Builders Ass'n v. City of St. Paul

OPINION

COLLINS, Judge.*

Appellant Builders Association of Minnesota (BAM) challenges the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of respondent City of St. Paul. BAM argues that the district court erred as a matter of law in determining that the state building code did not preempt the city’s promulgation of a uniform egress-window policy. We agree, and reverse and remand for entry of judgment in favor of BAM.

FACTS

The facts underlying this case are undisputed. In April 2009, the city’s Department of Safety and Inspections adopted a “Uniform Egress Window Policy” in a memorandum…