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Office of the Revisor of Statutes <br />Minnesota Administrative Rules <br />CHAPTER 1306, SPECIAL. FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS <br />a_L.'? <br />Pala Title <br />i. 4 i GENERAL, <br />MUNICIPAL OPTION. <br />REQUIREMENTS. <br />STANDARD.. <br />S1JMTITUTE CONSTRUCTION. <br />1 EXEMPTION, <br />REPORTING.. <br />.1, `.� J (Repealed, 27 SR 14791 <br />J!!e!,W1DLGENERAL, <br />Tlus chapter.authorizes. optional provisions for the installation of oil -premises fire suppression systems that may be <br />adopted by ,a municipality in addition to the State Building Code. If the municipality adopts then;, the spru ler system <br />requirements of thus Chapter become part of the State Building Code and are applicable throughout the municipality. This <br />chapter. if adopted, -must be adopted without amendment. <br />Statutory Autltorityyt M S L .i<{ <br />History: 27 SR 1479; L 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art.13. s 4 <br />Published Electronlculliv: Jules 11, 20.67 <br />.1fl »? 4iMUNICIPALOPTION. <br />Subpart 1. Requirement,. The sprinkler system .requirements of this chapter, if adopted, must be adopted with the <br />selection of either subpart 2 or. 3, without amelnchnent. <br />Subp. ,2. Existing and new -buildings. . Automatic sprinkler sy rains for new buildings, buildings increased in total. <br />floor area (including the existing building), or buildings in.,which the occupancy- classification has changed, :must be installed <br />and nnaintained in. operational condition Widda the structure. The requirements of this subpart apply to structures that fall <br />,vitltin the occupancy classifications established in part ,zM k�,:?:'. �t?, .items A to D, <br />Exception: The floor area of -minor additions thatdo not increase the occupam. load. does norhave to be figured into the <br />square footage for occupancy 4lassification . established in part ;cat>>;+ , items A to D. <br />Subp. 3. New buildings. Automatic sprinkler systelns for new buildings, additions to existing buildings; or <br />buildings. in which the. occupancy classification has changed must be.iiistalled and maintained in operational condition within <br />the structure. The requirements. of qdA subpart apply to structures that fall within the occupancy classifications established in. <br />part 130(j, 04, items A to D. <br />Exception: The floor area of*ntihor additions that.do not increase the occupant load does not have to be figured into the <br />square footage for occupancy classifications established in pan i �:'i t {ry?r, items Ato D. <br />$taiuto�'y'1iiItlntllrtF: 11(iS :lr_..._. <br />Histoty: 27SR 1479. 32.SR 6; L 2007 c 140 art 4 s GI; ort 13 s 4 <br />.Published Electronically: Jidj,11, 2007 <br />IAtt&.f}1L3tt REQUMEMENTS. <br />For,purposes of this chapter, area separation, fire barriers, or fire t+�alls do:t►ot establish separate buildings. Gross square <br />footage (gsf) means the floor area as: &Fnied_in. the International Building Code. The floor area requirements established in <br />{ items .A to. D are based on the gross square footage of the entire building and establish thresholds for these requirements. The <br />following occupancy groups must comply with spridJer requirements of this chapter, unless specified. other„•.isc: <br />A. Group A-1. A-2. A-3, and A 4 occupancies; <br />httj:5:(jSUYf�,r::�iSnP.r.�1t : :r-.,... ?i�' _ ,.� lti.'`•ir:Y,r.;:(3:: t''��. <br />