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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 362 - Sign Language Interpreters; Identification Cards › Section SPS 362.0907 - Fire alarm and detection systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
				  Substitute the following wording and informational note for the requirements in
				  IBC section 907.1: IBC section 907 covers the application and installation of
				  fire alarm systems and their components. Note: See ch. SPS 314 for requirements
				  for performance and maintenance of fire alarm systems and their
				  components.
(2) SMOKE ALARMS. These
				  are department informational notes to be used under IBC section 907.2.11:
Note:
Section
					 101.145(4),
					 Stats., addresses retroactivity requirements for buildings constructed prior to
					 the effective date of this section. This statute section applies beyond the
					 application of chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366, as established in s.
					 SPS
					 361.03(2), and states "The owner of a
					 residential building the initial construction of which is commenced before, on
					 or after May 23, 1978, shall install and maintain a functional smoke detector
					 in the basement and at the head of any stairway on each floor level of the
					 building and shall install a functional smoke detector either in each sleeping
					 room of each unit or elsewhere in the unit within 6 feet of each sleeping area
					 and not in a kitchen."
(2m)
				  ELEVATOR EMERGENCY OPERATION. Substitute the following wording for the
				  requirements in IBC section 907.3.3: Except as provided in s. SPS 362.0907(5)
				  (a) and (b), fire alarm initiating devices installed for elevator emergency
				  operation shall be installed in accordance with ch. SPS 318 and NFPA
				  72.
(3) PROTECTIVE COVERS.
				  Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 907.4.2.5:
				  The building official is authorized to require the installation of listed
				  manual fire alarm box protective covers to prevent malicious false alarms or
				  provide the manual fire alarm box with protection from physical damage. The
				  protective cover shall be transparent or red in color with a transparent face
				  to permit visibility of the manual fire alarm box. Each cover shall include
				  proper operating instructions. Protective covers shall not project more than
				  that permitted by IBC section 1003.3.3.
(4) EMPLOYEE WORK AREAS. Substitute the
				  following wording for the exception in IBC section 907.5.2.3.1: Where employee
				  work areas have audible alarm coverage, the alarm system shall be designed so
				  that visible notification appliances can be integrated into the
				  system.
(5) INSTALLATION AND
				  MONITORING. The following are department exceptions to the requirements in IBC
				  section 907.6:
(a) The requirements in NFPA 72
				  section 21.3.3 do not apply to elevator pits.
(b) The requirements in NFPA 72 section
				  21.3.7(2) 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 362.0909 - Smoke control systems

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) INSPECTION AND
				  TEST REQUIREMENTS. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC
				  section 909.3: In addition to the ordinary inspection and test requirements
				  that buildings, structures and parts thereof are required to undergo, smoke
				  control systems subject to the provisions of IBC section 909 shall undergo
				  inspections and tests sufficient to verify the proper commissioning of the
				  smoke control design in its final installed condition. The design submission
				  accompanying the construction documents shall clearly detail procedures and
				  methods to be used and the items subject to such inspections and tests. Such
				  commissioning shall be in accordance with generally accepted engineering
				  practice and, where possible, based on published standards for the particular
				  testing involved.
(2) INSPECTIONS
				  FOR SMOKE CONTROL. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC
				  section 909.18.8: Smoke control systems shall be tested by a qualified
				  agency.
(3) SCOPE OF TESTING.
				  Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section
				  909.18.8.1: Inspections shall be conducted in accordance with the following:
(a) During erection of ductwork and prior to
				  concealment for the purposes of leakage testing and recording of device
				  location.
(b) Prior to occupancy
				  and after sufficient completion for the purposes of pressure-difference
				  testing, flow measurements, and detection and control verification.
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 362.0915 - Carbon monoxide detection

