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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 II - Jurisdiction › Section SPS 320.065 - State jurisdiction

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In accordance with s.
					 101.64(1)
					 (h), Stats., municipalities administering the
					 code may be monitored by the department for compliance with the administrative
					 requirements under this code.
(2)
					 In accordance with s.
					 101.653(5),
					 Stats., municipalities administering the code may be audited by the department
					 for compliance with the erosion control requirements under this code.
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 III - Definitions › Section SPS 320.07 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In chs.
						SPS
						320 to 325:
(1) "Accessory building" means a detached
					 building, not used as a dwelling unit but is incidental to that of the main
					 building and which is located on the same lot. Accessory building does not mean
					 farm building.
(2) "Addition" means
					 new construction performed on a dwelling which increases the outside dimensions
					 of the dwelling.
(3) "Allowable
					 stress" means the specified maximum permissible stress of a material expressed
					 in load per unit area.
(4)
					 "Alteration" means an enhancement, upgrading or substantial change or
					 modification other than an addition or repair to a dwelling or to electrical,
					 plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other systems within a
					 dwelling.
(5) "Approved" means an
					 approval by the department or its authorized representative. (Approval is not
					 to be construed as an assumption of any legal responsibility for the design or
					 construction of the dwelling or building component.)
(5m) "Attached," defining the relationship
					 between another building and a dwelling, means at least one of the following
					 conditions is present:
(a) There is a
					 continuous, weatherproof roof between the two structures.
Note:
The sides are not required to be
						enclosed with walls.
(b)
					 There is a continuous, structural floor system between the two
					 structures.
(c) There is a
					 continuous foundation system between the two structures.
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 IV - Approval and Inspection of One- and 2-Family Dwellings › Section SPS 320.08 - Wisconsin uniform building permit

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) WHERE REQUIRED.
					 Except as provided under s.
					 SPS
					 320.09(9) (b), a Wisconsin uniform
					 building permit shall be obtained from the municipality administering and
					 enforcing this code or from a registered UDC inspection agency administering
					 and enforcing this code in a municipality where the department has jurisdiction
					 pursuant to s.
					 101.651(3)
					 (b), Stats., before any on-site construction,
					 including excavation for a structure, may begin.
(2) INSPECTIONS. A person who obtains a
					 Wisconsin uniform building permit from a registered UDC inspection agency shall
					 retain the same agency to conduct the inspections for the project under s.
					 SPS 320.10.
Section
						  SPS
						  320.09(9) (b) permits the issuance of
						  a footing and foundation permit prior to the issuance of the Wisconsin uniform
						  building permit.
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 IV - Approval and Inspection of One- and 2-Family Dwellings › Section SPS 320.085 - Notices of intent and termination [Repealed]

Current through June 24, 2024
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 IV - Approval and Inspection of One- and 2-Family Dwellings › Section SPS 320.09 - Procedure for obtaining uniform building permit

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION.
					 Application for a Wisconsin uniform building permit shall be on forms obtained
					 from the department, the municipality or the authorized UDC inspection agency
					 administering and enforcing this code. No application shall be accepted that
					 does not contain all the information requested on the form.
Note:
See ch. SPS 325 Appendix A for a copy
						of the Wisconsin uniform building permit and application.
Note:
Any municipality exercising
						jurisdiction may require reasonable supplementary information not contained on
						the Wisconsin building permit application.
(2) FILING OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS.
(a)
Construction or installation of a
					 dwelling.
1. A Wisconsin uniform
					 building permit application for the construction or installation of a dwelling
					 shall be filed with the municipality or the authorized UDC inspection agency
					 administering and enforcing this code.
2. Pursuant to s.
					 101.63(7m),
					 Stats., each municipality shall contact the department to register and enroll
					 in the department's online building permit system. Municipalities or its
					 contracted agent shall then file all building permits in the format acceptable
					 to the department no later than the 15th of the following month after the date
					 the permit was issued.
Note:
To register for the electronic
						building permit process the department may be contacted by telephone at (608)
						266-2112, or via email at DSPSSBUDCTech@wisconsin.gov.
3. If the municipality administering and
					 enforcing this code fails to file the electronic permit form information by the
					 end of the first month following the date of issuance, the municipality, or the
					 contracted inspection agency of that municipality shall refund to the person to
					 whom the building permit was issued the amount of the permit fees less the fee
					 paid to the state for the Wisconsin uniform building permit seal.
4. The Wisconsin uniform building permit
					 shall not be issued nor shall the permit information be submitted
					 electronically to the department prior to the receipt of all completed forms,
					 fees, plans, and documents required to process the application and completion
					 of other local prerequisite permitting requirements.
Note:
The department requires copies of
						permits that are issued for new dwelling construction or installation only.
						Permits issued for additions, alterations, accessory buildings, etc., should
						not be filed with the department.
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 IV - Approval and Inspection of One- and 2-Family Dwellings › Section SPS 320.10 - Inspections

