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BUILDING PLANNING wood treatment. The concentration, rate of application and method of treatment of the chemical termiticide shall be in strict accordance with the termiticide label. R318.3 Barriers. Approved physical barriers, such as metal or plastic sheeting or collars specifically designed for termite prevention, shall be installed in a manner to prevent termites ftorn entering the structure. Shields placed on top of an exte- rior foundation wall shall be used only if in combination with another method of protection. R318.4 Foam plastic protection. In areas where the proba- bility of termite infestation is "very heavy" as indicated in Figure R301.2(7), extruded and expanded polystyrene, poly- isocyanurate and other foam plastics shall not be installed on the exterior face or under interior or exterior foundation walls or slab foundations located below grade. The clearance between foam plastics installed above grade and exposed earth shall be not less than 6 inches (152 mm). Exceptions: 1. Buildings where the structural members of walls, floors, ceilings and roofs are entirely of noncombus- tible materials or pressure -preservative -treated wood. 2. Where in addition to the requirements of Section R318.1, an approved method of protecting the foam plastic and structure from subterranean termite dam- age is used. 3. On the interior side of basement walls. SECTION R319 SITE ADDRESS R319.1 Address identification. Buildings shall be provided with approved address identification. The address identifica- tion shall be legible and placed in a position that 'is visible from the street or road fronting the property. Address identifi- cation characters shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numbers or alphabetical let- ters. Numbers shall not be spelled out. Each character shall be not less than 4 inches (102 mm) in height with a stroke width of not less than 0.5 inch (12.7 mm). Where required by the fire code official, address identification shall be provided in additional approved locations to facilitate emergency response. Where access is by means of a private road and the building address cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole or other sign or means shall be used to iden- tify the structure. Address identification shall be maintained. SECTION R320 ACCESSIBILITY m R320.1 Scope. Where there are four or more IRC-3 dwelling > m units or sleeping units in a single structure, the provisions for N m Group R-3 occupancies located in Minnesota Rules, Chapter N m 1341, Minnesota Accessibility Code, shall apply. N > M N R320.1.1 Guestrooms. Deleted. SECTION R321 ELEVATORS AND PLATFORM LIFTS R321.1 Elevators, platform lifts. For elevator and platform m N lift requirements, see Minnesota Rules, Chapter 1307, Eleva- MN tors and Related Devices. N M M N < R321.2 Platform lifts. Deleted. M N R321.3 Accessibility. Deleted. M < N SECTION R322 FLOOD -RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION - R322.1 General. See Minnesota Rules, Chapter 1335. < SECTION R323 STORM SHELTERS R323.1 General. Deleted. N M < SECTION 324 SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS R324.1 General. Solar energy systems shall comply with the provisions of this section. R324.2 Solar thermal systems. Solar thermal systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with Chapter 23 and the International Fire Code. R324.3 Photovoltaic systems. Photovoltaic systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with Sections R324.3.1 through R324.7.1, NFPA 70 and the manufacturer's installa- tion instructions. R324.3.1 Equipment listings. Photovoltaic panels and modules shall be listed and labeled in accordance with UL 1703. Inverters shall be listed and labeled in accordance with UL 1741. Systems connected to the utility grid shall use inverters listed for utility interaction. I R324.4 Rooftop -mounted photovoltaic systems. Rooftop - mounted photovoltaic panel systems installed on or above the roof covering shall be designed and installed - in accordance with this section. R324.4.1 Structural requirements. Rooftop -mounted photovoltaic panel systems shall be designed to structur- ally support the system and withstand applicable gravity loads in accordance with Chapter 3. The roof on which these systems are installed shall be designed and con- structed to support the loads imposed by such systems in accordance with Chapter 8. R324.4.1.1 Roof load. Portions of roof structures not covered with photovoltaic panel systems shall be designed for dead loads and roof loads in accordance with Sections R301.4 and R301.6. Portions of roof structures covered with photovoltaic panel systems shall be, designed for the following load cases: 1. Dead load (including photovoltaic panel weight) plus snow load in accordance with Table R301.2(l). 2020 MINNESOTA RESIDENTIAL CODE 123