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1305.1809 SECTION 1809, SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS.

IBC section 1809.5 is amended to read as follows:

1809.5 Frost protection. Except where otherwise protected from frost, foundations and other permanent supports of buildings and structures shall be protected from frost by one or more of the following methods:

1. extending below the frost line specified in Minnesota Rules, part 1303.1600;

2. constructing in accordance with ASCE 32; or

3. erecting on solid rock.

Exception: Freestanding buildings constructed in accordance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 1303, shall not be required to be protected.

Shallow foundations shall not bear on frozen soil.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 326B.02; 326B.101; 326B.106

History:

39 SR 1605

Published Electronically:

June 19, 2015

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