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION. All inspections,
					 for the purpose of administering and enforcing this code, shall be performed by
					 an inspector certified in accordance with ch. SPS 305 who holds the respective
					 credential for the inspection performed.
(2) GENERAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.
(a)
General.
Inspections
					 shall be conducted by the municipality or authorized UDC inspection agency
					 administering and enforcing this code to determine if the construction or
					 installations conform to the conditionally approved plans, the Wisconsin
					 uniform building permit application and the provisions of this code.
(b)
Inspection notice.
1. The applicant or an authorized
					 representative shall request inspections from the municipality or authorized
					 UDC inspection agency administering and enforcing this code.
2. Except as provided under subd. 3.,
					 construction may not proceed beyond the point of inspection until the
					 inspection has been completed.
3.
					 Construction may proceed if the inspection has not taken place by the end of
					 the second business day following the day of notification or as otherwise
					 agreed between the applicant and the municipality or authorized UDC inspection
					 agency.
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 IV - Approval and Inspection of One- and 2-Family Dwellings › Section SPS 320.11 - Suspension or revocation of Wisconsin uniform building permit

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a) The municipality or the registered UDC
					 inspection agency administering and enforcing this code may suspend or revoke
					 any Wisconsin uniform building permit where it appears that the permit or
					 approval was obtained through fraud or deceit, where the applicant has
					 willfully refused to correct a violation order or where the inspector is denied
					 access to the premises.
(b) No
					 construction may take place on the dwelling after suspension or revocation of
					 the permit.
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 V - Approval and Inspection of Modular Homes and Their Components › Section SPS 320.12 - Scope

Current through June 24, 2024
This part shall govern the design, manufacture,
						installation and inspection of modular homes, manufactured building systems and
						the components of the building systems displaying the Wisconsin
						insignia.
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 V - Approval and Inspection of Modular Homes and Their Components › Section SPS 320.13 - Manufacture, sale and installation of homes

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MANUFACTURE AND
					 SALE. No modular home, manufactured building system or component of the
					 building system subject to this part shall be manufactured for use, sold for
					 initial use or installed in this state unless it is approved by the department
					 and it bears the Wisconsin insignia issued or a state seal or an insignia
					 reciprocally recognized by the department.
(2) INSTALLATION. A Wisconsin uniform
					 building permit shall be obtained in accordance with s.
					 SPS
					 320.09(1) to (5) (a) before any
					 on-site construction falling within the scope of this code is commenced for a
					 modular home. The permit shall be issued in accordance with s.
					 SPS
					 320.09(9).
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 V - Approval and Inspection of Modular Homes and Their Components › Section SPS 320.14 - Approval procedures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL.
(a) An application for approval of any
					 modular home, building system or component shall be submitted to the department
					 in the form required by the department, along with the appropriate fees in
					 accordance with s.
					 SPS
					 302.34.
(b) The department shall review and make a
					 determination on an application for approval of a modular home, building system
					 or component within 3 months.
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 V - Approval and Inspection of Modular Homes and Their Components › Section SPS 320.15 - Effect of approval

