Code Information and Handouts - Building & Inspections

Commercial Projects

Submittal Information, MOA Criteria, Special Testing

• Building Plan Review Submittal List for New Buildings or Additions
• Commercial Plan Review - FAQs
• Mall of America Tenant Remodeling Criteria
• Special Inspection and Testing Information
• Special Structural Testing and Inspection Schedule

Plan Review Criteria - Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, and Food Equipment

• Commercial Electrical
• Food Equipment and Remodeling - Environmental Health
• Commercial HVAC
• Commercial Plumbing

Residential Projects

Construction Guidelines, Home Survey Requirements

• Construction Guidelines Information Sheet (residential only)
• Hiring a Contractor
• New Home Residential Survey Information
• Technical Requirements for Home Survey Certificates

Additions, Decks, Foundations/Footings, Garage/Accessory Building, Stairways

• Additions
  • Single Family Additions
  • Drawing Addition Plans

• Decks
  • Residential Deck Handout
  • Treated Wood/Fastener Information
  • Tested and Approved Deck Products

• Foundations/Footings
• Garage/Accessory Building
  • Accessory buildings other than garages
• Stairways
• Studs, joists, rafters, notching and hole boring chart

Basement Finishing, Egress Windows, Replacement Windows/Doors, Carbon Monoxide Alarms, Smoke Detectors

• Basement Finishing
• Egress Escape Windows
• Replacement Windows/Doors FAQs and Permitting Requirements
• Carbon Monoxide Alarms
• Smoke Detectors

Driveway/Off-Street Parking, Driveway Approaches & Curb Cuts

• Residential Driveway/Off-Street Parking
• Residential Driveway Approaches & Curb Cuts

Roofing, Housewrap/Weather Barrier, Stucco, Lead Abatement

• Asphalt Roofing Shingles
• Reroofing
• Housewrap/Weather Barrier
• Stucco
• Lead Abatement

Moving a Structure, House, or Garage, Pool/Spa Information

• Moving a Structure, House, or Garage
• Pool or Spa

Notching & Hole Boring, Wood Species Charts

• Notching and Hole boring Chart
• Wood Species Charts
  • Cedar
  • Douglas Fir-Larch
  • Hem-Fir
  • Spruce-Pine-Fir
  • Southern Pine
  • 1.8 Microllam LVL
  • 2.0 Gang/Lam LVL
  • Floor Joists and Rafters Span Tables

Electrical

• Electrical Inspection Checklist Residential

HVAC, Mechanical, and Plumbing

• Ductwork installation
• Flexible gas connectors - natural gas
• Toilet tank elements