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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter III - Plan Review and Related Functions › Section SPS 361.30 - Plan review and approval

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TYPES OF
					 BUILDINGS.
(a) Except as provided in par.
					 (b), Table 361.30-1, and sub. (4), the construction of, the alteration of, or
					 the addition to a public building or a place of employment may not commence
					 unless plans for the project have been submitted to and approved by the
					 department or its authorized representative in accordance with s.
					 SPS 361.31.
(b) The following are exempt from plan
					 submittal and review under par. (a):
1.
					 Single-story buildings and structures of less than 1,000 square feet located on
					 individual parcels or lease sites at state fair park.
2. Fire service drill towers used exclusively
					 for hands-on training reflecting emergency conditions.
Note:
The exemption under par. (b) for not
						having to submit and obtain prior approval from the department for specific
						building projects does not waive the obligation for these types of projects to
						conform to the standards of chs.
						SPS
						361 to 366.
Note:
The exemption under par. (b) for not
						having to submit and obtain prior approval from the department for specific
						building projects does not prohibit a municipality from requiring the
						submission, review and approval of plans by the municipality nor does it
						supersede the necessity of obtaining local building permits prior to the
						commencement of the project.
Table 361.30-1
Buildings Exempt from Plan Review
Building Type or Occupancy
Building Description
Assembly Group A-2, A-3
Business Group B
Factory Group F
Mercantile Group M
Storage Group S
Utility and Miscellaneous
Group U
Total building volume of less than 25,000 cubic
									 feet
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter III - Plan Review and Related Functions › Section SPS 361.31 - Plans

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
					 SIGNING AND SEALING.
(a) Except as provided
					 in par. (b), construction documents submitted to the department or its
					 authorized representative for review shall be prepared, signed and sealed in
					 accordance with ch. 443, Stats., and s. A-E 2.02.
(b) Sprinkler construction documents that are
					 required by s.
					 SPS
					 361.33 to be at an installation site shall comply with
					 one of the following:
1. Be signed and sealed
					 in accordance with s. A-E 2.02 by an architect, engineer or fire protection
					 systems designer who is registered by the department.
2. Be signed, including license number, and
					 dated by an automatic fire sprinkler contractor who is responsible for the
					 installation of the sprinklers and who is licensed by the department.
Note:
Pursuant to s. A-E 2.02(4) and (5)
						read:
"A-E 2.02 (4) Each sheet of plans, drawings, documents,
						specifications and reports for architectural, landscape architectural,
						professional geological, professional engineering, design or land surveying
						practice shall be signed, sealed and dated by the registrant or permit holder
						who prepared, or directed and controlled preparation of, the written material,
						except as specified in sub. (5).
"(5) If more than one sheet is bound together in a
						volume, the registrant or permit holder who prepared or directed and controlled
						the preparation of the volume, may sign, seal and date only the title or index
						sheet if the signed sheet identifies clearly all other sheets comprising the
						bound volume and if any other sheets which are prepared by or under the
						direction and control of another registrant or permit holder are signed, sealed
						and dated by the other registrant or permit holder."
Note [2]:
Nothing in chs.
						SPS
						361 to 366 is intended to prohibit the submission and
						acceptance of plans and construction documents in an electronic or digital
						media.
3. Be signed,
					 including license number, and dated by the master plumber who is responsible
					 for the installation of a NFPA 13D multipurpose piping system and who is
					 licensed by the department.
Note:
Plans for a multipurpose piping system
						must be submitted under s.
						SPS
						382.20 to determine compliance for the non-fire
						protection aspects of the system.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter III - Plan Review and Related Functions › Section SPS 361.32 - Permission to start construction

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A building
					 owner may request and the department or its authorized representative may grant
					 permission to start construction for the footings and foundations upon
					 submission of construction documents under s.
					 SPS 361.31.
(2) A building owner who has been granted
					 permission to start construction of the footings and foundations may proceed at
					 the owner's own risk without assurance that a conditional approval for the
					 building will be granted.
(3) The
					 department shall review and make a determination on an application for
					 permission to start construction of the footings and foundations within 3
					 business days of receipt of the application and all forms, fees, construction
					 documents and information required to complete the review.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter III - Plan Review and Related Functions › Section SPS 361.33 - Evidence of plan approval

