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// CODE SNIPPET

R602.10.11.3 Redesignation of Cripple Walls

Minnesota Residential Code 2015 > 6 Wall Construction > R602 Wood Wall Framing > R602.10 Wall Bracing > R602.10.11 Cripple Wall Bracing > R602.10.11.3 Redesignation of Cripple Walls
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Where all cripple wall segments along a braced wall line do not exceed 48 inches (1219 mm) in height, the cripple walls shall be permitted to be redesignated as a first-story wall for purposes of determining wall bracing requirements. Where any cripple wall segment in a braced wall line exceeds 48 inches (1219 mm) in height, the entire cripple wall shall be counted as an additional story. If the cripple walls are redesignated, the stories above the redesignated story shall be counted as the second and third stories, respectively.

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