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for the requirements in
					 IBC section 915:
(1) DEFINITIONS. In
				  this section:
(a) "Dwelling unit" has the
				  meaning as given in s.
				  101.61(1),
				  Stats.
Note:
Section
					 101.61(1),
					 Stats., reads: "Dwelling unit" means a structure or that part of a structure
					 which is used or intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by
					 one person or by 2 or more persons maintaining a common household, to the
					 exclusion of all others.
(b)
				  "Fuel-burning appliance" has the meaning given in s.
				  SPS 362.0202(2)
				  (f).
(c) "Residential building" has the meaning as
				  given in s.
				  101.149(1)
				  (b), Stats.
Note:
Section
					 101.149(1)
					 (b), Stats., reads: "Residential building"
					 means a tourist rooming house, a bed and breakfast establishment, or any public
					 building that is used for sleeping or lodging purposes. "Residential building"
					 does not include a hospital or nursing home.
(d) "Sealed combustion appliance" has the
				  meaning given in s.
				  SPS 362.0202(2)
				  (i).
(e) "Sleeping area" has the meaning as given
				  in s.
				  101.145(1)
				  (b), Stats.
Note:
Section
					 101.145(1)
					 (b), Stats., reads: "Sleeping area" means the
					 area of the unit in which the bedrooms or sleeping rooms are located. Bedrooms
					 or sleeping rooms separated by another use area such as a kitchen or living
					 room are separate sleeping areas but bedrooms or sleeping rooms separated by a
					 bathroom are not separate sleeping areas.
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 362.1004 - Egress for outdoor areas

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for the requirements, but
					 not the exceptions, in IBC section 1004.5: Yards, patios, courts and similar
					 outdoor areas accessible to and usable by the building occupants shall be
					 provided with means of egress as required by this chapter. The occupant load of
					 such outdoor areas shall be based on the anticipated use. Where outdoor areas
					 are to be used by persons in addition to the occupants of the building, and the
					 path of egress travel from the outdoor areas passes through the building, means
					 of egress requirements for the building shall be based on the sum of the
					 occupant load of the building plus the outdoor areas.
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 362.1006 - Exits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EXIT ACCESS. This is a department
				  exception to the requirements in IBC section 1006.3: The length of a common
				  path of egress travel requirements may not be more than 200 feet within
				  townhouse dwelling units provided the townhouse complies with all of the
				  following:
(a) The townhouse does not exceed
				  more than 3 stories above grade plane in height.
(b) Each dwelling unit within the townhouse
				  is separated from other dwelling units by at least 2-hour fire-resistive-rated
				  separation walls constructed in accordance with the requirements of IBC section
				  706 and do not contain any openings and plumbing equipment or mechanical
				  equipment. The separation wall does not have to comply with the structural
				  stability requirements of IBC section 706.2 and the horizontal continuity
				  requirements of IBC section 706.5.
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 362.1009 - Accessible means of egress

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department exception in addition to IBC section
					 1009.3: Areas of refuge are not required at floors that are not required to be
					 accessible.
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 362.1010 - Doors, gates, and turnstiles

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CLEAR DOOR
				  OPENINGS FOR NONACCESSIBLE STALLS. This is a department exception to the
				  requirements in IBC section 1010.1.1: The clear door opening for a
				  nonaccessible toilet stall, shower stall, or other similar compartment, may be
				  less than 32-inches wide.
(2) DOOR
				  ARRANGEMENT. This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section
				  1010.1.8: Where maneuvering space is provided between the doors in accordance
				  with IBC section 1101.2 such that use by an individual in a wheelchair will not
				  block the operation of the doors.
(3) PANIC AND FIRE EXIT HARDWARE. Substitute
				  the following wording for the requirements relating to electrical rooms in IBC
				  section 1010.1.10:
(a) An electrical room that
				  contains equipment rated 800 amperes or more, and contains overcurrent devices,
				  switching devices, or control devices, and contains a personnel door intended
				  for entrance to and egress from the working space less than 25 feet from the
				  nearest edge of the working space, the door shall be equipped with panic
				  hardware or fire exit hardware and open in the direction of egress.
(b) An electrical room that is over 6 feet
				  wide and contains equipment rated 1,200 amperes or more, and contains
				  overcurrent devices, switching devices or control devices, and contains an exit
				  or exit access door, the door shall be equipped with panic hardware or fire
				  exit hardware and open in the direction of egress.
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 362.1011 - Stairway width

