SPS 362.0903 (18) (b) Building types and occupancies. These are department rules in addition to requirements in IBC s. 903.2: An automatic fire sprinkler system is not required under this section in a building that does not have access to a municipal water supply.
1. A Group A-2 occupancy that is not already exempt under IBC s. 903.2.1.2 when all of the following apply:
a. The building is limited to a single A-2 occupancy fire area that does not exceed 5,000 square feet.
b. The occupant load of the fire area does not exceed 200.
c. Building height is a maximum of two stories above grade plane. Required exits that do not exit directly to grade shall be enclosed in fire resistant rated exit stairs / ramps per IBC s. 1023.
d. A minimum of three exits shall be required from each story.
e. Basements and windowless stories must still adhere to the provisions of IBC s. 903.2.11.
2. A single story Group R occupancy building located at a camp when all of the following apply:
a. The building is used no more than 180 cumulative days per calendar year.
b. The building is limited to a single Group R occupancy fire area that does not exceed 2,500 square feet.
Note: Restrooms serving the cabin are considered a part of the R occupancy for the application of this code section.
c. The occupant load of the fire area does not exceed 50.
d. The fire area is located only on floors with exit discharge at grade.
e. All sleeping rooms have a direct exit to the exterior.
(c) Additional requirements. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IBC s. 903.2 for the buildings in par. (b): A building that meets the requirements of par. (b) shall also comply with all of the following:
1. The occupant load shall be displayed in accordance with IBC s. 1004.9.
2. All open flames, including smoking, shall be prohibited in the building and within 50 feet or less from the building, except for flame equipment used to reheat or maintain food temperatures. In this section “open flame” means a candle, solid fuel fireplace, or other similar flames. It does not refer to permanently installed, listed, fuel-fired heating and cooking equipment that is installed per current code.
3. A smoke detection and fire alarm system shall be installed throughout the building in accordance with IBC ss. 907.3 through 907.7 and as follows:
a. For A-2 occupancy buildings adhering to this exception, automatic detection is required to be installed in all interior spaces of the building. Automatic detection shall be extended to all combustible concealed spaces if automatic fire sprinkler protection would otherwise be required per IBC s. 903.3.1.1.. Automatic detection shall utilize smoke detectors unless ambient conditions prohibit such an installation. In spaces where smoke detectors cannot be utilized due to ambient conditions, approved automatic heat detectors shall be permitted.
b. For R occupancy cabin buildings automatic detection is required to be installed in all interior spaces of the building. Automatic detection shall utilize smoke detectors unless ambient conditions prohibit such an installation. In spaces where smoke detectors cannot be utilized due to ambient conditions, approved automatic heat detectors shall be permitted.
4. Portable fire extinguishers shall be installed in accordance with IBC s. 906.
5. A municipal fire and building inspection position statement shall be submitted to the department on an approved form indicating the municipality's review and approval of the proposed building design. The position statement shall be completed by the fire code official if there is no commercial building inspector for the jurisdiction.
Note: Position statement forms are available from the department's website at dsps.wi.gov.
Section 63. SPS 362.0903 (19), (20), (21), (22), and (23) are created to read:
SPS 362.0903 (19) Stories without openings. This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC s. 903.2.11.1: Windowless stories with all required exits provided directly at grade when the story is located at or above grade plane.
(20) Woodworking operations. This is a department informational note to be used under IBC s. 903.2.4.1: Note: The 2,500 square foot area in IBC s. 903.2.4.1 is the size of the woodworking area, not the size of the fire area.
(21) Group S-1. This is a department requirement in addition to IBC s. 903.2.9: An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all buildings containing a Group S-1 fire area used for the storage of boats in racks where the fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet.
(22) Group S-2 parking garages. Substitute the following wording for condition 3 in IBC s. 903.2.10: Where the building area of the open parking garage in accordance with IBC s. 406.5 exceeds 48,000 square feet.
(23) Group S-1 distilled spirits or wine. This is a department alternative to the requirements of IBC s. 903.3.1.1: When the provisions of chs. SPS 361 to 366 require that a building or portion thereof be equipped with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with this section, automatic fire sprinkler protection in buildings storing distilled spirits in wooden barrels or casks may be installed throughout the fire area containing this type of storage in accordance with the alternate design standard of FM Ignitable Liquid Storage in Portable Containers 7-29 (Oct. 2020 w/ interim revision Jan. 2021). Section 64. SPS 362.0904 (3) is repealed.
Section 65. SPS 362.0907 (3), (5) (a), and (b) are amended to read:
SPS 362.0907 (3) Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section s. 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. A protective cover that emits a local alarm signal shall not be installed unless approved. Protective covers shall not project more than that permitted by IBC section s. 1003.3.3.
(5) (a) The requirements in NFPA 72 section 21.3.3 s. 21.3.3.1 do not apply to elevator pits.
(b) The requirements in NFPA 72 section 21.3.7 s. 21.3.8 (2) are not included as part of chs. SPS 361 to 366. Section 66. SPS 362.0907 (6) is created to read:
SPS 362.0907 (6) Bleachers. This is a department exception to IBC s. 907.2: Fire alarm systems are not required for open air bleachers with a maximum occupant load of 15,000 where the egress from the bleachers is on the exterior and does not reenter a building to reach a public way.
Section 67. SPS 362.0912 is created to read:
SPS 362.0912 Fire department connections This is a department informational note to be used under IBC s. 912: Note: Where IBC ss. 912.2, 912.2.1, 912.2.2, 912.4, 912.4 Exception, and 912.4.2 indicate approval by the fire code official is required, the fire chief or designated representative that administers Wisconsin Fire Prevention Code ch. SPS 314 within the municipality shall be the approving authority. Section 68. SPS 362.0913 is created to read:
SPS 362.0913 Fire pumps.
(1) Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC s. 913.1 Exception: Pumps for automatic sprinkler systems installed in accordance with SPS 362.0903(10).
(2) Water supply control valves required by IBC s. 913.4 on a fire pump where the fire pump supplies an automatic fire sprinkler system and/or standpipe system shall be monitored per IBC s. 903.4.
Section 69. SPS 362.0915 is repealed.
Section 70. SPS 362.1004 is repealed.
Section 71. SPS 362.1006 (1) (intro.) and (b) are amended to read:
