Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 151 - Labor and Industry Department
Chapter 7511 - FIRE CODE
Part 7511.0320 - SECTION 320, CLEARANCE OF VEGETATION FROM STRUCTURES
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
IFC chapter 3 is amended by adding a section to read:
SECTION 320
CLEARANCE OF VEGETATION FROM STRUCTURES
320.1 General. Land that is covered with grass, grain, brush, or forest, whether privately or publicly owned, which is so situated or is of such inaccessible location that a fire originating upon the land would present an abnormally difficult job of suppression or would result in great and unusual damage through fire or resulting erosion, shall comply with Section 320.2.
320.2 Fire breaks. Persons owning, leasing, controlling, operating, or maintaining buildings or structures in, upon, or adjoining land covered with grass, grain, brush, or forest, and persons owning, leasing, or controlling land adjacent to such buildings or structures, shall comply at all times with all of the following requirements:
Exception: Single specimens of trees, ornamental shrubbery, or similar plants used as ground covers, provided they do not form a means of rapidly transmitting fire from the native growth to any structure.
Exception: Grass and other vegetation located more than 30 feet (9,144 mm) from buildings or structures and less than 18 inches (457 mm) in height above the ground need not be removed where necessary to stabilize the soil and prevent erosion.