SPS 362.1018
SPS 362.1018
Corridor continuity. This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 1018.6: Other spaces or rooms constructed as required for corridors, and that are adjacent to a fire-resistance-rated corridor, shall not be construed as intervening rooms; and may be open to the corridor when all of the following are satisfied:
SPS 362.1018(2)
(2) The spaces are not occupied for the incidental uses listed in IBC Table 508.2.
SPS 362.1018(3)
(3) The spaces are arranged so as to not obstruct access to the required exits.
SPS 362.1018 History
History: CR 06-120: cr.
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08;
CR 10-103: renum. from Comm 62.1017 and am. (intro.)
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11.
SPS 362.1021(1)(1) Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 1021.1: All rooms and spaces within each story shall be provided with and have access to the minimum number of approved independent exits required by Table 1021.1 based on the occupant load of the story. For the purposes of this chapter, occupied roof shall be provided with exits as required for stories. The required number of exits from any story, basement or individual space shall be maintained until arrival at grade or the public way.
SPS 362.1021(2)
(2) This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 1021.1: Buildings of Group I-3 occupancy that are used as guard towers, provided the towers are no higher than 2 stories above grade, accommodate no more than 10 occupants, and have a travel distance of no more than 75 feet.
SPS 362.1021 History
History: CR 06-120: cr.
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; correction made to (2) (a), (b) and (c) under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08;
CR 10-103: renum. from Comm 62.1019 and am. (title), (1), cr. (2)
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11.
SPS 362.1022
SPS 362.1022
Enclosures required. Substitute the following wording for exceptions 6. and 7. in IBC section 1022.1:
SPS 362.1022(1)
(1) Stairways as required by IBC sections 410.5.3 and 1015.6.1 are not required to be enclosed.
SPS 362.1022(2)
(2) Stairways from balconies, galleries or press boxes as provided for in IBC section 1028.5.1 are not required to be enclosed.
SPS 362.1022 History
History: CR 10-103: cr.
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11.
SPS 362.1101
SPS 362.1101
Design. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IBC section 1101.2 and ICC/ANSI A117.1 sections 1003 and 1004:
SPS 362.1101(1)(a)(a)
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.
SPS 362.1101(1)(b)
(b)
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.
SPS 362.1101 Note
Note: These requirements are based language from s.
101.132 (2) (a) 4., Stats.
SPS 362.1101(2)(a)(a) When toilet and bathing rooms are provided in dwelling units and sleeping units within an R-2 occupancy the rooms shall conform to ICC/ANSI A117.1 section 1004.11.3.2 and with the requirements specified under
pars. (b) and
(c).
SPS 362.1101(2)(b)
(b) The minimum clear floor space provided at bathtubs and transfer showers shall be designed to facilitate a person using a wheelchair to reach and operate the bathtub or transfer shower controls without entering the bathtub or transfer shower.
SPS 362.1101(2)(c)
(c) The controls for a roll-in, 60-inch transfer shower may be located on the back wall of the shower.
SPS 362.1101 History
History: CR 06-120: cr.
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08;
CR 10-103: am. (2) (a), cr. (2) (c)
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11.
SPS 362.1103
SPS 362.1103
Scoping requirements — limited access spaces. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 1103.2.8:
SPS 362.1103(1)
(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.
SPS 362.1103(2)
(2) Nonoccupiable spaces accessed only by ladders, catwalks, crawl spaces, freight elevators, very narrow passageways, or tunnels are not required to be accessible.
SPS 362.1103 History
History: CR 06-120: cr.
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08,
CR 10-103: r. (1), renum. (2) to be Comm 62.1103,
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; correction under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 1. and
2., Stats.,
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11.
SPS 362.1104(1)(1)
Government-owned or -operated facilities. 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
sub. (2) and IBC section 1104.3.2.
SPS 362.1104(2)
(2) Two story buildings or facilities. Substitute the following wording for exception 4. under IBC section 1104.4: Where a two story building or facility, including a government-owned or -operated building or facility, has one story with an occupant load of five or fewer persons that does not contain public use space, that story shall not be required to be connected to the story above or below.
