Minnesota Administrative Rules

1305.2308 SECTION 2308, CONVENTIONAL LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION.

Subpart 1.

[Repealed, 44 SR 609]

Subp. 2.

IBC Table 2308.6.1.

IBC Table 2308.6.1, Wall Bracing Requirements, is amended to read as follows:

TABLE 2308.6.1^a

WALL BRACING REQUIREMENTS

Design Category (Wind Speed)	Story Condition (see Section 2308.2)			Maximum Spacing of Braced Wall Lines	Braced Panel Location, Spacing (o.c.) and Minimum Percentage (x)			Maximum Distance of Braced Wall Panels from Each End of Braced Wall Line
Bracing Methodb
LIB	DWB, WSP	SFB, PBS, PCP, HPS, GB c,d
See Section 1609.3	■	■ □	■ □ □	35'-0"	Each end and < 25'-0" o.c.	Each end and < 25'-0" o.c.	Each end and < 25'-0" o.c.	12'-6"
□ ■	□ ■ □		35'-0"	Each end and < 25'-0" o.c.	Each end and < 25'-0" o.c.	Each end and < 25'-0" o.c.	12'-6"
□ □ ■			35'-0"	NP	Each end and < 25'-0" o.c.	Each end and < 25'-0" o.c.	12'-6"

For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 foot = 304.8 mm

NP = Not permitted

^a This table specifies minimum requirements for braced wall panels along interior or exterior braced wall lines.

^b See section 2308.6.3 for full description of bracing methods.

^c For method GB, gypsum wallboard applied to framing supports that are spaced at 16 inches on center.

^d The required lengths shall be doubled for gypsum board applied to only one face of a braced wall panel.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16B.37; 16B.59 to 16B.76; 326B.02; 326B.101 to 326B.194

History:

32 SR 7; L 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4; L 2008 c 337 s 64; 44 SR 609

Published Electronically:

March 31, 2020