SPS 362.0903(18)(a)(a) Exemptions. These are department exceptions to the automatic fire sprinkler system requirements in IBC section 903: An automatic fire sprinkler system is not required for a building that meets all of the requirements of this section. SPS 362.0903(18)(am)(am) Access to a municipal water system. In this section access to a municipal water system means a Municipal Water System, as defined in s. NR 811.02, that is located directly adjacent to or across the street from a property where the commercial building is located, and the property is able to be served by that municipal water system. SPS 362.0903(18)(b)(b) Building types and occupancies. These are department rules in addition to requirements in IBC section 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 system. SPS 362.0903(18)(b)1.1. A Group A-2 occupancy that is not already exempt under IBC section 903.2.1.2 when all of the following apply: SPS 362.0903(18)(b)1.a.a. The building is limited to a single A-2 occupancy fire area that does not exceed 5,000 square feet. SPS 362.0903(18)(b)1.c.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 or ramps per IBC section 1023. SPS 362.0903(18)(b)2.2. A single story Group R occupancy building located at a camp when all of the following apply: SPS 362.0903(18)(b)2.b.b. The building is limited to a single Group R occupancy fire area that does not exceed 2,500 square feet. SPS 362.0903 NoteNote: Restrooms serving the cabin are considered a part of the R occupancy for the application of this code section.
SPS 362.0903(18)(c)(c) Additional requirements. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IBC section 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: SPS 362.0903(18)(c)2.2. All open flames, including smoking, shall be prohibited in the building and within 50 feet 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 was installed in compliance with all applicable building code requirements in effect at the time of installation. SPS 362.0903(18)(c)3.3. A smoke detection and fire alarm system shall be installed throughout the building in accordance with IBC sections 907.3 through 907.7 and as follows: SPS 362.0903(18)(c)3.a.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 section 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. SPS 362.0903(18)(c)3.b.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. SPS 362.0903(18)(c)4.4. Portable fire extinguishers shall be installed in accordance with IBC section 906. SPS 362.0903(18)(c)5.5. 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. SPS 362.0903 NoteNote: Position statement forms are available from the department's website at dsps.wi.gov.
SPS 362.0903(19)(19) Stories without openings. This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 903.2.11.1: Windowless stories with all required exits provided directly at grade when the story is located at or above grade plane. SPS 362.0903(20)(20) Woodworking operations. This is a department informational note to be used under IBC section 903.2.4.1: Note: The 2,500 square foot area in IBC section 903.2.4.1 is the size of the woodworking area, not the size of the fire area. SPS 362.0903(21)(21) Group S-1. This is a department requirement in addition to IBC section 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. SPS 362.0903(22)(22) Group S-2 parking garages. Substitute the following wording for condition 3 in IBC section 903.2.10: Where the building area of the open parking garage in accordance with IBC section 406.5 exceeds 48,000 square feet. SPS 362.0903(23)(23) Group S-1 distilled spirits or wine. This is a department alternative to the requirements of IBC section 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). SPS 362.0903 HistoryHistory: CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02; CR 04-016: renum. (2) to (5) to be (6), (7), (11) and (12), cr. (2) to (5), (8) to (10) and (13) Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05; CR 04-043: cr. (1m) Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05; emerg. renum. (6) to be (6) (a) and am. (6) (a) (intro.), cr. (6) (intro.) and (b), eff. 3-4-06; CR 06-040: renum. (6) to be (6) (a) and am. (6) (a) (intro.), cr. (6) (intro.) and (b), r. (7) Register September 2006 No. 609, eff. 10-1-06; CR 06-120: r. (1m) and (12), r. and recr. (5) and (6), cr. (6m), (11), (13) and (14), am. (8) to (10), renum. (11) and (13) to be (12) and (15) Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; corrections in (6) (a) and (d) and (11) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2008 No. 626; CR 10-103: r. (1), (6) (b), Table 62.0903, (6m) (b) 1. and 2., (8) to (10) and (14) (b), r. and recr. (5) (c), cr. (5) (d), (10) (b), renum. (2) to (5) to be (1) to (4), (6) (intro.), (a), (c) and (d) to be (5) (intro.), (a), (b) and (c), (6m) (intro.) (a), (b) 3. to 5. and (c) to be (6) (intro.) (a), (b) 1. to 3. and (c), (11) to (13) to be (7) to (9), (14) to be (10), (15) to be (11) and am. (4) (intro.), (5) (intro.), (b) (intro.), (c) 3. (intro.) and 3. b., (6) (intro.), (7) (intro.), (b) 4. and (9), Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11, r. and recr. (5) (c) Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 7-1-14; correction in (7) (b) 5. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672; 2015 Wis. Act 330 s. 20: am. (6) (b) 1., (c) 1., 2. Register April 2016 No. 724, eff. 5-1-16; CR 16-094: am. (5) (b) 1., r. (5) (c), renum. (5) (d) to (5) (cm), am. (10) (b) 1., cr. (12) to (18), Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; correction in (5) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register April 2018 No. 748; CR 23-007: am. (1) to (3), (4) (a) (intro.), 1., cr. (4) (a) 1m., r. (4) (a) 2., (b), am. (5) (a), (b) 1., cr. (5) (c), r. (5) (cm), cr. (5) (d), r. (7) (b), am. (9), (10) (a), r. (12), am. (14), r. (16), (17), cr. (18) (am), r. and recr. (18) (b), (c), cr. (19) to (23) Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25; correction in (1) to (3), (5) (a), (c) 2., (d) 1., 3., (9), (10) (a), (14), (18) (b) (intro.), 1. (intro.), c., e., (c) (intro.), 1., 3. (intro.), a., 4., (19) to (23) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2025 No. 836. SPS 362.0904SPS 362.0904 Alternative automatic fire-extinguishing systems. SPS 362.0904(1)(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. SPS 362.0904(2)(2) Additional requirements. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IBC section 904: SPS 362.0904(2)(b)1.1. ‘Where allowed.’ A manual-wet sprinkler system may not be installed in a building unless all of the following conditions are met: SPS 362.0904(2)(b)1.b.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. SPS 362.0904(2)(b)1.c.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. SPS 362.0904(2)(b)2.a.a. A building protected with a manual-wet sprinkler system shall be considered unsprinklered under all other code provisions. SPS 362.0904(2)(b)2.b.b. Each manual-wet sprinkler system shall be provided with a fire department connection. The fire department connection shall be installed in an accessible location acceptable to the fire chief. SPS 362.0904(2)(b)2.c.c. All above ground piping of the manual-wet sprinkler system shall be labeled as a “manual-wet sprinkler system.” Labels shall be placed at the fire department connection; at all valves and hose outlets; and on the piping at intervals of not more than 25 feet and at each side where the piping passes through a wall, floor or roof. SPS 362.0904(2)(b)2.d.d. The manual-wet sprinkler system design and installation shall comply with the automatic fire sprinkler system requirements of NFPA 13 or NFPA 13R, as applicable, except that the system comprised of the pilot line, fire department connection and fire department apparatus is considered as the approved water supply for the system. SPS 362.0904(2)(b)2.e.e. A manual-wet sprinkler system shall be supplied with water through the fire department connection using fire department apparatus. SPS 362.0904(2)(b)2.f.f. The plumbing well, water service and pressure tank shall be of a size and capacity to supply the hydraulically most remote sprinkler with the required waterflow and pressure for a minimum of 10 minutes. SPS 362.0904(2)(b)2.g.g. A pilot line shall be connected from the manual-wet sprinkler system to the plumbing water supply system at the well pressure tank. The pilot line shall be of a size that is adequate to supply the hydraulically most remote sprinkler in the system. SPS 362.0904(2)(b)2.h.h. The connection of a manual-wet sprinkler system to a plumbing water supply system shall be protected against backflow conditions in accordance with ch. SPS 382. SPS 362.0904(2)(b)2.i.i. The actuation of any sprinkler in the system shall operate the waterflow indicating device, which shall initiate a fire alarm within the building. SPS 362.0904(2)(b)2.j.j. Upon actuation of the building fire alarm, a fire alarm signal shall be sent automatically to the fire department providing fire protection to the building. SPS 362.0904(2)(b)3.3. ‘Installer qualifications.’ The installation or alteration of a manual-wet sprinkler system shall be performed by a licensed individual as specified for the installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system under subch. V of ch. SPS 305. SPS 362.0904(2)(c)(c) System interconnection. Substitute the following wording for IBC 904.12.2: The actuation of the fire suppression system shall automatically shut down all sources of fuel and power to all equipment located beneath the exhaust hood and protected by the suppression system. The fuel and power reset shall be manual. SPS 362.0904 NoteNote: The requirements in IBC sections 904.13, 904.13.1, and 904.13.2 are similar to those contained in the 2012 edition of the Life Safety Code. Section DHS 132.82 (1) and the medicare conditions of participation for long-term care facilities under 42 CFR 483 require all nursing homes to meet the 2012 edition of the Life Safety Code. SPS 362.0904 HistoryHistory: CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02; CR 01-139: am. (2) (b) 8. Register June 2002 No. 558, eff. 7-1-02; CR 04-016: renum. (intro.), (1) and (2) to be (2) (intro.), (a) and (b), and r. and recr. (2) (b) 2. c., cr. (1) Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05; correction in (2) (b) 2. h., 3. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672; CR 16-094: cr. (1) (title), (2) (title), r. (2) (a), am. (2) (b) 1. b., cr. (2) (c), (3), Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; CR 23-007: r. (3) Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25. SPS 362.0907(1)(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. SPS 362.0907(2)(2) Smoke alarms. These are department informational notes to be used under IBC section 907.2.11: SPS 362.0907 NoteNote: 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.” SPS 362.0907(2m)(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. SPS 362.0907(3)(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. 