[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of South
Milwaukee 3-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2226[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 27,
Fire Prevention, Protection and Control Code, as amended.
A.
Intent.
(1)
To provide the municipality with comprehensive regulations to improve
public safety by attempting to control, limit, restrict and/or eliminate
fire hazards.
(2)
To improve life safety for employees, firefighters, and frequenters
of places of employment and public buildings.
(3)
To regulate the installation, use and maintenance of equipment; regulating
the use of structures, occupancies and open areas.
(4)
To require the removal and/or reduction of fire hazards; establishing
the responsibilities and procedures for code enforcement; and to set
the minimum standards for compliance and achievement of these objectives.
(5)
To protect property from the hazards of fire and explosion by establishing
minimum standards for the use, operation, maintenance and inspection
of buildings, structures and premises.
B.
Applications.
(1)
The provisions of this code shall apply to all public buildings and
places of employment.
(3)
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as applying
to the transportation of any article or thing shipped in conformity
with the regulations prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission,
or as applying to the military forces of the United States.
C.
Additions to, change of use or remodeled buildings.
(1)
If 50% or more of the total floor area of a building is remodeled
and/or added, the entire building shall be brought into compliance
with the requirements of this Code.
(2)
All percentages of additions or remodeling shall be cumulative as applied to Subsection C(1) above.
(3)
If the use of and/or contents of any existing building is changed
and becomes more hazardous as determined by the Authority Having Jurisdiction
(AHJ), the building shall be brought into compliance with this Code.
(4)
Those portions, elements, systems or components of existing buildings
and structures to be altered or modified on or after the effective
date of the rules under this Code and where the alteration, modification
or the addition affects a building element or component relating to
subject matters regulated by this Code, shall be designed, constructed
and maintained in accordance with the applicable rules of this Code
as the rules exist on one of the following:
(a)
The date plans for the alteration or modification are conditionally
approved by the AHJ.
(b)
The date the local building permit is issued.
(c)
The date the replacement is initiated, where § 27.01C(4)(a) and (b) do not apply.
D.
Plan submittals.
(1)
Any time that a fire protection, fire alarm, fire control, and/or
fire suppression system and/or any portion thereof is installed, altered,
added on to, or has appliances removed, plans shall be submitted to
the AHJ for review and conditional approval.
(2)
All plans for fire protection, fire alarm, fire control, and/or fire
suppression systems and/or any portion thereof must meet or exceed
the applicable NFPA and AHJ's requirements.
(3)
Plans shall be submitted for review to the AHJ prior to a permit
being issued.
(4)
A minimum of three copies of each plan, specification, and required
calculation shall be submitted. Two copies of each may be retained
by the AHJ.
(5)
A completed permit application must accompany all plan submittals.
(6)
The permit application must be signed by the individual assuming
complete responsibility for the submitted system(s).
(7)
The permit application for all fire sprinkler and standpipe systems
must be signed by an individual who holds a valid Wisconsin automatic
fire sprinkler contractor's license.
(8)
The appropriate permit, inspection and/or plan review fees must be
submitted with each permit application.
(9)
Plans will not be reviewed until all fee(s) have been received by
the Municipality.
(10)
All plan reviews are based on information provided. All plan
reviews are done for general code compliance only. Plan reviews do
not relieve or limit the responsibility and/or liability of any contractor,
architect, engineer, designer or any other responsible party for the
system(s) reviewed. The municipality or any of its agents and/or firm
or persons hired by the municipality to review plans are not responsible
for and do not accept any responsibility and/or liability for the
system(s) reviewed.
E.
Permits required.
(1)
A permit must be obtained prior to any open burning and the installation
and/or alteration of any portion of a fire protection, fire alarm,
fire control, and/or fire suppression system.
(2)
An operational permit issued by the AHJ is required prior to using
a building or portion thereof as a high-piled combustible storage
area exceeding 500 square feet.
(3)
Permits will only be issued after the required fire protection, fire
alarm, fire control, and/or fire suppression system plans and specifications
have been reviewed and conditionally approved by the AHJ.
(4)
Permits for the installation and/or alteration of fire sprinkler
and/or standpipe systems will only be issued to individuals who hold
a valid automatic fire sprinkler contractor's license.
(5)
Any contractor that begins installation and/or alteration of any
system regulated by this Code prior to obtaining the required permit
will be charged a triple permit fee.
(6)
The Fire Inspector shall have the dual authority with the Building
Inspector in the issuance of occupancy permits for multi-family, places
of employment, commercial structures, places of public assembly and
schools to the extent that the AHJ shall inspect and have approval
authority over proposed occupancies to ensure compliance with this
chapter.
F.
Inspection and testing.
(1)
All fire suppression systems and fire alarm systems required under
this Code shall be inspected by the AHJ prior to having any of its
parts covered up or concealed in any manner whatsoever. The AHJ shall
be given a forty-eight-hour notice prior to any system inspection.
(2)
The AHJ shall witness all tests of fire control systems, fire alarm
initiating devices, notification appliances, and any other required
system requiring an operational test. The AHJ shall be given a forty-eight-hour
notice prior to any system witness test.