SPS 362.1104 History
History: CR 06-120: cr.
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08.
SPS 362.1107
SPS 362.1107
Dwelling units and sleeping units. SPS 362.1107(1)(a)(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.
SPS 362.1107(1)(b)
(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.
SPS 362.1107(1)(c)
(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.
SPS 362.1107(2)(a)(a)
Group R-1. Substitute the following wording for the requirement, but not the exception, in IBC section 1107.6.1.2: 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.
SPS 362.1107(2)(b)1.1. `Apartment houses, monasteries and convents.' Substitute the following wording for the requirement, but not the exception, in IBC section 1107.6.2.1.2: Where there are three or more dwelling units or sleeping units intended to be occupied as a residence in a single structure, every dwelling unit and sleeping unit intended to be occupied as a residence shall be a Type B unit.
SPS 362.1107(2)(b)2.
2. `Boarding houses, dormitories, fraternity houses and sorority houses.' Substitute the following wording for the requirement, but not the exception, in IBC section 1107.6.2.2.2: Where there are three or more dwelling units or sleeping units intended to be occupied as a residence in a single structure, every dwelling unit and sleeping unit intended to be occupied as a residence shall be a Type B unit.
SPS 362.1107(2)(c)
(c)
Group R-3. Substitute the following wording for the requirement, but not the exception, in IBC section 1107.6.3: In Group R-3 occupancies where there are three or more dwelling units or sleeping units intended to be occupied as a residence in a single structure, every dwelling unit and sleeping unit intended to be occupied as a residence shall be a Type B unit.
SPS 362.1107(2)(d)
(d) Group R-4. Substitute the following wording for the requirement, but not the exception, in IBC section 1107.6.4.2: 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.
SPS 362.1107(3)(a)(a)
Petition for variance. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 1107.7.4: In accordance with s.
101.132 (2) (b) 4. and
(c) 2., Stats., the owner may use the petition for variance procedure specified in
s. SPS 361.22 to request a reduction in the number of Type A or Type B dwelling units due to site impracticality.
SPS 362.1107 Note
Note: The Department may grant a variance in accordance with ch.
SPS 303 which requires the submittal of a petition for variance form (SBD-9890) and a fee, and that an equivalency is established in the petition for variance that meets the intent of the rule being petitioned. Chapter
SPS 303 also requires the Department to process regular petitions within 30 business days and priority petitions within 10 business days. The SBD-9890 form is available from the Department's Web site at
www.dsps.wi.gov, through links to Safety and Buildings Division forms.
SPS 362.1107(3)(b)
(b)
Condition. Substitute the following wording for condition 1 under IBC section 1107.7.4: Not less than 50% of the units required by IBC section 1107.7.1 on the site are Type A or Type B units.
SPS 362.1107 History
History: CR 06-120: cr.
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08;
CR 10-103: cr. (2) (c), am. (title), (1) (a) to (c), (2) (a), (3) (a), (3) (b) (title), renum. (2) (c) to be (2) (d)
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; correction in (3) (a) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672.
SPS 362.1110(1)(a)(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.
SPS 362.1110(1)(b)1.1. `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.
SPS 362.1110(1)(b)2.
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.
SPS 362.1110(2)(a)(a) Substitute the following wording for the introductory paragraph of IBC section 1110.2: Signage indicating directional information or information about functional spaces or signage indicating special accessibility provisions shall comply with ICC A117.1 and be provided at the following locations:
SPS 362.1110(2)(b)
(b) This is a department informational note to be used under IBC section 1110.3.
SPS 362.1110 Note
Note: Refer to s.
SPS 362.0400 (5) for requirements for no-smoking signs.
SPS 362.1110 History
History: CR 06-120: cr.
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08;
CR 10-103: am. (1) (title), (2) (title), (a)
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11.
SPS 362.1200
SPS 362.1200
Carbon monoxide alarms. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IBC chapter 12:
SPS 362.1200 Note
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.