Current through June 24, 2024
Where plan approval is required by chs.
						SPS
						361 to 366, one set of plans bearing the stamp of
						conditional approval and a copy of the specifications shall be kept at the
						building site. The plans and specifications shall be open to inspection by the
						department or its authorized representative.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter III - Plan Review and Related Functions › Section SPS 361.35 - Revocation of approval

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may revoke any approval, issued under
						chs.
						SPS
						361 to 366, for any false statements or
						misrepresentation of facts on which the approval was based.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter III - Plan Review and Related Functions › Section SPS 361.36 - Expiration of plan approval and extension of plan approval

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EXPIRATION OF
					 PLAN APPROVAL.
(a)
Building
					 shell.
Except as provided in par. (f) and sub. (2) (b), plan approval
					 by the department or its authorized representative for new buildings and
					 building additions shall expire 2 years after the approval date indicated on
					 the approved building plans if the building shell is not closed in within those
					 2 years.
(b)
Occupancy.
Except as provided in sub. (2), plan approval by
					 the department or its authorized representative for new buildings and building
					 additions shall expire 3 years after the approval date indicated on the
					 approved building plans if the building is not ready for occupancy within those
					 3 years.
(c)
Alterations.
Except as provided in sub. (2), plan approval by
					 the department or its authorized representative for interior building
					 alterations shall expire one year after the approval date indicated on the
					 approved building plans if the alteration work is not completed within that
					 year.
(d)
HVAC construction
					 only.
Except as provided in sub. (2), plan approval by the department
					 or its authorized representative for heating, ventilating, or air conditioning
					 construction that does not include any associated building construction shall
					 expire one year after the approval date indicated on the approved plans if the
					 building or building area affected by the plans is not ready for occupancy
					 within that year.
(e)
Fire
					 protection systems only
. Except as provided in sub. (2), plan approval
					 by the department or its authorized representative for a fire protection system
					 that does not include any associated building construction shall expire 2 years
					 after the approval date indicated on the approved plans if the building or
					 building area affected by the plans is not ready for occupancy within those 2
					 years.
(f)
Mausoleums.
Except as provided in sub. (2), plan approval by
					 the department or its authorized representative for mausoleums within the scope
					 of s.
					 440.92(2)
					 (e), Stats., shall expire 3 years after the
					 date indicated on the approved building plans of the building shell if not
					 closed within those 3 years.
(g)
Bleachers and canopies.
Except as provided in sub. (2), plan
					 approval by the department or its authorized representative for bleachers or
					 free standing canopies shall expire 2 years after the approval date on the
					 approved plans of the structure.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter III - Plan Review and Related Functions › Section SPS 361.37 - Department limitation

Current through June 24, 2024
A conditional approval of a plan by the department may
						not be construed as an assumption of any responsibility on the part of the
						department for the design or construction of the project.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter III - Plan Review and Related Functions › Section SPS 361.39 - Registration of cross connection control assemblies

Current through June 24, 2024
Cross connection control assemblies to be installed in
						water-based fire protection systems shall be registered with the department in
						accordance with ch. SPS 382.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter IV - Supervision and Inspections › Section SPS 361.40 - Supervision

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), the
					 proposed construction of a project within the scope of chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366 shall be supervised by one or more
					 Wisconsin registered architects or engineers, except that Wisconsin registered
					 designers may supervise the installation of heating, ventilating and air
					 conditioning systems, fire protection systems, and illumination systems. The
					 person responsible for supervision shall also be responsible for the
					 construction and installation being in substantial compliance with the approved
					 plans and specifications. If the supervising architect, engineer, or designer
					 is confronted with a nonconformance with the code during or at the end of
					 construction, that party, together with the designing architect, engineer, or
					 designer shall effect compliance or shall notify the department of the
					 noncompliance.
(b)
1. A project does not require supervision by
					 a Wisconsin registered architect or engineer, if the project qualifies under
					 one of the following conditions:
a. The
					 building contains less than 50,000 cubic feet total volume.
b. An addition to an existing building does
					 not cause the entire building to contain or exceed a volume of 50,000 cubic
					 feet.
2. For the
					 purposes of this paragraph, the utilization of fire walls to divide up a
					 building does not create separate buildings.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter IV - Supervision and Inspections › Section SPS 361.41 - Inspections