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. This is a department rule in
				  addition to the requirements in IBC section 1011.1: Where installing an
				  inclined platform lift or stairway chairlift, the clear-passage width shall be
				  provided with the lift in the unfolded, usable position.
(2) WIDTH AND CAPACITY. This is a department
				  rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 1011.7: For platform
				  buildings designed in accordance with IBC section 510.2 in which a stair shaft
				  serves 2 or more classes of construction and one of those classes of
				  construction allows combustible materials, the entire stair construction within
				  the enclosure may be of combustible 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 362.1013 - Floor-level exit signs

Current through June 24, 2024
The requirements in IBC section 1013.2 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 362.1015 - Guards

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for the requirements, but
					 not the exception in IBC section 1015.2: Guards shall be located along the open
					 side of walking surfaces, balconies, mezzanine, stairs, ramps, landings, roofs,
					 and similar surfaces intended to be used by building occupants or the public
					 where the change in elevation is more than 30 inches (762 mm) to the floor or
					 roof below or more than 30 inches (762 mm) measured vertically to the grade
					 below at any point within 36 inches (914 mm) horizontally to the edge of the
					 open side. Guards shall be adequate in strength and attachment in accordance
					 with IBC section 1607.8.
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 362.1020 - Corridor continuity

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC
					 section 1020.6: Other spaces or rooms constructed as required for corridors,
					 and that are adjacent to a fire-resistance-rated corridor, may not be construed
					 as intervening rooms; and may be open to the corridor when all of the following
					 are satisfied:
(1) The spaces are not
				  occupied for hazardous uses.
(2)
				  The spaces are not occupied for the incidental uses listed in IBC Table
				  508.2.
(3) The spaces are arranged
				  so as to not obstruct access to the required exits.
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 362.1029 - Spaces under bleachers and grandstands

Current through June 24, 2024
The requirements in IBC section 1029.1.1.1 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 362.1101 - Design of Type A and B units

Current through June 24, 2024
These are department rules in addition to the requirements
					 in IBC section 1101.2 and ICC/ANSI A117.1 sections 1003 and 1004:
(1m) CIRCUIT BREAKERS. Circuit breakers, when
				  provided for use by tenants in occupancies with dwelling and sleeping units,
				  shall comply with ICC/ANSI A117.1 section 309.2 and 309.3.
(2m) DOORS AND DOORWAYS. A renter of a
				  dwelling unit may request the landlord to install lever door handles on any
				  doors inside the dwelling unit or install single-lever controls on any plumbing
				  fixtures used by the renter. These controls shall be provided and installed by
				  the landlord at no additional cost to the renter.
These requirements are based on language from s.
						101.132(2)
						(a) 4,
						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 362.1103 - Scoping requirements - limited access spaces

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for the requirements in
					 IBC section 1103.2.7:
(1) Storage
				  spaces that do not include permanent workstations, are infrequently accessed by
				  employees, and are not open to the general public are not required to be
				  accessible.
(2) Nonoccupiable
				  spaces accessed only by ladders, catwalks, crawl spaces, freight elevators,
				  very narrow passageways, or tunnels are not required to be
				  accessible.
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 362.1104 - Accessible route

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department limitation to the exception in IBC
					 section 1104.4, Exception 1.: Government-owned or -operated facilities that are
					 outside the scope of IBC section 1104.3.2.
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 362.1107 - Dwelling units and sleeping units

