section 3206.1 is amended to read:

3206.1 General. Fire-protection and life-safety features for high-piled storage areas shall be in accordance with Section 3206. Nationally recognized standards or guidelines, as applicable, are allowed to be used when approved by the fire chief.

Exception: Limited high-piled storage areas in Group M occupancies not exceeding five percent of the total square footage of the building or not exceeding 2,500 square feet (232 m²) in size, whichever is less, need not be separated by fire-resistance-rated construction and need not comply with the smoke and heat removal and draft curtain requirements of this article when these buildings are protected throughout by an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 299F.011; 326B.02

History:

32 SR 10; 40 SR 1437

Published Electronically:

May 12, 2016