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RIGHT TO BEAR INSIGNIA. A modular home or
					 building component approved by the department, manufactured and inspected in
					 accordance with this code, shall be entitled to bear the Wisconsin
					 insignia.
(2) EFFECT OF INSIGNIA.
					 Modular homes and manufactured building components bearing the Wisconsin
					 insignia are deemed to comply with this code, except as to installation site
					 requirements, regardless of the provisions of any other ordinance, rule,
					 regulation or requirement.
(3)
					 RIGHT TO INSTALL. Modular homes and components bearing the Wisconsin insignia
					 may be manufactured, offered for sale and shall be entitled to be installed
					 anywhere in Wisconsin where the installation site complies with the other
					 provisions of this code.
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 V - Approval and Inspection of Modular Homes and Their Components › Section SPS 320.16 - Suspension and revocation of approval

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall suspend or revoke its approval of a
						manufactured building system or manufactured building component if it
						determines that the standards for construction or the manufacture and
						installation of a manufactured building system or manufactured building
						component do not meet this code or that such standards are not being enforced
						as required by this code. The procedure for suspension and revocation of
						approval shall be as follows:
(1)
					 FILING OF COMPLAINT. Proceedings to suspend or revoke an approval shall be
					 initiated by the department or an independent inspection agency or UDC
					 certified inspector having a contract with the manufacturer whose approval is
					 sought to be suspended or revoked. Initiation shall be by a signed, written
					 complaint filed with the department. Any alleged violation of the code shall be
					 set forth in the complaint with particular reference to time, place and
					 circumstance.
(2) INVESTIGATION AND
					 NOTIFICATION. The department may investigate alleged violations on its own
					 initiative or upon the filing of a complaint. If it is determined that no
					 further action is warranted, the department shall notify the persons affected.
					 If the department determines that there is probable cause, it shall order a
					 hearing and notify the persons affected.
(3) MAILING. Unless otherwise provided by
					 law, all orders, notices and other papers may be served by the department by
					 certified mail to the persons affected at their last known address. If the
					 service is refused, service may be made by sheriff without amendment of the
					 original order, notice or other paper.
(4) RESPONSE. Upon receipt of notification of
					 hearing from the department, the person charged with noncompliance or
					 nonenforcement may submit to the department a written response within 30 days
					 of the date of service. If the person charged files a timely written response,
					 such person shall thereafter be referred to as the respondent.
(5) CONCILIATION AGREEMENT PRIOR TO HEARING.
					 If the department and the respondent are able to reach agreement on disposition
					 of a complaint prior to hearing, such agreement shall:
(a) Be transmitted in writing to the
					 secretary;
(b) Not be binding upon
					 any party until signed by all parties and accepted by the secretary;
(c) Not be considered a waiver of any defense
					 nor an admission of any fact until accepted by the secretary.
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 V - Approval and Inspection of Modular Homes and Their Components › Section SPS 320.17 - Effect of suspension and revocation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) BEARING OF
					 INSIGNIA. Upon suspension or revocation by the department of the approval of
					 any modular home or manufactured building component, no further insignia shall
					 be attached to any home or building component manufactured with respect to
					 which the approval was suspended or revoked. Upon termination of such
					 suspension or revocation, insignias may again be attached to the home or
					 building component manufactured after the date approval is reinstated. Should
					 any home or building component have been manufactured during the period of
					 suspension or revocation, it shall not be entitled to bear the Wisconsin
					 insignia unless the department has inspected, or caused to be inspected, such
					 modular home or manufactured building component and is satisfied that all
					 requirements for certification have been met.
(2) RETURN OF INSIGNIAS. The manufacturer
					 shall return to the department all insignias allocated for a modular home or
					 manufactured building component no later than 30 days from the effective date
					 of any suspension or revocation of the approval by the department. The
					 manufacturer shall also return to the department all insignias which it
					 determines for any reason are no longer needed.
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 VI - Approval of Products › Section SPS 320.18 - Building product approvals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) VOLUNTARY
					 APPROVAL.
(a) Materials, equipment and
					 products regulated by this code may receive a written approval from the
					 department indicating code compliance.
(b)
1.
					 Approval of materials, equipment and products shall be based on sufficient
					 data, tests and other evidence that prove the material, equipment or product is
					 in compliance with the standards specified in this code.
2. Tests, compilation of data, and
					 calculations for materials, equipment and products shall be conducted by a
					 qualified independent third party.
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 VII - Variances, Appeals, Violations and Penalties › Section SPS 320.19 - Petition for variance