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GROUP I.
(a)
Group I-1.
Substitute
				  the following wording for the requirements, but not the exception, in IBC
				  section 1107.5.1.2: In structures with three or more dwelling units or sleeping
				  units intended to be occupied as a residence, every dwelling unit and sleeping
				  unit intended to be occupied as a residence shall be a Type B unit.
(b)
Group I-2 nursing homes.
Substitute the following wording for the requirement, but not the exception, in
				  IBC section 1107.5.2.2: In structures with three or more dwelling units or
				  sleeping units intended to be occupied as a residence, every dwelling unit and
				  sleeping unit intended to be occupied as a residence shall be a Type B
				  unit.
(c)
Group I-2
				  hospitals.
Substitute the following wording for the requirement, but
				  not the exception, in IBC section 1107.5.3.2: In structures with three or more
				  dwelling units or sleeping units intended to be occupied as a residence, every
				  dwelling unit and sleeping unit intended to be occupied as a residence shall be
				  a Type B unit.
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 362.1110 - Signage

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SIGNS.
(a)
General.
Substitute the
				  following wording for the requirements for location 1 in IBC section 1110.1:
				  Except as specified par. (b), accessible parking spaces required in IBC section
				  1106 for the general public shall be identified with a sign complying with the
				  accessible parking sign requirements specified in s.
				  Trans
				  200.07.
(b)
Exceptions.
1. `Small parking facilities.' Accessible
				  parking spaces required by IBC section 1106.1 are not required to be signed
				  when the total number of parking spaces provided is four or less.
2. `Employee and resident parking.'
				  Accessible parking facilities identified for use only by employees of any
				  building or facility or by tenants in Group R-2 occupancies may be identified
				  with signs other than the s.
				  Trans
				  200.07 signs.
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 362.1111 - Signage

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SIGNS.
(a)
General.
Substitute the
				  following wording for the requirements for location 1 in IBC section 1111.1:
				  Except as specified par. (b), accessible parking spaces required in IBC section
				  1106 for the general public shall be identified with a sign complying with the
				  accessible parking sign requirements specified in s.
				  Trans
				  200.07.
(b)
Exceptions.
1. `Small parking facilities.' Accessible
				  parking spaces required by IBC section 1106.1 are not required to be signed
				  when the total number of parking spaces provided is four or less.
2. `Employee and resident parking.'
				  Accessible parking facilities identified for use only by employees of any
				  building or facility or by tenants in Group R-2 occupancies may be identified
				  with signs other than the s.
				  Trans
				  200.07 signs.
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 362.1203 - Natural ventilation

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department rule in addition to the requirements
					 in IBC section 1203.5: The use of natural ventilation shall be permitted in any
					 of the following:
(1) Occupancies
				  specified in s. SPS Table 364.0402.
(2) Any occupancy with an engineered design,
				  approved by the department, that satisfies the ventilation needs of the
				  occupancy.
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 362.1204 - Interior environment

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for the requirements and
					 exception in IBC section 1204.1: Interior spaces intended for human occupancy
					 shall conform to the IMC.
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 362.1206 - Court drainage

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording and informational note for
					 the requirements in IBC section 1206.3.3: The bottom of every court shall be
					 properly graded and drained.
See ch. SPS 382 for requirements for storm water
						piping.
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 362.1207 - Sound transmission

Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department exception to the requirement in IBC
					 section 1207.1: The requirements in IBC
					 section 1207 do not apply to sleeping units in buildings at seasonal
					 recreational and educational camps.
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 362.1210 - Toilet rooms

Current through June 24, 2024
(1m) PRIVACY AND ACCESS. This is a department
				  rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 1210: Every toilet room
				  shall be enclosed and separated from other areas of the building in a manner
				  that will ensure privacy of the users of the toilet rooms. Restriction of
				  access to toilet rooms, such as by use of key locks or other similar devices,
				  is prohibited, except this subsection does not apply to the following:
(a) Toilet rooms for a service or filling
				  station that are accessed from the exterior may be key locked.
(b) A self-service filling station that has a
				  key- or card-operated fuel dispensing device which can be used while the
				  station is unattended by an employee is not required to have toilet rooms
				  available during the unattended periods.
(c) Single-occupant toilet rooms may have
				  privacy locks.
(d) Compartments are
				  not required for water closets in prison or jail cells.
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 362.1405 - Exterior walls

