101.13(5)(a)(a) Every place of employment and public building, except those described in
sub. (2) (a) 1. to
8., the construction of which is begun after May 24, 1974 but prior to May 27, 1976, on each floor that is accessible to disabled persons, including persons in wheelchairs, which has public toilets shall have:
101.13(5)(a)1.
1. All public toilet rooms and at least one toilet compartment therein so designed and constructed that they will be suitable for entry and use by handicapped persons, including persons in wheelchairs;
101.13(5)(a)2.
2. The toilet compartment specified under
par. (a) so designed and constructed to allow sufficient space between the front entrance of the compartment and adjacent furniture, fixtures or walls to permit the compartment door to open at least 95° and to allow a person in a wheelchair ample room to readily maneuver himself or herself or the wheelchair into the compartment; and
101.13(5)(a)3.
3. At least one lavatory, sink, mirror and towel dispenser or hand drier in each public toilet room accessible to a disabled person, including a person in a wheelchair, if such item is provided.
101.13(5)(b)
(b) Within 90 days after May 24, 1974, the department shall adopt, by rule, specifications to effect the requirements of
par. (a). The department, in so adopting rules, shall consider the specifications established in the most current revision of "American Standard Specifications for Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to, and Usable by, the Physically Handicapped", published by the American standards association of New York.
101.13(6)(g)(g) The owner of any public building who fails to comply with this subsection may be compelled to meet its requirements in a circuit court suit by any interested person. Such person shall be reimbursed, if successful, for all costs and disbursements plus such actual attorney fees as may be allowed by the court.
101.13(6)(h)
(h) Each toilet room accommodation provided for disabled persons as required under this section shall be identified on its entrance as a disabled accommodation, and directions to such accommodations shall appear at the building's primary entrance.
101.13(7)
(7) The international symbol of accessibility as adopted by the rehabilitation international in 1969 is established as the official state symbol designating buildings and facilities constructed and designed to be accessible. The symbol may be used only in buildings or other facilities, or parts thereof, which meet the standards for access established by rule of the department. If anyone uses or causes the use of the symbol in violation of department standards, the department shall order the discontinuance of such use until such standards are met. Whoever fails to comply with a department order under this subsection shall be fined $50.
101.13(8)
(8) Every passenger elevator installed in a place of employment or public building after October 1, 1978 shall be equipped with raised letters and numerals on the operating panel and the external door frame on each floor, and the letters and numerals shall be designed and placed to maximize the ability of persons with functional limitations to use the passenger elevator without assistance.
101.13(9)
(9) To the extent that the historic building code applies to the subject matter of this section, this section does not apply to a qualified historic building, as defined under
s. 101.121 (2) (c), if the owner elects to be subject to
s. 101.121.
101.13 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
Comm 18, Wis. adm. code.
101.13 Annotation
While neither the U.S. nor Wisconsin constitutions compel states to require that public buildings and seats of government be constructed and maintained to be accessible to the physically handicapped, the legislature has an affirmative duty to address this problem and assure equal access to all constituted classes of citizens, including the physically handicapped. 63 Atty. Gen. 87.
101.132
101.132
Physically disabled persons; housing requirements. 101.132(1)(a)
(a) "Accessible" means able to be approached, entered and used by persons with disabilities.
101.132(1)(b)
(b) "Accessible route" means a continuous, unobstructed path connecting accessible elements and spaces in a building, within a site or from a site to a vehicular route, that can be negotiated by all persons with a disability.
101.132(1)(c)
(c) "ANSI A117.1" means the 1986 edition of the American national standards institute's code for buildings and facilities providing accessibility and usability for people with physical disabilities.
101.132(1)(d)
(d) "Covered multifamily housing" means any of the following:
101.132(1)(d)1.
1. Housing that is first ready for occupancy on or after October 1, 1993, consisting of 3 or more dwelling units if the housing has one or more elevators.
101.132(1)(d)2.
2. Grade-level dwelling units, in housing without elevators, that are first ready for occupancy on or after October 1, 1993, consisting of 3 or more dwelling units.