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may grant a variance to a rule only if the
						variance does not result in lowering the level of health, safety and welfare
						established or intended by the rule. The department may consider other criteria
						in determining whether a variance should be granted including the effect of the
						variance on uniformity.
(1)
					 APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE. The applicant shall submit the petition for variance
					 application to the municipality exercising jurisdiction in order to receive the
					 municipal recommendation. Where no municipality exercises jurisdiction, the
					 application shall be submitted to the department. The following items shall be
					 submitted when requesting a variance:
(a) A
					 clear written statement of the specific provisions of this code from which a
					 variance is requested and the method of establishing equivalency to those
					 provisions.
(b) A fee in accordance
					 with s.
					 SPS
					 302.52. The municipality may require a fee for the
					 processing of the application in addition to the department's fee.
Note:
A copy of the Petition for Variance
						form (SBD-9890) is contained in the ch. SPS 325 Appendix A.
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 VII - Variances, Appeals, Violations and Penalties › Section SPS 320.20 - Municipal variance from the code

Current through June 24, 2024
Any municipality exercising or intending to exercise
						jurisdiction under this code may apply to the department for a variance
						permitting the municipality to adopt an ordinance not in conformance with this
						code. The department shall review and make a determination on a municipal
						request to adopt an ordinance not in conformance with this code within 60
						business days of receipt of the request.
(1) APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE. The department
					 may grant an application only under the following circumstances:
(a) The municipality has demonstrated that
					 the variance is necessary to protect the health, safety or welfare of
					 individuals within the municipality because of specific climate or soil
					 conditions generally existing within the municipality.
(b) The municipality has demonstrated that
					 the granting of the variance, when viewed both individually and in conjunction
					 with other variances requested by the municipality, does not impair the
					 statewide uniformity of this code.
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 VII - Variances, Appeals, Violations and Penalties › Section SPS 320.21 - Appeals of orders, determinations, and for extension of time

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPEALS OF
					 ORDERS AND DETERMINATIONS BY A MUNICIPALITY EXERCISING JURISDICTION. Appeals of
					 order or determination of a municipality exercising jurisdiction under this
					 code, including denials of application for permits, shall be made in accordance
					 with the procedure set out in ch. 68, Stats., prior to making an appeal to the
					 department, except as follows:
(a)
Appeals of final determinations by a municipality exercising
					 jurisdiction.
Appeals of final determination by municipalities shall
					 be made to the department after the procedures prescribed in ch. 68, Stats.,
					 have been exhausted. All appeals to the department shall be in writing stating
					 the reason for the appeal. All appeals shall be filed with the department
					 within 10 business days of the date the final determination is rendered under
					 ch. 68, Stats. The department shall render a written decision on all appeals
					 within 60 business days of receipt of all calculations and documents necessary
					 to complete the review.
Note:
Chapter 68, Stats., provides that
						municipalities may adopt alternate administrative appeal procedures that
						provide the same due process rights as ch. 68, Stats. Municipalities having
						adopted such alternate procedures may follow those alternate procedures.
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 VII - Variances, Appeals, Violations and Penalties › Section SPS 320.22 - Penalties and violations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) VIOLATIONS. No
					 person shall construct or alter any dwelling in violation of any of the
					 provisions of this code.
(a)
Injunction.
When violations occur, the department may bring
					 legal action to enjoin any violations.
(b)
Ordinances.
This code
					 shall not affect the enforcement of any ordinance or regulation, the violation
					 of which occurred prior to the effective date of this code.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter I - Scope › Section SPS 321.01 - Scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the design
						and construction of all one- and 2-family dwellings.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.02 - Loads and materials