Current through June 24, 2024
(1m) Substitute the following wording for the
				  requirements, but not the exceptions, in IBC section 1405.3.1: Class I and II
				  vapor retarders. Class I or II vapor retarders shall be provided on the
				  interior side of frame walls and ceiling assemblies.
(2m) This is a department exception in
				  addition to the exceptions in IBC section 1405.3.1: Where other approved means
				  to avoid condensation in unventilated framed wall, floor, roof and ceiling
				  cavities, and box sills are provided.
(3m) This is a department rule in addition to
				  the requirements in IBC section 1405.14.1: Polystyrene sheathing may be
				  utilized as the required backing material for vinyl siding provided all of the
				  following characteristics and conditions are met:
(a) The sheathing is extruded, rigid and
				  cellular.
(b) The sheathing is type
				  IV, as specified in ASTM C578.
(c)
				  The sheathing has a thickness of at least one inch.
(d) The sheathing is installed with an
				  on-center stud spacing of 16 inches or less.
(e) The mean roof height of the building is
				  40 feet or less.
(f) The building
				  wall has a wind exposure category of B or C, as established in IBC section
				  1609.4; and the building is not sited on the upper half of an isolated hill or
				  escarpment meeting conditions 1, 2, and 3 in IBC section 1609.1.1.1.
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 362.1503 - Secondary Roof drainage

Current through June 24, 2024
These are department rules in addition to IBC section
					 1503.4: Design and installation of roof drainage systems shall comply with IBC
					 section 1503 and all applicable provisions in 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 362.1505 - Roof covering classification

Current through June 24, 2024
The requirements in Footnote a. in IBC Table 1505.1 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 362.1506 - Roof covering materials

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for the requirements in
					 IBC section 1506.3: Roof covering materials shall conform to the applicable
					 standards listed in IBC chapter 15.
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 362.1507 - Roof slope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This is a department exception to the
				  requirements in IBC section 1507.12.1: Thermoset single-ply membrane roofs may
				  have a design slope of less than 2 percent, if permitted by the manufacturer's
				  literature or listing criteria.
(2)
				  This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 1507.13.1:
				  Thermoplastic single-ply membrane roofs may have a design slope of less than 2
				  percent, if permitted by the manufacturer's literature or listing
				  criteria.
(3) This is a department
				  exception to the requirements in IBC section 1507.14.1: Sprayed polyurethane
				  foam roofs may have a design slope of less than 2 percent, if permitted by the
				  manufacturer's literature or listing criteria.
(4) This is a department exception to the
				  requirements in IBC section 1507.15.1: Liquid-applied roofs may have a design
				  slope of less than 2 percent, if permitted by the manufacturer's literature or
				  listing criteria.
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 362.1509 - Rooftop photovoltaic systems (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
See ch. SPS 314 for requirements relating to firefighter
						access pathways on roofs with rooftop photovoltaic systems.
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 362.1603 - Roof snow load

Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for the requirements in
					 IBC section 1603.1.3: The ground snow load,
Pg,
shall be
					 indicated. In areas where the ground snow load,
Pg,
exceeds 10
					 pounds per square foot, the following additional information shall also be
					 provided, regardless of whether snow loads govern the design of the
					 roof:
(1) Flat-roof snow load,
Pf
(2) Snow
				  exposure factor,
Ce
.
(3) Snow load importance factor,
I
.
(4) Thermal
				  factor,
Ct
.
(5)
				  Any sloped-roof snow load,
Ps
.
(6) Any unbalanced, drift or sliding snow
				  loads.
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Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for the requirements in
					 IBC section 1604.7: Materials and methods of construction that are not capable
					 of being designed by approved engineering analysis or that do not comply with
					 the applicable material design standards listed in IBC chapter 35 shall be
					 submitted for approval in accordance with ch. SPS 361 subch.
					 VI.
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Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RESIDENTIAL FLOOR LOADS. Substitute the
				  following wording and live loads for the requirements in line 25 and footnote
				  j. of IBC Table 1607.1:
Table 1607.1
Minimum Uniformly Distributed Live Loads and Minimum
					 Concentrated Live Loadsg
(Partial Table)
Occupancy or Use
Uniform (psf)
Concentrated (lbs.)
25. Residential
Uninhabitable attics without
								  storagei
5
Uninhabitable attics with storagei,
									 j, k
20
Habitable attics
40
--
Hotels and Group R-2
Private rooms and corridors serving them
40
Public rooms and corridors serving them
100
j. For attics with storage and constructed with trusses,
					 this live load need only be applied to those portions of the bottom chord where
					 there are two or more adjacent trusses with the same web configuration capable
					 of containing a rectangle 42 inches high by 2 feet wide or greater, located
					 within the plane of the truss. The rectangle shall fit between the top of the
					 bottom chord and the bottom of any other truss member, provided that each of
					 the following criteria is met:
i. The attic area is accessible by a pull-down stairway or
					 framed opening in accordance with IBC section 1209.2, and
ii. The truss shall have a bottom chord pitch less than
					 2:12.
iii. Bottom chords of trusses shall be designed for the
					 greater of actual imposed dead load or 10 psf, uniformly distributed over the
					 entire span.
(2) TRUCK AND
				  BUS GARAGES. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC
				  section 1607.7.3: Minimum live loads for garages having trucks or buses shall
				  be as specified in IBC section 1607.7.3, but may not be less than 50 pounds per
				  square foot, unless other loads are specifically justified and approved by the
				  department. Actual loads shall be used where they are greater than the loads
				  specified in the table.
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Current through June 24, 2024
(1) UNBALANCED SNOW LOADS. This is a
				  department alternative to the requirements in IBC section 1608.1: Unbalanced
				  snow loads on a hip or gable roof may be calculated in accordance with the
				  following equation:
S =
					 Ss(Is)(CbCwCsCa)
Where:
S = Alternate unbalanced roof snow load
Ss = Ground snow load from IBC
					 Figure 1608.2
Is = Importance factor from IBC
