Wis. Stat. § 101.05 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.05
Exempt buildings and projects.
Status: in_force

(1) No building code adopted by the department under this chapter shall affect buildings located on research or laboratory farms of public universities or other state institutions and used primarily for housing livestock or other agricultural purposes.

(2) A bed and breakfast establishment, as defined under s. 97.01 (1g) , is not subject to building codes adopted by the department under this subchapter.

(3) No standard, rule, code or regulation of the department under this subchapter applies to construction undertaken by the state for the purpose of renovation of the state capitol building.

(4) No standard, rule, order, code or regulation adopted, promulgated, enforced or administered by the department under this chapter applies to a rural school building if all of the following are satisfied:

(a) The school building consists of one classroom.

(b) The school building is used as a school that is operated by and for members of a bona fide religious denomination in accordance with the teachings and beliefs of the denomination.

(c) The teachings and beliefs of the bona fide religious denomination that operates the school prohibit the use of certain products, devices or designs that are necessary to comply with a standard, rule, order, code or regulation adopted, promulgated, enforced or administered by the department under this chapter.

(5) No standard, rule, order, code, or regulation adopted, promulgated, enforced, or administered by the department under s. 101.025 , 101.027 , 101.12 , 101.121 , or 101.125 to 101.135 applies to a building used for farming, as defined by the department by rule.

(6)

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , no standard, rule, order, code, or regulation adopted, promulgated, enforced, or administered by the department under this chapter prevents the owner of a church from installing or operating a stairway chair lift in the church if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

1. The church was constructed before January 1, 1919.

2. Each floor level connected by the stairway in which the stairway chair lift is installed has at least one other stairway or other type of fire escape that affords safe egress from the floor for all occupants.

3. The installation and operation of the stairway chair lift complies with the requirements under subch. VII and the rules promulgated by the department under subch. VII , other than requirements related to a minimum stairway width.

(b) If the chief of the fire department in the city, village, or town in which the church is located or, if the city, village, or town does not have a fire department, the department determines that installation or operation of a stairway chair lift under par. (a) would render any part of the church not safe, the chief or department may require the owner of the church, as a condition of installing or operating the stairway chair lift, to comply with other measures determined by the chief or department to be necessary for safety.

(7) Notwithstanding ss. 101.02 (15) , 101.12 (1) , and 101.17 (1) , ss. 101.02 (15) , 101.12 (1) , and 101.17 (1) do not apply to a jumping pillow that is installed according to the manufacturer’s recommended standards and located at a campground licensed under s. 97.67 . In this subsection, “jumping pillow” means an inflatable, air-supported, and permanently installed recreational device that is designed for use by campers for jumping or bouncing, is anchored at ground level, and is not intended to be portable or transported for use at fairs, carnivals, or amusement parks.

History: 1971 c. 329 ; 1983 a. 163 ; 1983 a. 538 s. 271 ; 1989 a. 31 , 354 ; 1993 a. 27 , 117 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 135 ; 2011 a. 146 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2019 a. 91 ; 2025 a. 182 .