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DirectionsA municipal delegation agreement is a written agreement or transfer of responsibility between the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) and a municipality. It identifies who is authorized to administer all or portions of the Minnesota State Building Code (MSBC) on these state building projects.
The municipality is responsible for all required inspections, including:
Conducting cursory plan review to familiarize the inspector with the project. The main plan review done by Construction Codes and Licensing Division (CCLD).
Categories: municipal delegation agreements, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, reserved projects, fees.
Minnesota law requires that building officials administer all aspects of the State Building Code, issue building permits and inspect manufactured home installations, alterations and repairs.
A permit is required for:
Installation of new and used manufactured homes
Remodeling of manufactured homes, windows, interior walls, roofing, siding etc.
Alterations of manufactured homes
Additions to the home, porches, decks, garages etc.
Installation of furnaces and water heaters
Categories: manufactured structures, enforcement, State building code
The exam is based on the 2020 code cycle. You will have one year following the course to take the exam. The content below provides important information to review before the course and in preparation for your exam.
Exam guide. This guide will help you understand what to expect on the exam. It includes the exam format, knowledge areas, requirements and practice questions.
We regulate manufactured housing construction and installation (mobile homes) and prefabricated buildings.
Categories: daycare, boiler explosion, investigation, inspection
Assess damage to state buildings and to assist local governments when requested to assist in damage assessment and other activities related to building code. Advise the State Information Officer of the outcome of such assessments when called upon.
Use Construction Codes and Licensing staff for disaster response team.
Provide disaster preparedness information upon request.
Provide guidelines to administer disaster responses to municipalities and building departments.
Continuing education course sponsors must obtain approval from us prior to offering a course for credit. To request approval for a course:
Submit a Continuing Education Course Application form and fee at least 30 days before the first date the course will be offered.
$20 for each credit hour or fraction of an hour (i.e., 1.5 hours = 2 hours)
Use the total number of hours being requested in the fee formula
Include course documentation
Apply for permits online or by submitting a paper application below.
Online application for permits
Building, mechanical, sprinkler and fire alarm permits
Learn more about online applications.
Categories: building permit, mechanical permit, sprinkler permit
In Minnesota, residential building contractor, roofer, remodeler and manufactured home installer businesses -- not individual owners -- require a license (though an individual operating as a sole proprietor is required to become licensed as an individual). However, each company must designate one individual who will serve as the qualifying person regardless of whether the licensee is an individual proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company (LLC) or corporation.