Current through June 24, 2024
Every dwelling shall be designed and constructed in
						accordance with the requirements of this section.
(1) DESIGN LOAD. Every dwelling shall be
					 designed and constructed to support the actual dead load, live loads and wind
					 loads acting upon it without exceeding the allowable stresses of the material.
					 The construction of buildings and structures shall result in a system that
					 provides a complete load path capable of transferring all loads from point of
					 origin through the load-resisting elements to the foundation.
(a)
Dead loads.
Every
					 dwelling shall be designed and constructed to support the actual weight of all
					 components and materials. Earth-sheltered dwellings shall be designed and
					 constructed to support the actual weight of all soil loads.
(b)
Live loads.
1. 'Floors and ceilings.' Floors and ceilings
					 shall be designed and constructed to support the minimum live loads listed in
					 Table 321.02. The design load shall be applied uniformly over the component
					 area.
Table 321.02-1
Component
Live Load (pounds per sq.
									 ft.)
Floors ........................
40
Garage floors ..................
50
Exterior balconies, decks, porches . .
40
Ceilings (with storage) ...........
20
Ceilings (without storage) ........
5
2. 'Snow loads.' Roofs shall be designed and
					 constructed to support the minimum snow loads listed on the zone map. The loads
					 shall be assumed to act vertically over the roof area projected upon a
					 horizontal plane.
(c)
Wind loads.
Dwellings shall be designed and constructed to
					 withstand either a horizontal and uplift pressure of 20 pounds per square foot
					 acting over the surface area or the wind loads determined in accordance with
					 ASCE 7-05,
Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other
					 Structures
.
Note:
ASCE 7-05 allows for substantial
						reduction from 20 psf as applied to the surface area.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.035 - Interior circulation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DOORS AND OPENINGS. All doors and
					 openings to the following areas shall be at least 80 inches high and provide
					 either a net clear opening width of 30 inches or be a 32-inch door:
(a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and
					 (c), all entrances into common use areas.
(b) At least 50% of the bedrooms.
(c)
1. At
					 least one full bathroom, including doors or openings to a sink, toilet and tub
					 or shower. If this bathroom is accessible only through a bedroom, the bedroom
					 door shall meet the minimum width requirements of this section.
2. If one or more full bathrooms are provided
					 on the first floor, the bathroom meeting the requirements under this section
					 shall be on the first floor.
Note:
This section does not require a full
						bathroom on the first floor.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.04 - Stairways and elevated areas

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Scope.
(a)
General.
Except as
					 provided under par. (b) , the following stairways shall conform to the
					 requirements of this section.
1. Every
					 interior and exterior stairway attached to, or supported by any part of the
					 structure covered under this code.
2. Tub access stairs, unless they are an
					 integral part of an approved plumbing product.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.042 - Ladders

Current through June 24, 2024
Ladders which are used as part of a required exit shall
						conform to this section.
(1) DESIGN
					 LOAD. Ladders shall be designed to withstand loads of at least 200
					 pounds.
(2) TREAD OR RUNGS.
(a) Minimum tread requirements shall be
					 specified in Table 321.042. Treads less than 9 inches in width shall have open
					 risers. All treads shall be uniform in dimension.
Pitch of Ladder Angle to Horizontal
									 (degrees)
Maximum rise (inches)
Minimum Tread (inches)
41.6 to 48.4
8
9
greater than 48.4 to 55.0
9
8
greater than 55.0 to 61.4
10
7
greater than 61.4 to 67.4
11
6
greater than 67.4 to 71.6
12
5
greater than 71.6 to 75.9
12
4
greater than 75.9 to 80.5
12
3
greater than 80.5 to 90
12
2
(b) Rungs may only be used for ladders with a
					 pitch range of 75° to 90°. Rungs shall be at least 1 inch in diameter
					 for metal ladders and 1½ inch for wood ladders. All rungs shall be
					 uniform in dimension.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.045 - Ramps