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ON-SITE.
(a) When required, on-site inspections shall
					 be conducted within 5 business days following a request by the applicant or an
					 authorized representative.
(b)
					 Construction may proceed if the inspection has not been completed by the end of
					 the fifth business day following the day of notification or as otherwise agreed
					 between the applicant and the municipality or authorized inspection
					 agency.
(c) On-site inspections
					 shall be conducted by an authorized representative of the department to
					 determine whether or not the construction or installations conform to the
					 conditionally approved plans, the conditional approval letter, and chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366.
Note:
See s.
						101.14,
						Stats., and ch. SPS 314 for requirements relating to fire inspections and fire
						prevention.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter V - Approval and Inspection of Modular Multifamily Dwellings and their Components › Section SPS 361.45 - Modular multifamily dwelling scope

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter shall govern the design, manufacture,
						installation, and inspection of modular multifamily housing, modular
						multifamily building systems, and the building system components displaying the
						Wisconsin insignia.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter V - Approval and Inspection of Modular Multifamily Dwellings and their Components › Section SPS 361.46 - Manufacture, sale, and installation of dwellings

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MANUFACTURE AND
					 SALE. No modular multifamily housing, modular multifamily building system and
					 the building system components subject to this subchapter may 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 in accordance with
					 s. SPS 361.47(6).
(2) COMPLIANCE
					 ASSURANCE PROGRAM. A manufacturer of a modular multifamily dwelling shall
					 establish a compliance assurance program to ensure that materials, production,
					 and site operations conform to chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366 and approved construction documents. The
					 compliance assurance program shall be independent from the production of the
					 unit. The compliance assurance program shall include all of the following:
(a) Inspection and testing procedures that
					 include inspection and testing frequency, processes, and criteria for accepting
					 and rejecting materials and products.
(b) A flow chart, plant layout, or other
					 schematic plan or document illustrating and describing the process for
					 manufacturing modular multifamily dwellings, including locations and check
					 points where mandatory inspections will occur.
(c) Procedures for protecting materials,
					 supplies, and other items used in the production process from damage and
					 deterioration.
(d) Procedures for
					 segregating and disposing of rejected materials and products, including a
					 record documenting the authority to reject defective work without conflict from
					 the production department.
(e)
					 Procedures for calibrating, testing, and inspecting equipment used in the
					 production process.
(f) Procedures
					 for final inspection, identification, and labeling of finished modular
					 multifamily housing, modular multifamily building systems, and the building
					 system components, including a system for issuing and maintaining records of
					 serial numbers on units and components.
(g) Procedures for handling, storing, and
					 protecting all finished modular multifamily housing, modular multifamily
					 building systems, and the building system components at the manufacturing plant
					 or other storage facility.
(h)
					 Procedures and methods for storing and maintaining access to manufacturing
					 records.
(i) An audit, monitoring,
					 or similar evaluation system to assess the effectiveness of the compliance
					 assurance program and the manufacturing process.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter V - Approval and Inspection of Modular Multifamily Dwellings and their Components › Section SPS 361.47 - Approval procedures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL.
(a) An application for approval of any
					 modular multifamily housing, modular multifamily building system, and the
					 building system components shall be submitted to the department on a form
					 required by the department, along with the appropriate fees in accordance with
					 s.
					 SPS
					 302.34(5).
Note:
An application form is available from
						the department's Division of Industry Services website at
						dsps.wi.gov.
(b) The
					 department shall review and make a determination on an application for approval
					 of a modular multifamily housing, modular multifamily building system, and the
					 components of the building system within 30 days.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter V - Approval and Inspection of Modular Multifamily Dwellings and their Components › Section SPS 361.485 - 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 manufactured modular multifamily dwelling or manufactured building
					 component, the manufacturer may not attach a Wisconsin insignia to any modular
					 multifamily dwelling or building component manufactured for which the approval
					 was suspended or revoked. Upon the expiration date of the suspension or
					 revocation, the manufacturer may resume the attachment of insignias to the
					 dwelling or building component manufactured after the date approval is
					 reinstated. If any dwelling or building component was manufactured during the
					 period of suspension or revocation, the manufacturer may not attach the
					 Wisconsin insignia unless the department has inspected, or caused to be
					 inspected, the manufactured modular multifamily dwelling 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 manufactured modular multifamily dwelling 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 that it determines are no
					 longer needed.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter VI - Product and Standard Review and Approval › Section SPS 361.50 - Building product approvals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) VOLUNTARY
					 APPROVAL.
(a) Materials, equipment, and
					 products regulated under chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366 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 chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366.
2. Tests, compilation of data, and
					 calculations 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 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter VI - Product and Standard Review and Approval › Section SPS 361.51 - Alternate standards and model building codes

