Minnesota Administrative Rules

1346.0401 SECTION 401 GENERAL.

Subpart 1.

Section 401.1.

IMC section 401.1, Scope, is amended by adding the following exception to the end of the section:

Exception: Residential buildings complying with the ventilation requirements in Minnesota Rules, chapter 1322.

Subp. 2.

Section 401.4.

IMC section 401.4 is amended to read as follows:

Air intake openings shall comply with all of the following:

A.

Intake openings shall be located a minimum of 10 feet (3,048 mm) from lot lines or buildings on the same lot. Intake openings that front on a street or public way must be located a minimum of 10 feet (3,048 mm) horizontally from the centerline of the street or public way.

B.

Mechanical outdoor air intake openings shall be located a minimum of 10 feet (3,048 mm) from any hazardous or noxious contaminant, such as chimneys, plumbing vents, streets, alleys, parking lots, and loading docks, except as specified in item C or section 501.2.1. Outdoor air intake openings shall be permitted to be located less than 10 feet (3,048 mm) horizontally from streets, alleys, parking lots, and loading docks provided that the openings are located not less than 25 feet (7,620 mm) vertically above such locations. Where openings front on a street or public way, the distance shall be measured to the centerline of the street or public way.

C.

Intake openings shall be located not less than 3 feet (914 mm) below contaminant sources where such sources are located within 10 feet (3,048 mm) of the opening.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16B.59; 16B.61; 16B.64; 326B.02; 326B.101; 326B.106; 326B.13

History:

29 SR 299; L 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4; 34 SR 537; 39 SR 690

Published Electronically:

January 28, 2015