SPS 362.1200(1)(b)
(b) "Fuel-burning appliance" means a device that is installed in a building and burns fossil-fuel or carbon based fuel where carbon monoxide is a combustion by-product, including stoves, ovens, grills, clothes dryers, furnaces, boilers, water heaters, heaters, fireplaces and stoves.
SPS 362.1200 Note
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.
SPS 362.1200(1)(d)
(d) "Sealed combustion appliance" means a listed appliance that acquires all air for combustion through a dedicated sealed passage from the outside to a sealed combustion chamber and all combustion products are vented to the outside through a separate dedicated sealed vent.
SPS 362.1200 Note
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.
SPS 362.1200(2)(a)1.1. Listed and labeled carbon monoxide alarms or detectors shall be installed at locations specified in s.
101.149 (2), Stats., and maintained in accordance with s.
101.149 (3), Stats., in buildings, including buildings existing on October 1, 2008, which are residential buildings or include residential buildings, and contain fuel-burning appliances, except as provided in
subd. 5.
SPS 362.1200 Note
(2) Installation requirements. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the owner of a residential building shall install a carbon monoxide detector in all of the following places not later than the date specified under par. (c):
SPS 362.1200 Note
1. In the basement of the building if the basement has a fuel-burning appliance.
SPS 362.1200 Note
2. Within 15 feet of each sleeping area of a unit that has a fuel-burning appliance.
SPS 362.1200 Note
3. Within 15 feet of each sleeping area of a unit that is immediately adjacent to a unit that has a fuel-burning appliance.
SPS 362.1200 Note
4. In each room that has a fuel-burning appliance and that is not used as a sleeping area. A carbon monoxide detector shall be installed under this subdivision not more than 75 feet from the fuel-burning appliance.
SPS 362.1200 Note
5. In each hallway leading from a unit that has a fuel-burning appliance, in a location that is within 75 feet from the unit, except that, if there is no electrical outlet within this distance, the owner shall place the carbon monoxide detector at the closest available electrical outlet in the hallway.
SPS 362.1200 Note
(b) If a unit is not part of a multiunit building, the owner of the residential building need not install more than one carbon monoxide detector in the unit.
SPS 362.1200 Note
(c) 1. Except as provided under subd. 2., the owner of a residential building shall comply with the requirements of this subsection before the building is occupied.
SPS 362.1200 Note
2. The owner of a residential building shall comply with the requirements of this subsection not later than April 1, 2010, if construction of the building was initiated before October 1, 2008, or if the department approved the plans for the construction of the building under s.
101.12, Stats., before October 1, 2008.
SPS 362.1200 Note
(d) Any carbon monoxide detector that bears an Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., listing mark or similar mark from an independent product safety certification organization satisfies the requirements of this subsection.
SPS 362.1200 Note
(e) The owner shall install every carbon monoxide detector required by this subsection according to the directions and specifications of the manufacturer of the carbon monoxide detector.
SPS 362.1200 Note
(3) Maintenance requirements. (a) The owner of a residential building shall reasonably maintain every carbon monoxide detector in the residential building in the manner specified in the instructions for the carbon monoxide detector.
SPS 362.1200 Note
(b) An occupant of a unit in a residential building may give the owner of the residential building written notice that a carbon monoxide detector in the residential building is not functional or has been removed by a person other than the occupant. The owner of the residential building shall repair or replace the nonfunctional or missing carbon monoxide detector within 5 days after receipt of the notice.
SPS 362.1200 Note
(c) The owner of a residential building is not liable for damages resulting from any of the following:
SPS 362.1200 Note
1. A false alarm from a carbon monoxide detector if the carbon monoxide detector was reasonably maintained by the owner of the residential building.
SPS 362.1200 Note
2. The failure of a carbon monoxide detector to operate properly if that failure was the result of tampering with, or removal or destruction of, the carbon monoxide detector by a person other than the owner or the result of a faulty alarm that was reasonably maintained by the owner as required under par. (a).