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Alternate
					 standards or model building codes that are equivalent to or more stringent than
					 the standards or model building codes referenced in chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366 may be used in lieu of the referenced
					 standards or model building codes when approved by the department or if written
					 approval is issued by the department in accordance with sub. (2), or as allowed
					 for alternate model building codes under sub. (8).
(2)
(a)
					 Except as provided in sub. (8), the department may issue an approval for the
					 use of the alternate standard or model building code upon written request and
					 receipt of a fee in accordance with s.
					 SPS
					 302.31.
(b) The department shall review and make a
					 determination on an application for approval within 40 business days of receipt
					 of all forms, fees and documents required to complete the review.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter VII - First Class City and Certified Municipality Approvals › Section SPS 361.60 - Certified municipalities and counties

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. This
					 section establishes the manner under which cities, villages, towns and counties
					 may examine building plans and inspect buildings under s.
					 101.12(3)
					 (a), (am), (b) and (g), Stats.
(2) CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.
(a) Before assuming the responsibilities of
					 examining building plans and providing inspection services, cities, villages,
					 towns and counties shall comply with all of the following:
1. Notify the department, in writing, at
					 least 30 days prior to the date upon which the municipality or county intends
					 to assume the plan examination and building inspection
					 responsibilities.
2. Employ
					 certified commercial building inspectors to perform the plan examination and
					 building inspection functions.
3.
					 Adopt chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366 in their entirety by ordinance.
4. Forward to the department a copy of the
					 ordinance adopting chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366 and any subsequent revisions to that
					 ordinance.
5. Forward to the
					 department any information requested by the department relative to the
					 qualifications and ability to perform examination of plans and inspection of
					 buildings.
6. Receive from the
					 department certification to perform plan examination and building
					 inspection.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 361 - Administration And Enforcement › Subchapter VII - First Class City and Certified Municipality Approvals › Section SPS 361.61 - Repealed

Current through June 24, 2024
A list of municipalities and counties providing plan
						  examination and building inspection under this section is available at the
						  Department's Web site at
www.dsps.wi.gov
through links to Division of Industry Services
						  programs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0100 - Administration

Current through June 24, 2024
The requirements in IBC chapter 1 are not included as part
					 of chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366.
Note:
The sections in this chapter are
					 generally numbered to correspond with the section numbering in the IBC, e.g.,
					 s.
					 SPS 362.0202
					 corresponds to IBC section 202.
Note:
As used throughout chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366, "not included as part of chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366 " is intended to convey that the referenced
					 requirements are not incorporated, and therefore cannot be enforced through
					 chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366. However, local ordinances may include the
					 referenced requirements, as specified in s.
					 SPS
					 361.03.
IBC section 101.2 addresses the scope of the IBC. For the
						scope of the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code, see s.
						SPS 361.02. Three or more
						attached townhouses, as referenced in an exception under IBC section 101.2, are
						included within the scope listed in s.
						SPS 361.02. Detached one-
						and two-family dwellings, as likewise referenced in an exception under IBC
						section 101.2, and elsewhere in the IBC, are not included within the scope
						listed in s.
						SPS 361.02, but are
						regulated in Wisconsin by chs.
						SPS
						320 to 325, in accordance with subch. II of ch. 101,
						Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0202 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ADDITIONS. These are department
				  definitions for this chapter in addition to the definitions in IBC section 202:
(a) "High-piled combustible storage" means
				  storage of combustible materials in closely packed piles or on pallets, racks,
				  or shelves where the top of storage is greater than 12 feet in height. When
				  required by the fire code official, high-piled combustible storage also
				  includes certain high-hazard commodities, such as rubber tires, Group A
				  plastics, flammable liquids, idle pallets, and similar commodities, where the
				  top of storage is greater than 6 feet in height.
(b) "Neutral plane for a deep foundation"
				  means the level at which drag load, accumulated from the top down, added to the
				  long-term static service load, equals the upward acting shaft resistance
				  accumulated from the bottom up, added to the deep foundation's toe
				  resistance.
(c) "Self-service
				  storage facility" has the meaning given in s.704.90(1)
				  (g), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0306 - Cheese factories classified as F-2 occupancy

