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1 <br />CHAPTER 1306 <br />DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY <br />SPECIAL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS <br />1306.0010 GENERAL. <br />1306.0020 MUNICIPAL OPTION. <br />1306.0030 REQUIREMENTS. <br />1306.0040 STANDARD. <br />1306.0050 SUBSTITUTE CONSTRUCTION. <br />1306.0060 EXEMPTION. <br />1306.0070 REPORTING. <br />1306.0010 GENERAL. <br />This chapter authorizes optional provisions for the installation of on-premises fire suppression systems <br />that may be adopted by a municipality in addition to the State Building Code.If the municipality adopts <br />them,the sprinkler system requirements of this chapter become part of the State Building Code and are <br />applicable throughout the municipality.This chapter,if adopted,must be adopted without amendment. <br />Statutory Authority:MS s 16B.59;16B.61;16B.64;326B.101;326B.106;326B.13 <br />History:27 SR 1479;L 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61;art 13 s 4 <br />Published Electronically:July 11,2007 <br />1306.0020 MUNICIPAL OPTION. <br />Subpart 1.Requirement.The sprinkler system requirements of this chapter,if adopted,must be <br />adopted with the selection of either subpart 2 or 3,without amendment. <br />Subp.2.Existing and new buildings.Automatic sprinkler systems for new buildings,buildings <br />increased in total floor area (including the existing building),or buildings in which the occupancy <br />classification has changed,must be installed and maintained in operational condition within the structure. <br />The requirements of this subpart apply to structures that fall within the occupancy classifications established <br />in part 1306.0030,items A to D. <br />Exception:The floor area of minor additions that do not increase the occupant load does not have to <br />be figured into the square footage for occupancy classifications established in part 1306.0030,items A <br />to D. <br />Subp.3.New buildings.Automatic sprinkler systems for new buildings,additions to existing <br />buildings,or buildings in which the occupancy classification has changed must be installed and maintained <br />in operational condition within the structure.The requirements of this subpart apply to structures that fall <br />within the occupancy classifications established in part 1306.0030,items A to D. <br />Exception:The floor area of minor additions that do not increase the occupant load does not have to <br />be figured into the square footage for occupancy classifications established in part 1306.0030,items A <br />to D. <br />Copyright ©2007 by the Revisor of Statutes,State of Minnesota.All Rights Reserved.