Minnesota Administrative Rules

1311.0206 SECTION 206, UNSAFE BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES.

GREB Section 206 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

SECTION 206

UNSAFE BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES

All buildings or structures regulated by these guidelines that are structurally unsafe or not provided with adequate egress, that constitute a fire hazard, or that are otherwise dangerous to human life are, for the purpose of this section, unsafe. Any use of buildings or structures constituting a hazard to safety, health, or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster, damage, or abandonment is, for the purpose of this section, an unsafe use. Parapet walls, cornices, spires, towers, tanks, statuary, and other appendages or structural members that are supported by, attached to, or a part of a building and that are in deteriorated condition or otherwise unable to sustain the design loads that are specified in these guidelines are designated, for the purposes of this section, unsafe building appendages.

The building official shall order any building or portion of a building to be vacated if its continued use is dangerous to life, health, or safety of the occupants. The order shall be in writing and shall state the reason or building code for the action.

All unsafe buildings, structures, or appendages are public nuisances and must be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal, according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 463.15 to 463.26.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16B.59; 16B.61; 16B.64; 326B.101; 326B.106; 326B.13

History:

27 SR 1479; L 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4

Published Electronically:

February 23, 2009