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department rule in addition to the examples in
					 IBC section 306.3: Cheese factory.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0307 - Pyrophoric materials

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department informational note to be used under
					 IBC section 307.4:
See ch. SPS 314 for additional requirements for
						pyrophoric materials.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0308 - Classification of institutions with 5 or fewer persons receiving medical care

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for IBC section 308.4.2:
					 Five or fewer persons receiving medical care. A facility with 5 or fewer
					 persons receiving medical care shall be classified as Group
					 R-3.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0310 - Use and occupancy classification

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department informational note to be used under
					 IBC section 310.2:
See s.
						SPS 361.02 Notes for
						statutory definitions of adult family home and community-based residential
						facility. See s.
						SPS 361.04 for
						definitions of dwelling unit and multifamily
						dwelling.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0400 - Special detailed requirements based on use and occupancy

Current through June 24, 2024
These are department rules in addition to the requirements
					 in IBC chapter 4:
(1) FIREWORKS, BLACK
				  POWDER AND EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS. Fireworks, black powder and explosive materials
				  shall be stored and isolated in accordance with ch. SPS 314.
Note:
Pursuant to s.
					 167.10(6)
					 (d), Stats., no wholesaler, dealer or jobber
					 may store fireworks within 50 feet of a dwelling.
(2) RECYCLING SPACE. An owner of a building
				  shall provide a separate room or designated space within or adjacent to the
				  building for the separation, temporary storage and collection of recyclable
				  materials that are likely to be generated by the building occupants, under any
				  of the following conditions:
(a) The
				  construction of a new building.
Note:
See Appendix for guidelines for
					 recommended designated areas.
Note:
The collection and temporary storage of
					 recyclable materials that are flammable or combustible is regulated by ch. SPS
					 314. Storage of liquids that are flammable or combustible is regulated by ch.
					 ATCP 93. Owners of buildings where these materials are stored should consult
					 those chapters for isolation, removal, and storage standards.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0401 - Chapter ATCP 93 compliance

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department informational note to be used under
					 IBC section 401.1:
See ch. ATCP 93 for additional requirements relating to
						motor fuel dispensing facilities and repair garages and to the storage,
						handling, processing and transporting of flammable, combustible and hazardous
						liquids.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0412 - Aircraft storage

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Substitute the following wording for
				  exception 1 in IBC section 412.4.4: Heating equipment that is suspended at
				  least 10 feet above the upper surface of wings or engine enclosures of the
				  highest aircraft which may be housed in the hangar; or at least 8 feet above
				  the floor in shops, offices, and other sections of the hangar communicating
				  with storage or service areas.
(2)
				  Substitute the following wording for the requirements, but not the exception,
				  in IBC section 412.4.3: Floor surface. Floors shall be graded and drained to
				  meet the requirements of ch. SPS 382.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0415 - Hazardous materials

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Substitute the definition in s.
				  SPS 362.0202(2)
				  (g) for the corresponding definition in IBC
				  section 415.2: "Immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH)."
(2) This is a department rule in addition to
				  the requirements in IBC section 415: A magazine for detonators in quantities of
				  100 or less shall have sides, bottoms and doors constructed of not less than
				  number 12-gauge metal and lined with a nonsparking material. Hinges and hasps
				  shall be attached so they cannot be removed from the outside. One steel
				  padlock, which need not be protected by a steel hood, having at least 5
				  tumblers and a case-hardened shackle of at least 3/8 inch diameter shall be
				  provided for locking purposes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0423 - Storm shelters

Current through June 24, 2024
The requirements in IBC sections 423.3 and 423.4 are not
					 included as part of chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0504 - Building height and number of stories

