Section 101.05, Stats., reads: 101.05 Exempt buildings and projects. (1) No building code adopted by the department under this chapter shall affect buildings located on research or laboratory farms of public universities or other state institutions and used primarily for housing livestock or other agricultural purposes.
(2) A bed and breakfast establishment, as defined under s. 97.01 (1g), is not subject to building codes adopted by the department under this subchapter. (3) No standard, rule, code or regulation of the department under this subchapter applies to construction undertaken by the state for the purpose of renovation of the state capitol building.
(4) No standard, rule, order, code or regulation adopted, promulgated, enforced or administered by the department under this chapter applies to a rural school building if all of the following are satisfied:
(a) The school building consists of one classroom.
(b) The school building is used as a school that is operated by and for members of a bona fide religious denomination in accordance with the teachings and beliefs of the denomination.
(c) The teachings and beliefs of the bona fide religious denomination that operates the school prohibit the use of certain products, devices or designs that are necessary to comply with a standard, rule, order, code or regulation adopted, promulgated, enforced or administered by the department under this chapter.
97.01 (1g) Provides 8 or fewer rooms for rent to no more than a total of 20 tourists or transients.
(b) Provides no meals other than breakfast and provides the breakfast only to renters of the place.
(c) Is the owner’s personal residence.
(d) Is occupied by the owner at the time of rental.
(e) Was originally built and occupied as a single-family residence, or, prior to use as a place of lodging,
A–314.01 (1) (g) The following tanks, containers, tank systems and facilities are not regulated by ch. ATCP 93: (a) Underground storage tanks that have a capacity of less than 60 gallons.
(b) Aboveground storage tanks and intermediate bulk containers that have a capacity of less than 110 gallons.
(c) Tanks storing products regulated under ch. ATCP 33 that are located either at facilities which are also regulated under ch. ATCP 33 or on farm premises. Note: Chapter ATCP 33 addresses bulk storage of pesticides and fertilizers. (d) Aboveground storage tanks storing liquids that are used in processes covered in any of the following standards:
1. NFPA 33 Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Materials.
2. NFPA 34 Dipping & Coating Processes Using Flammable or Combustible Liquids.
3. NFPA 35 Manufacture of Organic Coatings.
4. NFPA 45 Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals.
(e) Dedicated breakout tanks that are located at pipeline facilities.
(f) Odorant or other additive injection tanks that are directly connected to a pipeline.
(g) Contractor tanks that are mounted on pickup trucks.
(h) Oil-filled electrical equipment and transformers.
(i) Accumulator tanks.
(j) Process tanks.
(k) Product recovery tanks.
(L) Service tanks.
(m) Marine fueling facilities where fuel is stored and dispensed into the fuel tanks of marine craft of 300 gross tons or more.
(n) Aboveground or underground tank systems that store nonflammable and noncombustible hazardous liquids in concentrations of less than 1 percent by volume.
Note: Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) should be consulted for flash point and concentration.
(o) Aboveground tank systems which have a capacity of less than 5,000 gallons and which store nonflammable and noncombustible hazardous liquids in concentrations of 1 percent or more by volume.
Note: Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) should be consulted for flash point and concentration.
(p) Tank systems that store a hazardous waste which is listed or identified under subtitle C of the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, or a mixture of such hazardous waste and other regulated substances that is nonflammable and noncombustible.
(q) Any wastewater treatment tank system that is part of a wastewater treatment facility regulated under section 307 (b) or 402 of the federal Clean Water Act.
(r) Underground storage tank systems that contain radioactive material which is regulated under the federal Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
Note: The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is contained in 42 USC 2011 et seq. (s) Underground storage tank systems that are part of an emergency generator system at nuclear power generation facilities regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under 10 CFR 50 Appendix A. (t) Asphalt-plant AC tanks which are used as burner or material-supply tanks in the process of making asphalt and which comply with all of the following:
1. Tank configurations are single-wall or double-wall, with or without heating coils.
2. The products stored in the tank are Class II or III liquids ranging from heating oil to used oil, to #4 or #5 heavy oils.
3. The asphalt process equipment and the tank are typically located at an isolated location, such as a quarry, and are generally relocated from year to year or every couple of years.
(u) 1. Facilities located on Indian reservation land that are held either in trust by the United States, or in fee by the tribe or a tribal member.
2. Facilities which are located on off-reservation Indian land that is held in trust by the United States – and which are held either in trust by the United States, or in fee by the tribe or a tribal member.
A-314.01 (8) Interfering with fire fighting, and false alarms. Section 941.12, Stats., reads: 941.12 Interfering with fire fighting. (1) Whoever intentionally interferes with the proper functioning of a fire alarm system or the lawful efforts of fire fighters to extinguish a fire is guilty of a Class I felony.
(2) Whoever interferes with, tampers with or removes, without authorization, any fire extinguisher, fire hose or any other fire fighting equipment, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) Whoever interferes with accessibility to a fire hydrant by piling or dumping material near it without first obtaining permission from the appropriate municipal authority is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Every day during which the interference continues constitutes a separate offense.
Section 941.13, Stats., reads: 941.13 False alarms. Whoever intentionally gives a false alarm to any public officer or employee, whether by means of a fire alarm system or otherwise, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) Upon receipt of such petition the department shall order a hearing thereon, to consider and determine the issues raised by such appeal, such hearing to be held in the village, city or municipality where the local order appealed from was made. Notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be given to the petitioner and such other persons as the department may find directly interested in such decision, including the clerk of the municipality or town from which such appeal comes. If upon such investigation it shall be found that the local order appealed from is unreasonable and in conflict with the order of the department, the department may modify its order and shall substitute for the local order appealed from such order as shall be reasonable and legal in the premises, and thereafter the said local order shall, in such particulars, be void and of no effect.
Section 101.01 (8) of the statutes defines “local order”and reads: (8) “Local order” means any ordinance, order, rule or determination of any common council, board of alderpersons, board of trustees or the village board, of any village or city, a regulation or order of the local board of health, as defined in s. 250.01 (3), or an order or direction of any official of a municipality, upon any matter over which the department has jurisdiction. A-314.01 (13) The pages after the following page contain the forms the Department has developed for use with this chapter, which are primarily intended for use by local fire departments. More-current versions of these forms may be available at the Department’s Web site at http://dsps.wi.gov through links to Division of Industry Services forms. SPS A–314.10 (4) (intro.) The dimensions in the following figure are compiled from NFPA 1 sections 10.16.1, 10.16.2, 10.16.5, 18.2.3.4.1.1 and 31.3.3.3.5. NFPA 1 contains additional requirements for outside storage, such as in chapter 33 for tires, and in section 34.10 for idle pallets.
A-314.10 (4) Outside storage schematic.
<10′— Storage Height Max.
>10′ — Storage Height Max.
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Fire Department Position Statement
To be completed for fire or life-safety related variances requested from SPS 361-66, SPS 316, and other fire-related requirements.
I have read the application for variance and recommend: (check appropriate box)
⬜ Approval ⬜ Conditional Approval ⬜ Denial ⬜ No Comment
Explanation for recommendation including any conflicts with local rules and regulations and suggested conditions:
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Municipal Buildings Inspection Recommendation
To be completed for variances requested from SPS 320-323. Also to be used for SPS 316 electrical petitions, if SPS 361- 366 plan review is by municipality or orders are written on the building under construction; optional in other cases.
Please submit a copy of the orders.
I have read the application for variance and recommend: (check appropriate box)
⬜ Approval ⬜ Conditional Approval ⬜ Denial ⬜ No Comment