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. Every exterior or interior ramp
					 which leads to or from an exit shall comply with the requirements of this
					 section.
Note:
See ICC/ANSI A117.1 chapter 5 for more
						guidelines relating to the design and construction of an accessible ramp. Under
						that standard, ramps along an accessible route for people with disabilities
						should have a slope of not more than 1-foot of rise in 12-feet of run and
						should have handrails on both sides of the ramp.
(2) SLOPE. Ramps shall not have a gradient
					 greater than 1 in 8 or one foot of rise in 8 feet of run. Walkways with
					 gradients less than 1 in 20 or one foot of rise in 20 feet of run are not
					 considered to be ramps.
(3) SURFACE
					 AND WIDTH. Ramps shall have a slip resistant surface and shall have a minimum
					 width of 36 inches measured between handrails.
(4) HANDRAILS. Handrails shall be provided on
					 all open sides of ramps. Every ramp that overcomes a change in elevation of
					 more than 8 inches shall be provided with at least one handrail.
(a) Ramps which have a gradient greater than
					 8.33 % or 1:12 or one foot rise in 12 feet of run and which overcome a change
					 in elevation of more than 24 inches, shall be provided with handrails on both
					 sides.
(b) Handrails shall be
					 located so the top of the handrail is at least 30 inches, but not more than 38
					 inches above the ramp surface.
(c)
1. Open-sided ramps shall have the area below
					 the handrail protected by intermediate rails or an ornamental pattern to
					 prevent the passage of a sphere with a diameter of 4 3/8 inches when applying a
					 force of 4 pounds, except as provided in subd. 2.
2. This paragraph does not apply to ramps
					 having a walking surface that is less than 24 inches above adjacent grade, if a
					 toe-kick or side rail is provided to 4 inches above the walking surface, and a
					 mid-rail is provided between the toe-kick or side rail and the
					 handrail.
(d) The clear
					 space between the handrail and any adjoining wall shall be at least 1½
					 inches.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.05 - Natural light and natural ventilation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) NATURAL LIGHT.
					 Each habitable room shall be provided with natural light by means of glazed
					 openings. The area of the glazed openings shall be at least 8% of the net floor
					 area, except under the following circumstances:
(a)
Exception.
Habitable
					 rooms, other than bedrooms, located in basements, ground floors or above
					 garages do not require natural light.
(b)
Exception.
Natural light
					 may be obtained from adjoining areas through glazed openings, louvers or other
					 approved methods. Door openings into adjoining areas may not be used to satisfy
					 this requirement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.06 - Ceiling height

Current through June 24, 2024
All habitable rooms, kitchens, hallways, bathrooms and
						corridors shall have a ceiling height of at least 7 feet, except as
						follows:
(1)
(a) Rooms may have ceiling heights of less
					 than 7 feet provided at least 50% of the room's floor area has a ceiling height
					 of at least 7 feet. Any area with a ceiling height of less than 5 feet may be
					 ignored in this calculation.
(b)
					 The 50% limit in par. (a) does not apply to subs. (3) to (6).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.07 - Attic and crawl space access

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ATTIC. Attics
					 with 150 or more square feet of area and 30 or more inches of clear height
					 between the top of the ceiling framing and the bottom of the rafter or top
					 truss chord framing shall be provided with an access opening of at least 14 by
					 24 inches, accessible from inside the structure.
(2) CRAWL SPACES. Crawl spaces with 18 inches
					 of clearance or more between the crawl space floor and the underside of the
					 house floor joist framing shall be provided with an access opening of at least
					 14 by 24 inches.
Access to plumbing or electrical systems may be
						  required under chs.
						  SPS 382 to
						  387, Plumbing Code or ch. SPS
						  316, Electrical Code, Volume 2.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.08 - Fire separation and dwelling unit separation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) FIRE
					 SEPARATION. Dwelling units shall be separated from garage spaces, accessory
					 buildings, property lines and other dwelling units in accordance with Table
					 321.08 and the following requirements:
Table 321.08
Between Dwelling And:
Distance Between
									 Objects1
Fire Rated
									 Construction
2,5
Detached garage or accessory building on same
									 property
Less than 5 feet
3/4-hour
									 wall3
1/3-hour door or
									 window3
Another dwelling on same property
Less than 5 feet
3/4-hour
									 wall4
1/3-hour door or
									 window4
Detached garage, accessory building, or other
									 dwelling on same property
5 to 10 feet
3/4-hour
									 wall3
1/3-hour door or
									 window3
Detached garage, accessory building, or other
									 dwelling on same property
More than 10 feet
No requirements
Property Lines
Less than 3 feet
3/4-hour wall
1/3-hour door or window
Property Lines
3 feet or more
No Requirements
Zero Lot Line
None
Follow sub. (2) (d) requirements
1Distance shall be measured
						perpendicular from wall to wall or property line, ignoring overhangs.
2 Fire rated construction
						shall protect the dwelling from an exterior fire source.
3 Fire rated construction may
						be in either facing wall.
4 Fire rated construction
						shall be in both facing walls.
5 The methods for garage
						separation in par. (a) 1. are examples of ¾ hour wall construction.
(a)
Attached garages.
1. The walls and ceiling between an
					 attached garage and any portion of the dwelling, including attic or soffit
					 areas, shall be ¾-hour fire-resistive construction or shall be
					 constructed as specified in any of the following:
a. One layer of 5/8-inch Type X gypsum
					 drywall shall be used on the garage side of the separation wall or
					 ceiling.
b. One layer of
					 ½-inch gypsum drywall shall be used on each side of the separation wall
					 or ceiling.
c. Two layers of
					 ½-inch gypsum drywall shall be used on the garage side of the separation
					 wall or ceiling.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.085 - Fireblocking

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) FIREBLOCKING LOCATIONS. Fireblocking
					 shall be provided in all of the following locations:
(a) In concealed spaces of walls and
					 partitions, including furred spaces, at the ceiling and floor levels.
(b) At all interconnections between concealed
					 vertical and horizontal spaces including the attachment between a carport and a
					 dwelling.
(c) In concealed spaces
					 between stair stringers at the top and bottom of the run and at any intervening
					 floor level.
(d) At all openings
					 around wires, cables, vents, pipes, ducts, chimneys and fireplaces at ceiling
					 and floor level.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.09 - Smoke detectors

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A listed and labeled multiple-station
					 smoke alarm with battery backup shall be installed in all of the following
					 locations:
(a) An alarm shall be installed
					 inside each sleeping room.
(b) On
					 floor levels that contain one or more sleeping areas, an alarm shall be
					 installed outside of the sleeping rooms, within 21 feet of the centerline of
					 the door opening to any sleeping room and in an exit path from any sleeping
					 room.
(c) On floor levels that do
					 not contain a sleeping area, an alarm shall be installed in a common area on
					 each floor level.
Note:
Section
						50.035(2),
						Stats., requires the installation of a complete low voltage, interconnected or
						radio-transmitting smoke detection system in all community-based residential
						facilities including those having 8 or fewer beds.
Note:
Section
						101.645(3),
						Stats., requires the owner of a dwelling to install a functional smoke detector
						in the basement of the dwelling and on each floor level except the attic or
						storage area of each dwelling unit. The occupant of such a dwelling unit shall
						maintain any smoke detector in that unit, except that if any occupant who is
						not the owner, or any state, county, city, village or town officer, agent or
						employee charged under statute or municipal ordinance with powers or duties
						involving inspection of real or personal property, gives written notice to the
						owner that the smoke detector is not functional the owner shall provide, within
						5 days after receipt of that notice, any maintenance necessary to make that
						smoke detector functional.
Note:
Section
						101.745(4),
						Stats., requires that the manufacturer of a modular home shall install a
						functional smoke detector on each floor level except the attic or storage area
						of each dwelling unit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.095 - Automatic fire sprinklers

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
					 provided in subs. (2) and (3), the design, installation, testing and
					 maintenance of automatic fire sprinklers shall conform to NFPA 13D.
(2)
(a) The
					 requirements of NFPA 13D sections 6.3(4), 8.1.3 and 8.6 are not included as
					 part of this code.
(b) Fire
					 department connections are prohibited in multipurpose piping systems.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.097 - Carbon monoxide detectors

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEFINITIONS. In
					 this section:
(ag) "Carbon monoxide detector"
					 has the meaning given in s.
					 101.149(1)
					 (am), Stats.
Note:
Section
						101.149(1)
						(am), Stats., reads as follows: "Carbon
						monoxide detector" means an electronic or battery-operated device or system
						that sounds an alarm when an unsafe level of carbon monoxide is in the
						air.
(ar) "Fuel-burning
					 appliance" has the meaning given in s.
					 101.149(1)
					 (as), Stats. Fuel-burning appliances include
					 stoves, ovens, grills, clothes dryers, furnaces, boilers, water heaters,
					 fireplaces and heaters.
Note:
Section
						101.149(1)
						(as), Stats., reads as follows: "Fuel-burning
						appliance" means a device that burns fossil fuel or carbon-based fuel and that
						produces carbon monoxide as a combustion by-product.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.10 - Protection against decay and termites