Current through June 24, 2024
The following is a department exception to the
					 requirements in IBC section 504: The requirements in IBC section 504 do not
					 apply to buildings and structures listed under
					 SPS 362.0903(18)
					 (b) 2  .
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0506 - Allowable building area

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following for the requirements in IBC Table
					 506.2 for I-3 occupancies of Type IIA construction: The allowable area for a
					 single story sprinkled building shall be 60,000 square feet. The allowable area
					 for a multistory sprinkled building shall be 45,000 square
					 feet.
This substitution corrects an error that appears in IBC
						Table 506.2.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0509 - Incinerator rooms

Current through June 24, 2024
In IBC section 509, Table 509, "incinerator rooms" does
					 not include a crematory as defined in
					 SPS
					 361.04(1r).
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Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for application 18 in IBC
					 section 603.1: Sprayed fire-resistant materials and intumescent and mastic
					 fire-resistant coating, determined on the basis of fire-resistance tests in
					 accordance with Section 703.2.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0702 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the definition in s.
					 SPS 362.0202(2)
					 (e) for the corresponding definition listed
					 in IBC section 202: "Fire separation distance."
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0705 - Exterior Walls

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CONNECTIONS BETWEEN BUILDINGS. This is a
				  department exception to the requirements in IBC section 705.1: This section
				  does not apply to connections between buildings that are in compliance with IBC
				  section 3104.
(2) PROJECTIONS.
				  Substitute Table 362.0705-2 for IBC Table 705.2.
Table 362.0705-2
Minimum Distance of Projection
Fire Separation Distance
								  (FSD)
Minimum Distance
From Line
Used to Determine FSD
0 feet to 2 feet
Projections not permitted
Greater than 2 feet to 3 feet
24 inches
Greater than 3 feet to less than 30 feet
24 inches plus 8 inches for every foot of FSD
								  beyond 3 feet or fraction thereof
30 feet or greater
40 inches
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0706 - Fire wall identification

Current through June 24, 2024
These are department rules in addition to the requirements
					 in IBC section 706:
(1) PURPOSE.
				  Pursuant to s.
				  101.135,
				  Stats., the purpose of this section is to establish uniform standards for the
				  identification of fire walls on the exterior of buildings.
(3) SIGN REQUIREMENTS.
(a)
General.
The sign shall
				  consist of 3 circles arranged vertically on the exterior wall, marking the
				  location of the fire wall and centered on the fire wall. The circles shall
				  either be affixed directly to the surface of the building or may be placed on a
				  background material that is affixed to the building.
(b)
Size of circle.
Each
				  circle shall be the same size. The diameter of the circle shall be at least 1
				  1/2 inches, but no greater than 2 inches.
(c)
Spacing.
The circles
				  shall be spaced an equal distance apart. The distance measured from the top of
				  the uppermost circle to the bottom of the lowermost circle shall be no more
				  than 12 inches.
(d)
Color.
The color of the circle shall be red, amber
				  (orange-yellow) or white (clear) and shall be reflective. The color of the
				  circle shall contrast with the color of the background.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0713 - Chute discharge room

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department rule in addition to the requirements
					 in IBC section 713: The requirements of IBC 713.13.4 shall apply to recycling
					 chutes in addition to waste and linen chutes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0717 - Ducts and air-transfer openings

