2004 Minnesota Code
Chapters 103A - 114B Water
Chapter 103I Wells, Borings, and Underground Uses
Section 103I.401 Elevator shaft borings.

103I.401 Elevator shaft borings.

Subdivision 1. Permit required. (a) A person may not construct an elevator shaft until a permit for the hole or excavation is issued by the commissioner.

(b) The elevator shaft permit preempts local permits except local building permits, and counties and home rule charter or statutory cities may not require a permit for elevator shaft holes or excavations.

Subd. 2. License required. A person may not construct an elevator shaft unless the person possesses a well contractor's license or an elevator shaft contractor's license issued by the commissioner.

Subd. 3. Sealing. A well contractor or elevator shaft contractor must seal a hole or excavation that is no longer used for an elevator shaft. The sealing must be done according to rules adopted by the commissioner.

Subd. 4. Report. Within 30 days after completion or sealing of a hole or excavation for an elevator shaft, the person doing the work must submit a report to the commissioner on forms provided by the commissioner.

HIST: 1989 c 326 art 3 s 24; 1994 c 557 s 24; 1997 c 203 art 2 s 6

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