In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 326.02, subdivision 5, and 326.03, subdivision 2, the following classes of buildings are exempt subject to the limitations of the elements listed below:
Classifications | Elements that must be met to be exempt* |
Assembly (as defined by the MSBC under occupancy group A2: Dining and drinking less than 50 persons) | Not greater than one story with no basement; and Seating for not more than 20 persons; and Not greater than 1,000 gross square footage (GSF) |
Business (as defined by the MSBC under occupancy group B) | Not greater than two story with a basement; and Not greater than 2,250 GSF |
Factory (as defined by the MSBC under occupancy group F2) | Not greater than one story with no basement; and Not greater than 3,000 GSF |
Mercantile (as defined by the MSBC under occupancy group M) | Not greater than two story with a basement; and Not greater than 1,500 GSF |
Residential (as defined by the MSBC under occupancy group R) | Apartment houses/condominiums (three units or less), dwellings, lodging houses, attached single-family dwellings/townhomes, and congregate residences (each accommodating ten persons or less) |
Storage (as defined by the MSBC under occupancy group S1: Aircraft hangars and helistops) | Not greater than one story with no basement; and Not greater than 3,000 GSF |
Storage (as defined by the MSBC under occupancy group S2 except for parking garages, open or enclosed) | Not greater than one story with no basement; and Not greater than 5,000 GSF |
Utility (as defined by the MSBC under occupancy group U except for fences higher than 8', tanks and towers, and retaining walls with over 4' of vertical exposed face) | Not greater than one story with no basement; and Not greater than 1,000 GSF |
*All terms used in this table are defined in the Minnesota State Building Code (MSBC).
Minn. R. agency 111, ch. 1800, EXEMPT CLASSES OF BUILDINGS, pt. 1800.5900
Statutory Authority: MS s 326.06