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SMOKE DAMPER
				  ACTUATION. This is an additional method in addition to the methods listed in
				  IBC section 717.3.3.2: Method 6: Where a single listed duct smoke detector is
				  installed inside the duct or outside the duct with sampling tubes protruding
				  into the duct in the supply air ductwork downstream of the air handling
				  equipment, including air filters, and ahead of any branch ductwork and return
				  air duct smoke detectors are installed inside the duct or outside the duct with
				  sampling tubes protruding into the duct within 5 feet (1524 mm) of each return
				  air smoke damper, all supply and return smoke dampers shall be closed when any
				  of the duct smoke detectors in the supply or return air ducts are in alarm.
				  Other than in mechanical smoke control systems, dampers shall be closed upon
				  fan shutdown when local smoke detectors require a minimum velocity to
				  operate.
(2) DUCT SMOKE DAMPERS.
				  This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 717.5.3:
				  Smoke dampers are not required in ducts that are used in the exhaust portion of
				  laboratory ventilating systems that are designed and installed in accordance
				  with NFPA 45.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0722 - Calculated fire resistance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) NONSYMMETRICAL
				  ASSEMBLIES. Substitute the following wording for the exception in each of IBC
				  sections 722.2.1.4.3, 722.3.2.3 and 722.4.1.4: Exception: For an exterior wall
				  with a fire separation distance greater than 10 feet, the fire shall be assumed
				  to occur on the interior side only.
(2) EXTERIOR WALLS. Substitute the following
				  wording for IBC Section 722.6.2.3: For an exterior wall with a fire separation
				  distance greater than 10 feet, the wall is assigned a rating dependent on the
				  interior membrane and the framing as described in IBC Tables 722.6.2 (1) and
				  722.6.2 (2). The membrane on the outside of the nonfire-exposed side of
				  exterior walls with a fire separation distance greater than 10 feet may consist
				  of sheathing, sheathing paper and siding as described in IBC Table 722.6.2
				  (3).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0901 - Fire protection systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MODIFICATIONS.
				  Substitute the following informational note for the requirements in IBC section
				  901.3: Note: Chapter
				  SPS
				  314 has requirements relating to shutting down or
				  impairing fire sprinkler systems. Chapter
				  SPS
				  361 has requirements relating to availability of
				  sprinkler documents and to submittal and approval of plans prior to altering,
				  modifying, or removing sprinkler systems.
(2) FIRE HOSE THREADS. These are department
				  informational notes to be used under IBC section 901.4: Note: Section
				  213.15,
				  Stats., regulates fire hose threads and fittings and reads as follows: "All
				  fire hose fittings, apparatus fittings, 1.5 and 2.5 inches in diameter
				  purchased or procured by a fire department or fire company shall be of the
				  national standard hose thread as adopted by the national fire protection
				  association. No fire department shall utilize hose and equipment not in
				  conformance with the requirement that all threads shall be national standard
				  hose thread as adopted by the national fire protection association. Any person
				  offering for sale nonstandard hose couplings, fittings or apparatus fittings
				  may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500."
2014 NFPA 1963 contains the specifications for national
						standard hose thread.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0902 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following definitions and informational
					 note in s.
					 SPS 362.0202(2) (b) and
					 (d) for the corresponding definitions listed
					 in IBC section 902.1:
(1) "Automatic
				  sprinkler system" or "automatic fire sprinkler system."
(2) "Fire area."
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0903 - Automatic fire sprinkler systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GROUP A- 1.
				  Substitute the following wording for condition 3 in IBC section 903.2.1.1: None
				  of the stories in which the fire area is located include a level of exit
				  discharge.
(2) GROUP A- 2.
				  Substitute the following wording for condition 3 in IBC section 903.2.1.2: None
				  of the stories in which the fire area is located include a level of exit
				  discharge.
(3) GROUP A- 3.
				  Substitute the following wording for condition 3 in IBC section 903.2.1.3: None
				  of the stories in which the fire area is located include a level of exit
				  discharge.
(4) GROUP E. Substitute
				  the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 903.2.3:
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), an
				  automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for Group E occupancies as
				  follows:
1. Throughout all Group E fire areas
				  greater than 20,000 square feet in area.
2. Throughout every story of educational
				  buildings that is located below a story which includes the lowest level of exit
				  discharge.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 361-366 - Commercial Building Code › Chapter SPS 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0904 - Alternative automatic fire-extinguishing systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
				  Substitute the following wording and informational note for the requirements in
				  IBC section 904.1: Automatic fire-extinguishing systems, other than automatic
				  sprinkler systems, shall be designed and installed in accordance with the
				  provisions of IBC section 904 and the applicable referenced
				  standards.
(2) ADDITIONAL
				  REQUIREMENTS. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IBC
				  section 904:
(b)
Manual-wet sprinkler
				  systems.
1. Where allowed. A
				  manual-wet sprinkler system may not be installed in a building unless all of
				  the following conditions are met:
a. There is
				  no municipal water system available to serve the property.
b. There is no provision under chs.
				  SPS
				  361 to 366 that requires the building or a portion of
				  the building to have an automatic fire sprinkler system.
c. The municipality where the building is to
				  be located has an adopted ordinance that requires the installation of
				  manual-wet sprinkler systems and requires these systems to meet the provisions
				  of this subsection.