					 section 1608.1 [ASCE 7, Table 7-4]
Cb = Basic roof snow load factor of
					 0.8
Cw = Wind exposure factor of
					 1.0
Cs = Slope factor; see Tables
					 362.1608-1 and 362.1608-2
Ca = Accumulation factor; see Table
					 362.1608-3
Table 362.1608-1
Non-Slippery
					 Roofa
Roof Slope, [ALPHA]
Factor,
								  Cs
[ALPHA] <= 30°
1.0
30° < [ALPHA] <= 70°
(70° - [ALPHA]) / 40°
70° < [ALPHA]
0
Table 362.1608-2
Unobstructed Slippery
					 Roofa
Roof Slope, [ALPHA]
Factor,
								  Cs
[ALPHA] <= 15°
1.0
15° < [ALPHA] <= 60°
(60° - [ALPHA]) / 45°
60° < [ALPHA]
0
Table 362.1608-3
Accumulation Factor
Roof Slope, [ALPHA]
Factor,
								  Ca
[ALPHA] <= 15°
N/A. Analysis for balanced loading only.
15° < [ALPHA] <= 20°
0.25 + [ALPHA] / 20°
20° < [ALPHA] <= 90°
1.25
(2)
				  EXISTING ROOFS. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in
				  IBC section 1608.1:
(a)
Buildings on
				  the same property.
1. Where an
				  existing roof, regardless of the date of its construction, is horizontally
				  within 20 feet of a proposed, taller structure on the same property, IBC
				  section 1608.1 or an alternate recognized engineering method shall be applied
				  to the existing roof, to address any drifting or sliding of snow onto the
				  existing roof, as caused by the taller structure.
2. Where an analysis under subd. 1. shows
				  that an existing roof or corresponding supporting elements will not be adequate
				  to support the additional snow load caused by the taller structure, the
				  existing roof or supporting elements shall be strengthened to support those
				  loads, in accordance with chs.
				  SPS
				  361 to 366.
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Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department informational note to be used under
					 IBC section 1611.1:
See ch. SPS 382 for requirements to not connect a
						secondary roof-drain system to a primary roof-drain system, and to discharge a
						secondary roof-drain system to the ground
						surface.
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Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department informational note to be used under
					 IBC section 1613.5: Note: A website maintained by the U. S. Geological Survey,
					 at earthquake.usgs.gov/designmaps/us/application.php can be used in lieu of IBC
					 Figures 1613.5 (1) and (2) to determine the spectral response acceleration
					 values for an inputted zip-code area.
An interactive Website maintained by the U. S.
						Geological Service, at
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/hazmaps/design/
,
						can be used in lieu of IBC Figures 1613.5 (1) and (2) to determine the spectral
						response acceleration values for an inputted zip-code
						area.
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Current through June 24, 2024
The requirements in IBC chapter 17, except for the
					 requirements in IBC sections 1706 to 1709, are not included as part of chs.
					 SPS
					 361 to 366.
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Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to the definitions in IBC section 1802.1, the
					 following term has the meaning given in s.
					 SPS
					 362.0202(1): "Neutral
					 plane."
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Current through June 24, 2024
Item 5 in IBC section 1803.5.5 is not included as part of
					 this code.
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 362.1804 - Ground improvement

