Minnesota Administrative Code

1346.5900 [Renumbered 1346.6000] 1346.5900 CHAPTER 9, INSTALLATION AND TESTING OF FUEL GAS-FIRED EQUIPMENT. Subpart 1. Chapter 9. The IFGC is amended by adding a chapter to read as follows: CHAPTER 9 Subp. 2. Installation and testing of fuel gas-fired equipment; general. Chapter …

1346.5901 [Renumbered 1346.5900, subparts 1 and 2] Published Electronically: January 28, 2015

1346.5902 [Renumbered 1346.5900, subp 3] Published Electronically: January 28, 2015

1346.5903 [Renumbered 1346.5900, subp 4] Published Electronically: January 28, 2015

1346.5904 [Renumbered 1346.5900, subp 5] Published Electronically: January 28, 2015

1346.5905 [Renumbered 1346.5900, subp 6] Published Electronically: January 28, 2015

1346.5906 [Renumbered 1346.5900, subp 7] Published Electronically: January 28, 2015

1346.5907 [Renumbered 1346.5900, subp 8] Published Electronically: January 28, 2015

1346.6000 CHAPTER 10, MANUFACTURED HOME PARK/COMMUNITY FUEL GAS EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCE INSTALLATION. Subpart 1. Chapter 10. The IFGC is amended by adding a chapter to read as follows: CHAPTER 10 MANUFACTURED HOME PARK/COMMUNITY FUEL GAS EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCE INSTALLATION Subp.…

1346.6010 APPENDIX C, TABLE C-1. Appendix C, Table C-1 Recommended Capacities for Domestic Kitchen Exhaust Hoods Hood Size Equipment with Grills or Deep Fryers (Number of Exposed Sides) Ranges and Ovens (Number of Exposed Sides) Area (Sq. Ft.) Four (CFM) Three (CFM) Four (CFM) Th…

1346.6012 IFGC APPENDIX E, WORKSHEET E-1. IFGC Appendix E, Worksheet E-1 Residential Combustion Air Calculation Method (for Furnace, Boiler, and/or Water Heater in the Same Space) Step 1: Complete vented combustion appliance information. Furnace/Boiler: _ Draft Hood _ Fan Assiste…

1346.6014 IFGC APPENDIX E, TABLE E-1. IFGC Appendix E, Table E-1 Residential Combustion Air Required Volume (Required Interior Volume Based on Input Rating of Appliances) Known Air Infiltration Rate (KAIR) Method (ft3) Fan Assisted Non-Fan-Assisted Input Rating (Btu/hr) Standard …

1350.0100 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Applicability. For the purposes of parts 1350.0100 to 1350.9200, the terms defined in this part have the meanings given them. Subp. 2. Accessory structure. "Accessory structure" means manufactured home accessory structure. Subp. 3. Act. "Act" mea…

1350.0200 AUTHORIZATION. Parts 1350.0100 to 1350.6900 are authorized by Minnesota Statutes, sections 326B.02, 327.31 to 327.36, and 327B.04, and established through the rulemaking procedures in Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.02, 14.045 to 14.36, 14.38, and 14.44 to 14.45, to imp…

1350.0300 ENFORCEMENT. The commissioner shall administer and enforce parts 1350.0100 to 1350.9200 and the code. Any authorized representative of the Department of Labor and Industry may enter any premises where manufactured homes are manufactured, sold, offered for sale, parked i…

1350.0400 REQUIREMENT FOR SEALS, CODE COMPLIANCE, CONSTRUCTION COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES, OR LABELS. Subpart 1. Construction seals; code compliance; construction compliance certificates or labels. After July 1, 1972, no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any manufact…

1350.0500 ACQUISITION OF LABELS AND SEALS; INSTALLER LICENSING. Subpart 1. Acquisition of labels. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development labels are acquired by the manufacturer from the secretary pursuant to the act. Subp. 2. Acquisition of replacement construc…

1350.0600 APPLICATION FOR SEALS. Subpart 1. Application for replacement construction seals. Any person who has met the applicable requirements of part 1350.0500 shall apply for replacement construction seals using the forms issued by the commissioner. The application shall be acc…

1350.0700 DENIAL AND REPOSSESSION OF SEALS. Subpart 1. Installation seals. Should investigation or inspection reveal that an installer has not installed a manufactured home according to parts 1350.0100 to 1350.6900 and the code, the commissioner may deny the installer's applicati…

1350.0800 SEAL OR LABEL REMOVAL. Subpart 1. Construction seals or labels. If any manufactured home bearing the construction seal or label or any manufactured home once sold to a consumer is found to be in violation of the code, the commissioner may remove the construction seal or…

1350.0900 PLACEMENT AND LOCATION OF SEALS. Subpart 1. Replacement construction seals. Each replacement construction seal shall be assigned and affixed to a specific manufactured home. Assigned replacement construction seals are not transferable and are void when not affixed as as…

1350.1000 LOST OR DAMAGED SEALS OR LABELS. Subpart 1. Construction seals or labels. When a construction seal or label is lost or damaged, the commissioner shall be notified in writing by the owner. The owner shall identify the manufacturer, the manufactured home serial number, th…

1350.1100 RETURN OF SEALS. Subpart 1. Installation seals. Upon discontinuing the installation of manufactured homes, an installer shall notify the commissioner in writing within ten days of the date of such discontinuance and return all unused installation seals that have been is…

1350.1200 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE. Subpart 1. Installation compliance certificate. The installer shall provide the commissioner with an installation compliance certificate required in part 1350.0400. The installation compliance certificate shall be issued by the commissioner. Subp…

1350.1300 PLANS REQUIRED. To obtain plan approval a manufacturer shall submit plans for an accessory structure model or model group and for structural, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems, where such systems are involved in the construction. The plans shall include insta…

1350.1400 APPLICATION FOR MANUFACTURED HOME ACCESSORY STRUCTURE APPROVAL. Subpart 1. Contents; generally. An application for a manufactured home accessory structure approval shall contain the following: A. name and address of manufacturer; B. location of plant where manufacture w…

1350.1500 APPLICATION FOR SUPPORT AND ANCHORING SYSTEMS APPROVAL. Subpart 1. Contents. All support and anchor systems equipment manufacturers shall submit plans, structural details, specifications, installation instructions, and test reports prepared by an independent testing age…

1350.1600 EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS. The commissioner may approve equipment and installations which are approved by a recognized testing agency. Equipment and installations not approved by a recognized testing agency may be approved when the commissioner determines such equipment and…

1350.1700 NONCONFORMING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND SUPPORTING DATA. Should the plans, specifications, and supporting data not conform with parts 1350.0100 to 1350.6900 and the code, the applicant shall be notified in writing by the commissioner. Should the applicant fail to submi…

1350.1800 EVIDENCE OF COMMISSIONER'S APPROVAL. Approved plans and specifications for accessory structures and support and anchoring systems shall be evidenced by the stamp of approval of the commissioner and the assignment of an approval number to evidence approval. Installation …

1350.1900 SUPPORT AND ANCHORING SYSTEMS APPROVAL EXPIRATION. Approval of support and anchoring systems shall expire when the commissioner adopts revisions to requirements under which approval was granted unless the manufacturer submits evidence to the commissioner establishing th…

1350.2000 CHANGES TO APPROVED SUPPORT AND ANCHORING SYSTEMS. Where the manufacturer proposes changes to approved support and anchoring systems, two sets of supplemental details shall be submitted to the commissioner for review and approval. Approved changes will be reflected in t…

1350.2100 INSPECTION REQUESTS. Any person manufacturing manufactured homes or any person selling, offering for sale, or parking any manufactured home in any mobile home park in the state, or any dealer or installer of manufactured homes, or any person holding title, may request t…

1350.2200 ACTION AFTER REQUESTED INSPECTION. If the manufactured home inspected meets the requirements of the code, if plan approval has been obtained, and if all applicable fees have been remitted, the applicant may apply for a replacement construction seal. If the requested ins…

1350.2300 OTHER INSPECTIONS. Subpart 1. Facility inspections. In addition to making inspections on request, the commissioner shall make periodic inspections of the facilities of persons who are subject to the code and parts 1350.0100 to 1350.9200. The inspections shall include ov…

1350.2400 NOTICE OF CORRECTION. When an inspection reveals that a manufactured home or the home's installation is in violation of the construction code to which the home was manufactured, or parts 1350.0100 to 1350.9200, the commissioner or local authority having jurisdiction sha…

1350.2500 STABILIZING SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION. Stabilizing devices installed at the site of occupancy shall comply with State Building Code, chapter 1350, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 24, part 3285. Statutory Authority: MS s 326B.02; 326B.101; 326B.10…

1350.2600 INSTRUCTIONS AND DESIGNS. Subpart 1. Manufacturer's installation instructions. Each manufactured home shall have its stabilizing system installed according to the manufactured home manufacturer's installation instructions. The manufacturer's instructions shall include a…

1350.2700 FOUNDATION AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS. Subpart 1. General. Each manufactured home shall be installed on a foundation system or shall have a support system as specified in this part. A minimum clearance of 12 inches shall be maintained beneath the underside of the main frame (I…

1350.2800 ANCHORING EQUIPMENT. Subpart 1. Load requirements. Anchoring equipment, when installed, shall be capable of resisting an allowable working load equal to or exceeding 3,150 pounds and shall be capable of withstanding a 50 percent overload (4,725 pounds total) without fai…

1350.2900 GROUND ANCHORS. Subpart 1. Placement and purpose. Ground anchors, including means for attaching ties, shall be located to effectively match the anchoring system instructions provided by the manufactured home manufacturer, or, if there are no instructions, according to p…

1350.3000 ANCHOR INSTALLATION. Each type anchor suitable for this purpose shall have specification data showing the soil classification for which it qualifies. Anchor selection shall be based on a determination of the soil class at the depth the anchor helical plate will be insta…

1350.3100 DESIGN LOADS. The following minimum design live loads shall be applicable in all areas of the state of Minnesota: horizontal, 15 pounds per square foot; vertical/upward, nine pounds per square foot; vertical/downward, 30 pounds per square foot. Statutory Authority: MS s…

1350.3200 NUMBER OF TIES REQUIRED. Number of Ties Required Per Side of Single Wide1 Manufactured Homes2. This table is based on a minimum working load per anchor of 3,150 pounds with a 50 percent overload (4,725 pounds total). 1 2 3 4 5 Alternate Method4 Length of Manufactured Ho…

1350.3300 PIER SPECIFICATIONS. Subpart 1. Piers less than 40 inches tall. Subp. 2. Piers 40 to 80 inches tall. Subp. 3. Piers over 80 inches tall. Subp. 4. Piers over 80 inches tall; reinforcement. Statutory Authority: MS s 326B.02; 326B.101; 326B.106; 326B.13; 327.32; 327.33; 32…

1350.3400 UTILITY CONNECTIONS. Subpart 1. Water connections. Water piping to manufactured homes shall comply with the Minnesota Plumbing Code, chapter 4714. Upon the completion of a section or the entire water distribution system, it shall be tested in accordance with Code of Fed…