2006 Minnesota Statutes

16B.63 STATE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
    Subdivision 1. Appointment. The commissioner shall appoint a state building official who
under the direction and supervision of the commissioner shall administer the code.
    Subd. 2. Qualifications. To be eligible for appointment as state building official an individual
must be competent in the field of administration and shall have the experience in building design,
construction, and supervision which the commissioner considers necessary.
    Subd. 3. Powers and duties. The state building official may, with the approval of the
commissioner, employ personnel necessary to carry out the inspector's function under sections
16B.59 to 16B.75. The state building official shall distribute without charge one copy of the code
to each municipality within the state. Additional copies shall be made available to municipalities
and interested parties for a fee prescribed by the commissioner. The state building official shall
perform other duties in administering the code assigned by the commissioner.
    Subd. 4. Accessibility specialists. The state building official shall, with the approval of
the commissioner, assign three department employees to assist municipalities in complying
with section 16B.61, subdivision 5.
    Subd. 5. Interpretative authority. To achieve uniform and consistent application of the State
Building Code, the state building official has final interpretative authority applicable to all codes
adopted as part of the State Building Code except for the Plumbing Code and the Electrical Code
when enforced by the State Board of Electricity. A final interpretative committee composed of
seven members, consisting of three building officials, two inspectors from the affected field, and
two construction industry representatives, shall review requests for final interpretations relating
to that field. A request for final interpretation must come from a local or state level building
code board of appeals. The state building official must establish procedures for membership of
the interpretative committees. The appropriate committee shall review the request and make a
recommendation to the state building official for the final interpretation within 30 days of the
request. The state building official must issue an interpretation within ten business days from the
recommendation from the review committee. A final interpretation may be appealed within 30
days of its issuance to the commissioner under section 16B.67. The final interpretation must be
published within ten business days of its issuance and made available to the public. Municipal
building officials shall administer all final interpretations issued by the state building official until
the final interpretations are considered for adoption as part of the State Building Code.
History: 1984 c 544 s 68; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 345 art 1 s 66; 1994 c 634 art 2 s 10; 1995 c
254 art 2 s 7; 2001 c 207 s 4