101.132(1)(h)
(h) "Remodel" means to substantially improve, alter, extend or otherwise change the structure of a building or change the location of exits, but does not include maintenance, redecoration, reroofing or alteration of mechanical or electrical systems.
101.132(1)(i)
(i) "Vehicular route" means a route intended for vehicular traffic including, but not limited to, a street, driveway or parking lot.
101.132(2)
(2) Discrimination against persons with physical disabilities prohibited. 101.132(2)(a)(a) In addition to discrimination prohibited under
s. 106.50 (2),
(2m) and
(2r) (b) and
(bm), no person may design or construct covered multifamily housing unless it meets all of the following standards:
101.132(2)(a)1.
1. There is at least one accessible entrance for each building and that entrance is on an accessible route. All other entrances that are at grade level shall be accessible to the greatest extent feasible. The department shall promulgate rules that define "to the greatest extent feasible" to ensure maximum accessibility in a way that is not disproportionate to the entire project's cost and scope. If the covered multifamily housing units are at grade level and are served by separate entrances, each unit shall be on an accessible route. If the units have a minimum number of required exits, as determined by rules that shall be promulgated by the department, all required grade-level exits shall be accessible.
101.132(2)(a)2.
2. Public and common use areas are accessible to persons with disabilities.
101.132(2)(a)3.
3. Interior and exterior doors, and interior passages, are sufficiently wide to allow passage by persons with disabilities who use wheelchairs.
101.132(2)(a)4.
4. Light switches, electrical outlets, circuit controls, thermostats and other environmental controls are all located in accessible locations; reinforcements in bathroom walls are installed to allow later installation of grab bars around the toilet, tub, shower stall and shower seat, when such facilities are provided; kitchens and bathrooms allow an individual in a wheelchair to maneuver about the space; and, upon the request of a renter and without cost to a renter, lever door handles are on all doors and single lever controls, or other controls that are approved by the department by rule, are on all plumbing fixtures used by residents.
101.132(2)(b)1.1. If more than 50% of the interior square footage of any housing with 3 or more dwelling units is to be remodeled, the entire housing shall conform to the standards in
par. (a), regardless of when the housing was first intended for occupancy.
101.132(2)(b)2.
2. If 25% to 50% of the interior square footage of any housing with 3 or more dwelling units is to be remodeled, that part of the housing that is to be remodeled shall conform to the standards in
par. (a), regardless of when the housing was first intended for occupancy.
101.132(2)(b)3.
3. If less than 25% of the interior square footage of any housing with 3 or more dwelling units is to be remodeled, the remodeling is not subject to the standards in
par. (a) unless the alteration involves work on doors, entrances, exits or toilet rooms, in which case the doors, entrances, exits or toilet rooms shall conform to the standards in
par. (a) regardless of when the housing was first intended for occupancy.
101.132(2)(b)4.
4. The department may grant a variance or waiver from the requirements under this paragraph relating to exterior accessibility using the standards and procedures under
par. (c).
101.132(2)(c)1.1. Plans and specifications for all covered multifamily housing subject to
par. (a) and proposed remodeling subject to
par. (b) shall be submitted to the department or its authorized representative for examination and approval before commencing work. The department shall promulgate rules that specify the materials to be included in the submittal, the procedures to be followed upon receipt of a submittal, reasonable time limitations for reviewing submittals and issuing or denying permits and qualifications for authorized representatives.
101.132(2)(c)2.
2. The department may grant a variance from the requirements relating to exterior accessibility under
par. (a) 1. or
(b), or from administrative rules promulgated under
par. (e) 2., if the person designing, constructing or remodeling the housing shows that meeting those requirements is impractical because of the terrain or unusual characteristics of the site. The department shall use a slope analysis of the undisturbed site for covered multifamily housing under
par. (a) or the existing site for remodeling under
par. (b) to determine the minimum number of accessible entrances at each site, with a minimum goal of exterior accessibility of 50% of the dwelling units of covered multifamily housing at one site. The department may impose specific conditions in granting a variance to promote exterior accessibility of the housing to persons with disabilities. If the department finds that exterior accessibility is impractical as to all dwelling units at a site, it may grant a waiver from the requirements under
par. (a) 1. or
(b).