Current through June 24, 2024
These are department rules in addition to the requirements
					 in IBC section 1804:
(1) DESIGN OF
				  GROUND IMPROVEMENT. Ground improvement for support of foundations or floor
				  slabs shall be designed by an architect or engineer who is registered by the
				  department.
(2) ALLOWABLE
				  FOUNDATION PRESSURE OF IMPROVED GROUND. The allowable foundation pressure for
				  improved ground shall incorporate a minimum safety factor of 3 with respect to
				  a bearing capacity failure within the composite improved ground.
(3) SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES SUPPORTED ON
				  IMPROVED GROUND. The improved ground shall be designed and constructed for a
				  maximum anticipated total settlement of one inch and a maximum anticipated
				  differential settlement of three fourths of an inch, unless it can be shown
				  that the predicted total and differential settlement will not cause any of the
				  following:
(a) Harmful distortion of the
				  structure.
(b) Instability in the
				  structure.
(c) Any element to be
				  loaded beyond its capacity.
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Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department rule in addition to the requirements
					 in IBC section 1805.4.1: A required base course shall be placed on a geotextile
					 fabric that is designed to limit migration of silt and fine sand into the base
					 course.
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Current through June 24, 2024
This is an additional department footnote for IBC Table
					 1806.2: Footnote c. Values to be multiplied by 0.5 for saturated
					 soils.
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Current through June 24, 2024
This is a department alternative to the requirements in IBC
					 section 1807.3.2: The design criteria in ANSI/ASAE EP 486.1 may be used in lieu
					 of the design criteria in IBC section 1807.3.2.
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Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for the requirements in
					 IBC section 1808.7.5: Alternate setbacks and clearances are permitted, subject
					 to the approval of the department.
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Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This is a
				  department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 1809.5: Where a
				  frost-protected shallow foundation is relied upon for a heated or semi-heated
				  structure, permanent, legible notices shall be posted near the thermostats of
				  all building heating appliances that indicates all of the following:
(a) That the structure is designed using a
				  frost-protected-shallow foundation.
(b) The minimum monthly average temperature
				  that the structure must be maintained at to avoid frost damage to the
				  foundation.
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Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DOWNDRAG. This is a department rule in
				  addition to the requirements in IBC section 1803.5.5: Investigations and
				  reports for deep foundations shall include analysis of whether downdrag is
				  anticipated. Where downdrag is anticipated, the report shall include a
				  determination of the position of the deep foundation's neutral plane, an
				  estimate of the soil settlement at the neutral plane, and a determination of
				  the maximum load at the neutral plane.
(2) DETERMINATION OF ALLOWABLE LOADS.
				  Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 1810.3.3:
(a) The allowable axial and lateral loads on
				  deep foundations shall be determined by an approved formula, load tests or
				  static analysis.
(b) The factor of
				  safety to be used for deep foundation design shall depend on the extent of
				  field testing performed to verify capacity.
(c) If the ultimate capacity is assessed
				  solely by static analysis, a minimum factor of safety of 3.0 shall be applied
				  to the ultimate capacity to determine allowable load capacity.
(d) If only static analysis and dynamic field
				  testing are performed, a minimum factor of safety of 2.5 shall be applied to
				  the ultimate capacity to determine allowable load capacity.
(e)
1. If
				  one or more static load tests are performed, in addition to a static analysis,
				  a minimum factor of safety of 2.0 shall be applied to the ultimate capacity to
				  determine allowable load capacity, except as provided in subd. 2.
2. A minimum factor of safety of 1.5 may be
				  used for structures in occupancy category I, provided all of the following
				  conditions are met:
a. The deep foundations
				  are required only to control settlement.
b. The deep foundations are not required to
				  prevent a bearing capacity failure.
c. A static load test, a static analysis and
				  dynamic field testing have been performed.
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Current through June 24, 2024
Substitute the following wording for the exception under
					 IBC section 1908.4.2: Subject to the approval of the department, required
					 clearances may be reduced where it is demonstrated by preconstruction tests
					 that adequate encasement of the bars used in the design will be
					 achieved.
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Current through June 24, 2024
(1) BEARING ON
				  MASONRY
.
This is a department rule in addition to the
				  requirements in IBC section 2109.1: Lintels shall be considered structural
				  members and shall be designed in accordance with the applicable provisions of
				  IBC chapter 16.
(2)
				  JOINTING
.
These are department rules in addition to the
				  requirements in IBC section 2109:
(a)
Expansion and shrinkage.
Joints commensurate with lateral
				  stability requirements shall be installed in all exterior masonry to allow for
				  expected growth of clay products and shrinkage of concrete products.
(b)
Vertical jointing.
Vertical movement joints shall be provided at a spacing in compliance with
				  Table 362.2109.
Note:
To accomplish the intended purpose,
					 joints should be located at critical locations, such as changes in building
					 heights, changes in framing systems, columns built into exterior walls, major
					 wall openings, and changes in materials.
(c)
Horizontal jointing.
Where supports such as shelf angles or plates are required to carry the weight
				  of masonry above the foundation level, a pressure-relieving joint shall be
				  provided between the structural support and any masonry that occurs below this
				  level. The joint width shall be such as to prevent any load being transmitted
				  from the support to any element directly below. All mortar and rigid materials
				  shall be kept out of this joint. This type of joint shall be provided at all
				  such supports in a concrete frame structure where clay masonry is exposed to
				  the weather.
Table 362.2109
Maximum Spacing of Exterior Masonry Movement Joints
					 Between Unr estrained Ends [DAGGER] (Feet
Openings (Percent of Total Wall
								  Area)
Loading Conditions
Type of Material
0 to 20
More than 20
Joint to Joint
Joint to Corner
Joint to Joint
Joint to Corner
Load-bearing
Clay units
140
70
100
50
Concrete units
60
30
40
20
Nonload-bearing walls
Clay units
100
50
60
40
Concrete units
50
25
30
20
[DAGGER]Jointing required is a minimum and is not intended
					 to prevent minor cracking. The distances given for maximum spacing of joints
					 are for a single wall plane. For composite walls, the maximum spacing of joints
					 shall be governed by the masonry material type used in the exterior wy
					 the.