Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 320 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter I - Purpose and Scope › Section SPS 320.05 - Exemptions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EXISTING DWELLINGS. The provisions of
					 this code shall not apply to dwellings and dwelling units, the construction of
					 which was commenced prior to the effective date of this code, or to additions
					 or alterations to such dwellings.
Note:
The provisions of chs.
						SPS
						320 to 325 may be adopted by a municipality to apply
						to any additions or alterations to existing dwellings.
(2) MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS. The provisions of
					 this code shall not apply to residences occupied by 3 or more families living
					 independently or occupied by 2 such families and used also for business
					 purposes.
(3) REPAIRS. The
					 provisions of this code do not apply to repairs or maintenance to dwellings or
					 dwelling units, or to the repair of electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating,
					 air conditioning and other systems installed therein.
(4) ACCESSORY BUILDINGS. With the exception
					 of s.
					 SPS
					 321.08(1), the provisions of this
					 code do not apply to detached garages or to any accessory buildings detached
					 from the dwelling.
(5) DETACHED
					 DECKS. The provisions of this code do not apply to detached decks provided the
					 deck does not serve an exit from the dwelling.
(6) FARM BUILDINGS. The provisions of this
					 code do not apply to the buildings used exclusively for farm operations and not
					 for human habitation.
(7) INDIAN
					 RESERVATIONS. The provisions of this code do not apply to dwellings located on
					 Indian reservation land held in trust by the United States.
(8) MANUFACTURED AND MODULAR HOMES. The
					 provisions of this code do not apply to manufactured homes and modular homes
					 used exclusively for display purposes.
(9) MOTOR HOMES AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES.
					 The provisions of this code do not apply to motor homes and recreational
					 vehicles that are, or have been, titled through the department of
					 transportation.
Note:
Section
						340.01(33m) and
						(48r), Stats., read as follows:
(33m) "Motor home" means a motor vehicle
					 designed to be operated upon a highway for use as a temporary or recreational
					 dwelling and having the same internal characteristics and equipment as a mobile
					 home.
(48r) "Recreational vehicle"
					 means a vehicle that is designed to be towed upon a highway by a motor vehicle,
					 that is equipped and used, or intended to be used, primarily for temporary or
					 recreational human habitation, that has walls of rigid construction, and that
					 does not exceed 45 feet in length.
Note:
In accordance with Wis. Stat. s.
						342.05(1),
						the owner of a (recreational) vehicle, whether or not such vehicle is operated
						on any highway of this state, shall make application for certificate of title
						for the vehicle with the department of transportation. Examples of recreational
						vehicles are: travel trailer, 5th wheel and "park model". Recreational vehicles
						are normally constructed to the standards: ANSI/NFPA 1192, Standard for RVs,
						and NFPA 70, National Electrical Code. Recreational vehicles require a towbar
						(hitch), chassis, axles and wheels for transportation. At the installation
						site, the chassis and axles shall remain on the unit, with the towbar (hitch)
						and wheels left at the site. Otherwise the unit, including a park model, is
						subject to the UDC.