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(4) continuity of operations; and
<br />(5) safeguarding of the environment.
<br />B. To determine the acceptability of a
<br />performance -based design, the code official
<br />may require the owner or agent to provide,
<br />without charge to the jurisdiction, a technical
<br />opinion and report. The code official may
<br />require the technical opinion and report to be
<br />prepared by, and bear the stamp of, a licensed
<br />design professional.
<br />C. Performance -based designs shall be
<br />prepared by, and bear the stamp of, a licensed
<br />design professional competent in the area of
<br />work. The design professional shall provide
<br />written confirmation to the code official
<br />before a certificate of occupancy is issued that
<br />the performance -based design has been
<br />properly implemented, the operation or use of
<br />the building is within the limitations of the
<br />design, and adequate controls are in place to
<br />maintain compliance with the conditions of
<br />the design throughout the life of the building.
<br />Subp. 15. Tests. If there is insufficient
<br />evidence of compliance with the code, or
<br />evidence that a material or method does not
<br />conform to the requirements of the code, or in
<br />order to substantiate claims for alternative
<br />materials or methods, the building official
<br />shall have the authority to require tests as
<br />evidence of compliance to be made at no
<br />expense to the municipality. Test methods
<br />shall be as specified in the code or by other
<br />recognized test standards. In the absence of
<br />recognized and accepted test methods, the
<br />building official shall approve the testing
<br />procedures. Tests shall be performed by an
<br />approved agency. Reports of the tests shall be
<br />retained by the building official.
<br />1300.0120 PERNIITS.
<br />Subpart 1. Required. An owner or
<br />authorized agent who intends to construct,
<br />enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or
<br />change the occupancy of a building or
<br />structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter,
<br />repair, remove, convert, or replace any gas,
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<br />mechanical, electrical, plumbing system, or
<br />other equipment, the installation of which is
<br />regulated by the code; or cause any such work
<br />to be done, shall first make application to the
<br />building official and obtain the required
<br />permit.
<br />Subp. 2. Annual permit. In lieu of an
<br />individual permit for each alteration to an
<br />already approved electrical, gas, mechanical,
<br />or plumbing installation, the building official
<br />may issue an annual permit upon application
<br />for the permit to any person, firm, or
<br />corporation regularly employing one or more
<br />qualified trade persons in the building,
<br />structure, or on the premises owned or
<br />operated by the applicant for the permit.
<br />Subp. 3. Annual permit records. The
<br />person to whom an annual permit is issued
<br />shall keep a detailed record of alterations
<br />made under the annual permit. The building
<br />official shall have access to the records at all
<br />times or the records shall be filed with the
<br />building official as designated.
<br />Subp. 4. Work exempt from permit.
<br />Exemptions from permit requirements of the
<br />code do not authorize work to be done in any
<br />manner in violation of the code or any other
<br />laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction.
<br />Permits shall not be required for the
<br />following:
<br />A. Building:
<br />(1) one -story detached accessory
<br />structures, used as tool and storage sheds,
<br />playhouses, and similar uses, provided the
<br />floor area does not exceed 120 square feet
<br />(11.15 mm2);
<br />(2) fences not over six feet (1,829
<br />mm) high;
<br />(3) oil derricks;
<br />(4) retaining walls that are not over
<br />four feet (1,219 mm) in height measured from
<br />the bottom of the footing to the top of the
<br />wall, unless supporting a surcharge or
<br />impounding Class I, II, or III -A liquids;
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