Rulemaking requirement to allow single-exit stairway apartment buildings as part of the State Building Code

Summary

The measure amends Minnesota Statutes 326B.106, adding a series of new building‑code requirements covering parking for commuter vans, smoke detection, door standards in health facilities, day‑care exemptions, and other safety topics. It also creates a new provision that, beginning April 1 2027, the commissioner must adopt rules allowing single‑exit stairway apartment buildings, following the 2025 study’s recommendations. The changes affect developers, owners, and occupants of a wide range of residential, commercial and institutional structures across the state.

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