101.132(2)(d)1.1. Except as provided in
subd. 2., covered multifamily housing and remodeled housing are accessible for purposes of this subsection if they comply with one of the following:
101.132(2)(d)1.b.
b. Final guidelines issued by the federal department of housing and urban development, published in the federal register on March 6, 1991.
101.132(2)(d)1.c.
c. Another standard that affords persons with disabilities access that is essentially equivalent to or greater than that required by ANSI A117.1.
101.132(2)(d)2.
2. Subdivision 1. does not apply to remodeled or covered multifamily housing for which a building permit is issued on or after January 1, 1995.
101.132(2)(e)1.1. The requirements under this subsection are in addition to, and do not supplant, the requirements under
s. 101.13 relating to the use of public buildings by persons with disabilities. Any conflict between this subsection and
s. 101.13 or the rules promulgated under
s. 101.13 shall be resolved in favor of the provision providing the greatest degree of access by persons with disabilities, as determined by the department.
101.132(2)(e)2.
2. The department shall promulgate rules establishing minimum accessibility requirements for the design and construction of covered multifamily housing and the remodeling of housing that are consistent with this subsection, that incorporate the applicable standards under ANSI A117.1 and that set forth permit and variance procedures for purposes of
par. (c).
101.132 History
History: 1997 a. 237 ss.
330,
335 to
351;
1999 a. 32,
82.
101.135
101.135
Uniform firewall identification. 101.135(1)
(1) The department shall promulgate rules that specify uniform dimensions, design and other characteristics for signs used to identify firewalls. The rules may not specify firewall signs that are more expensive than necessary to accomplish their purpose.
101.135(2)
(2) Whenever a city, village or town provides by ordinance for the identification of firewalls, the provisions of the ordinance shall conform to the rules promulgated under
sub. (1).
101.135 History
History: 1991 a. 269.
101.137
101.137
Fire suppression; ozone-depleting substances. 101.137(2)
(2) Servicing portable fire extinguishers. Beginning on August 1, 1994, no person may perform portable fire extinguisher servicing that releases or may release a class I substance unless the person uses equipment approved by the department or an independent testing organization approved by the department to capture the class I substance for recycling or reclaiming.
101.137(3)
(3) Fire fighting training. Beginning on August 1, 1994, no person may conduct fire fighting training using a portable fire extinguisher that contains a class I substance.
101.137(4)
(4) Testing fire suppression systems. Beginning on August 1, 1994, no person may test a fire suppression system that contains a class I substance by releasing the class I substance into the air from the system. This subsection does not apply to the testing of a fire suppression system on a ship that was constructed or is being constructed for an agency of the federal government.
101.137(4m)
(4m) Servicing fire suppression systems. Beginning on August 1, 1994, no person may perform servicing on a fire suppression system that releases or may release a class I substance unless the person uses equipment approved by the department or an independent testing organization approved by the department to capture the class I substance for recycling or reclaiming.
101.137(5)
(5) Penalty. Any person who violates this section shall be required to forfeit not less than $250 nor more than $1,000. Each act of servicing in violation of
sub. (2) constitutes a separate offense.
101.137 History
History: 1993 a. 243.
101.14
101.14
Fire inspections, prevention, detection and suppression. 101.14(1)(a)(a) The department may make reasonable orders for the repair or removal of any building or other structure which for want of repair or by reason of age or dilapidated condition or for any other cause is especially liable to fire, and which is so situated as to endanger other buildings or property and for the repair or removal of any combustible or explosive material or inflammable conditions, dangerous to the safety of any building or premises or the occupants thereof or endangering or hindering fire fighters in case of fire.
101.14(1)(b)
(b) The secretary and any deputy may at all reasonable hours enter into and upon all buildings, premises and public thoroughfares excepting only the interior of private dwellings, for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any condition liable to cause fire, or any violation of any law or order relating to the fire hazard or to the prevention of fire.