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 1003.3.3. SPS 362.0907(4)(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. SPS 362.0907(5)(5) Installation and monitoring. The following are department exceptions to the requirements in IBC section 907.6: SPS 362.0907(5)(a)(a) The requirements in NFPA 72 section 21.3.3.1 do not apply to elevator pits. SPS 362.0907(6)(6) Bleachers. This is a department exception to IBC section 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. SPS 362.0907 HistoryHistory: CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02; CR 04-016: renum. (1) to (3) to be (2) to (4), cr. (1) Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05; CR 06-120: renum. (3) and (4) to be (5) and (6), cr. (3), (4) and (7) Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; CR 10-103: r. (2) to (4), renum. (5) to (7) to be (2) to (4) and am. Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; CR 16-094: cr. (2m), am. (4), cr. (5), Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; correction in (5) (b) under s. 35.17, Stats., Register April 2018 No. 748; CR 23-007: am. (3), (5) (a), (b), cr. (6) Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25; correction in (3), (5) (a), (b), (6) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2025 No. 836. SPS 362.0909(1)(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. SPS 362.0909(2)(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. SPS 362.0909(3)(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: SPS 362.0909(3)(a)(a) During erection of ductwork and prior to concealment for the purposes of leakage testing and recording of device location. SPS 362.0909(3)(b)(b) Prior to occupancy and after sufficient completion for the purposes of pressure-difference testing, flow measurements, and detection and control verification. SPS 362.0909(4)(4) Qualifications. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 909.18.8.2: Inspection agencies for smoke control shall have expertise in fire protection engineering, mechanical engineering and certification as air balancers. SPS 362.0909(5)(5) Reports. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 909.18.8.3: A complete report of testing shall be prepared. The report shall include identification of all devices by manufacturer, nameplate data, design values, measured values and identification tag or mark. The report shall be reviewed by the responsible registered design professional and, when satisfied that the design intent has been achieved, the responsible registered design professional shall seal, sign and date the report. SPS 362.0909(6)(6) Report filing. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 909.18.8.3.1: A copy of the final report shall be maintained and made available to the building official upon request. SPS 362.0909 HistoryHistory: CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02, CR 06-120: renum. (5) and (6) to be (6) and (7), cr. (5) Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08.; CR 10-103: r. (7) Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11. SPS 362.0912SPS 362.0912 Fire department connections. This is a department informational note to be used under IBC section 912: Note: Where IBC sections 912.2, 912.2.1, 912.2.2, 912.4, 912.4 Exception, or 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. SPS 362.0912 HistoryHistory: CR 23-007: cr. Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25; correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2025 No. 836. SPS 362.0913(1)(1) Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 913.1 Exception: Pumps for automatic sprinkler systems installed in accordance with s. SPS 362.0903 (10). SPS 362.0913(2)(2) Water supply control valves required by IBC section 913.4 on a fire pump where the fire pump supplies either an automatic fire sprinkler system, a standpipe system, or both, shall be monitored per IBC section 903.4. SPS 362.0913 HistoryHistory: CR 23-007: cr. Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25; correction made under s. 35.17 Stats., Register August 2025 No. 836. SPS 362.1006(1)(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 be extended to 200 feet within townhouse dwelling units provided the townhouse complies with all of the following: SPS 362.1006(1)(a)(a) The townhouse does not exceed more than 3 stories above grade plane in height. SPS 362.1006(1)(b)(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. 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. SPS 362.1006(2)(2) Refrigerated spaces. Substitute the following wording for the exception in IBC section 1006.2.2.3: When using refrigerants in quantities limited to the amounts based on the volume set forth in ch. SPS 345. SPS 362.1006(3)(3) Exits from stories. This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 1006.3: 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 362.1006(4)(4) Salt and sand storage. This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC table 1006.2.1: A single exit is allowed, and the common path of travel shall be a maximum of 250 feet in buildings or portions of buildings used exclusively for non-combustible bulk material storage of salt and sand storage when the building walls contain the materials stored.
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