The city currently operates under the 2015 Minnesota State Building Codes.  The State has been working for several years to adopt a new building code and has had extensive involvement with its industry partners.  The State is basing its building code off of the 2018 International Building Code with state modifications.

There are continuous changes to the codes internationally.  For instance, dimensional lumber has changed in size and its ability to span distances.  Old growth lumber was able to support larger and longer distances.  Lumber today is coming from new forests and the resulting loads and spans has become less since it is not as strong.

There have also been numerous deck failures nationwide.  There are new regulations regarding decks, materials and spans along with fire protection requirements.

The seven county metro area must use the Minnesota State Building Code by State Statutes. 

The following are the codes being adopted:

2020 MN Conservation Code for Existing Buildings

2020 MN Residential Code

2020 MN Building Code

2020 MN Energy Code

2020 MN Accessibility Code

2020 MN Mechanical and Fuel Gas Code

2020 MN State Fire Code