101.14(1)(bm)
(bm) The secretary and any deputy may, at all reasonable hours, enter the interior of private dwellings at the request of the owner or renter for the purpose of
s. 101.145 (6) or
101.645 (4).
101.14(1)(c)
(c) The department is hereby empowered and directed to provide the form of a course of study in fire prevention for use in the public schools, dealing with the protection of lives and property against loss or damage as a result of preventable fires, and transmit the same by the first day of August in each year to the state superintendent of public instruction.
101.14(1)(d)
(d) The department may prepare and provide suitable forms for distribution to the school systems in the state, for the purpose of providing uniform reports on fire drills conducted during the year in accordance with
s. 118.07 (2).
101.14(2)(a)(a) The chief of the fire department in every city, village or town, except cities of the 1st class, is constituted a deputy of the department, subject to the right of the department to relieve any such chief from duties as such deputy for cause, and upon such suspension to appoint some other person to perform the duty imposed upon such deputy. The department may appoint either the chief of the fire department or the building inspector as its deputy in cities of the 1st class.
101.14(2)(b)
(b) The chief of every fire department shall provide for the inspection of every public building and place of employment to determine and cause to be eliminated any fire hazard or any violation of any law relating to fire hazards or to the prevention of fires.
101.14(2)(c)1.1. Except as provided under
subd. 2., the chief of every fire department shall provide that the inspections required under
par. (b) be made at least once in each nonoverlapping 6-month period per calendar year in all of the territory served by his or her fire department. The chief of a fire department may require more frequent inspections than required under this subdivision. The department by rule shall provide for general exceptions, based on the type of occupancy or use of the premises, where less frequent inspections are required. Upon written request by the chief of a fire department, the department by special order may grant an exception to a city, village or town to conduct less frequent inspections than required under this subdivision.
101.14(2)(c)2.
2. In 1st class cities, the fire chief may establish the schedule of fire inspections in that city. The fire chief shall base the frequency of the inspections on hazardous classification, the proportion of public area, the record of fire code violations, the ratio of occupancy to size and any other factor the chief deems significant. Property other than residential property with 4 dwelling units or less shall be inspected at least once annually.
101.14(2)(cm)
(cm) In addition to the requirements of
pars. (b) and
(c), a fire department shall provide public fire education services.
101.14(2)(d)
(d) The chief of every fire department, or, in 1st class cities, the building inspector appointed by the department under
par. (a), shall designate a sufficient number of inspectors to make the inspections required under
pars. (b) and
(c).
101.14(2)(e)
(e) Written reports of inspection shall be made and kept on file by the authority having jurisdiction to conduct inspections, or its designee, in the manner and form required by the department.
101.14(2)(f)
(f) Every inspection required under
pars. (b) and
(c) is subject to the supervision and direction of the department, which shall, after audit, certify to the commissioner of insurance after the expiration of each calendar year each city, village or town where the inspections for the year have been made, and where records have been made and kept on file as required under
par. (e).
101.14(3)
(3) The department shall annually conduct training sessions and provide manuals and other materials and services to assist deputies and inspectors in the fulfillment of their duties under
sub. (2).
101.14(4)(a)(a) The department shall make rules, pursuant to
ch. 227, requiring owners of places of employment and public buildings to install such fire detection, prevention or suppression devices as will protect the health, welfare and safety of all employers, employees and frequenters of places of employment and public buildings.
101.14(4)(b)1.1. Except as provided in
subds. 2. and
3., the rules of the department shall require all such places and buildings over 60 feet in height, the construction of which is begun after July 3, 1974, to contain an automatic fire sprinkler system on each floor.
101.14(4)(b)2.a.a. Subdivision 1. does not apply to any open parking structure, as defined by the department.
101.14(4)(b)2.b.
b. If the department determines that water would cause irreparable damage and undue economic loss if discharged in such places or buildings, it shall require a suppression device which has a substance other than water.
101.14(4)(b)2.c.
c. Except as provided in
subd. 3.,
subd. 1. does not apply to any building over 60 feet in height the construction of which is completed or is begun prior to July 3, 1974.