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Wood used in
					 any of the applications under this section shall meet all of the following
					 requirements:
(a) The wood shall be labeled
					 and pressure treated with preservative in accordance with an AWPA standard or
					 shall be naturally durable and decay-resistant or shall be engineered to be
					 decay resistant.
(b) The wood shall
					 be pressure treated with preservative or shall be naturally termite-resistant
					 unless additional steps are taken to make the wood termite-resistant.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.11 - Foam plastic

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
General.
Foam plastic insulation shall have a flame-spread
					 rating of 75 or less and a smoke-developed rating of 450 or less when tested in
					 accordance with ASTM E-84.
(b)
Thermal barrier.
Except as provided in par. (c), foam plastic
					 insulation shall be separated from the interior of the dwelling by one of the
					 following thermal barriers:
1.
													½ -inch
					 gypsum wallboard.
2.
													½ -inch
					 nominal wood structural panel.
3.
													¾ -inch sawn lumber with tongue-and-groove or lap joints.
4. 1-inch of masonry or concrete.
5. A product or material shown by an
					 independent laboratory to limit the temperature rise on the unexposed surface
					 to 250°F for 15 minutes when tested in accordance with ASTM
					 E-119.
6. For doors only, sheet
					 metal with a minimum thickness of 26 standard steel gauge or aluminum with a
					 minimum thickness of 0.032 inch.
Note:
Number 26 standard steel gauge is
						approximately equal to 0.018-inch.
(c)
Exemptions from thermal barrier
					 requirement.
The following applications of foam plastic do not require
					 a thermal barrier:
1. On overhead garage
					 doors.
2. In the box sill of the
					 basement or ground floor, above the bottom of the floor joists.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter II - Design Criteria › Section SPS 321.115 - Installation of elevators or dumbwaiters

Current through June 24, 2024
Elevators or dumbwaiters serving dwelling units shall
						comply with the requirements under ch. SPS 318.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter III - Excavations › Section SPS 321.12 - Drainage

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GRADE. The finished grade of the soil
					 shall slope away from the dwelling at a rate of at least 1/2 inch per foot for
					 at least 10 feet, except as provided in subs. (2) and (3).
(2) OTHER SURFACES. Where the finished
					 surface is impervious, it shall slope away from the dwelling for at least 10
					 feet at a rate that ensures equivalent drainage.
(3) OBSTRUCTIONS. Where lot lines, walls,
					 slopes, or other barriers prevent having the 10-foot distance in sub. (2),
					 swales or other means shall be provided to ensure equivalent drainage away from
					 the dwelling.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter III - Excavations › Section SPS 321.125 - Erosion control and sediment control

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) Where land disturbing construction
					 activity is to occur erosion and sediment control practices shall be employed,
					 as necessary, and maintained to prevent or reduce the potential deposition of
					 soil or sediment to all of the following:
1.
					 The waters of the state.
2.
					 Adjacent properties.
Note:
Authority over erosion and sediment
						control at construction sites having a land-disturbance area of one acre or
						more was transferred to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under 2013
						Wis. Act 20, sections 1712 and 2088. Consequently, the Department of Safety and
						Professional Services no longer applies the requirements in this section to
						those sites. Information regarding the DNR permit requirements and standards
						may be available at
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/stormwater/construction
.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 320-325 - Uniform Dwelling Code › Chapter SPS 321 - Construction Standards › Subchapter III - Excavations › Section SPS 321.126 - Storm water management [Repealed]

Current through June 24, 2024
Authority over storm water management at construction
						  sites, including all authority for all the requirements in this section, was
						  consolidated within the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under 2013 Wis.
						  Act 20, sections 2088 and 2089. Consequently, the Department of Safety and
						  Professional Services no longer administers the requirements in this section.
						  Information regarding the DNR permit requirements and standards may be
						  available at
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/stormwater/construction
.