G.
Right of entry.
(1)
The AHJ and/or their authorized representative may, at all reasonable
hours, enter any place of employment and/or public building within
their jurisdiction for the purposes of making any inspection or investigation
which, under the provision of this subsection, they shall deem necessary.
(2)
The AHJ shall inspect, or cause to be inspected, all places of employment
and public buildings as often as may be necessary, but not less than
once a year.
(3)
The purpose of any inspection and/or investigation is to determine
if any violations of the provisions or intent of this Code and/or
the codes or standards adopted by reference exist and to order corrections
of the violations observed.
(4)
The AHJ, upon the complaint of any person or whenever they shall
deem necessary, shall inspect any place of employment and/or public
building and premises within their jurisdiction.
(5)
Any owner or occupant of any place of employment and/or public building,
who refuses to permit, prevents or interferes with entry into or upon
the premises by anyone authorized by the AHJ shall be guilty of violating
this chapter and shall be subject to fines.
(a)
Exception: The interior of dwelling units will not be inspected
unless specifically requested by the owner/occupant or allowed by
state statutes.
H.
Enforcement and documentation.
(1)
The Fire Chief or anyone the Fire Chief has designated their AHJ
shall enforce the provisions of this Code.
(2)
Whenever any officers, members or inspectors of the Fire Department's
Bureau of Fire Prevention shall discover fire hazards as listed below,
they shall order such conditions or materials removed or remedied
in such manner as may be specified.
(a)
Dangerous or unlawful amounts of flammable, combustible or explosive
material as determined by the AHJ.
(b)
Hazardous conditions arising from defective or improperly installed
equipment for handling or using flammable, combustible or explosive
material.
(c)
Dangerous accumulations of rubbish, waste paper, boxes, shavings,
or other highly flammable materials as determined by the AHJ.
(d)
Accumulations of dust, grease, or waste materials in air conditioning
systems, exhaust ducts or vent hoods.
(e)
Obstructions including snow to or in fire escapes, stairs, passageways,
doors, or windows, liable to interfere with the operation of the Fire
Department or egress of occupants.
(f)
Any building, structure, or premises which for want of repairs,
lack of exit facilities, fire alarm apparatus or fire extinguishing
equipment or by reason of age or dilapidated condition, or from any
cause, creates a fire hazard.
(3)
The AHJ may use any means necessary in documentation of inspections
or conditions, including the use of electronic equipment.
I.
Notification of use or occupancy change.
(1)
Whenever there is a change in occupancy or the agent(s) (manager,
shift supervisor, after hours emergency contact, etc.) of that occupancy,
the owner or their duly authorized agent shall submit the changes
in writing to the Fire Department within five working days. The information
shall consist of the following:
(2)
Whenever a change in the service company for the alarm system has
occurred within the occupancy, the owner or authorized agent shall
submit the changes in writing to the Fire Department within five working
days. The information shall consist of the following:
(3)
No change can be made in the use or occupancy of any building or
structure, or any space within a building, structure, or space of
a building or structure either in a different division of the same
occupancy group or in a different occupancy group, unless the building
or structure complies with this Code's requirements for the new
division of occupancies, as these requirements exist.
(a)
Exception: This subsection does not apply to an approved temporary
use or to a new use that will be less hazardous, based on life and/or
fire risk, than the existing use.
(4)
An inspection by the Fire Department shall be required for any new
or change of occupancy.
J.
Temporary use. The AHJ may allow a building or portion of a building
to be used temporarily in a manner that differs from the approved
use for the building or space, or may approve a temporary building
to be used by the public, subject to all of the following provisions:
(1)
The AHJ along with the Building Inspector shall determine the time
frame within which the temporary use is permitted, based on the extent
hazards are created by the temporary use.
(2)
The AHJ shall determine and enforce the maximum occupancy load.
(3)
The AHJ shall determine any fire protection and/or control devices
and life safety provisions that may be needed.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall,
for the purpose of this Code, have the meaning indicated in this section.
A steel key vault, mounted on the exterior of a building
that contains keys, floor plans, maps or other items as required by
the AHJ, for access to all portions of the building.
Any place that receives at any time for compensation four
or more adults, for care and supervision, for less than 24 hours a
day.
Similar to a CBRF except that they are licensed for five
or less tenants.
Acceptable to the AHJ.
An agency accepted or acceptable to the Bureau of Fire Prevention,
such as Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, the American Gas Association laboratories
or other nationally recognized testing authorities.
Group A occupancies includes, among other, the use of a building
or structure, or a portion thereof, for the gathering together of
persons for purposes such as civic, social or religious functions,
recreation, food or drink consumption or awaiting transportation.
A room or space used for assembly purposes by less than 50 persons
and accessory to another occupant shall be included as a part of that
occupancy. Assembly occupancies shall include the following:
A-1: Assembly uses, usually with fixed seating, intended for
the production and viewing of performing arts or motion pictures.
A-2: Assembly uses intended for food and/or drink consumption.
A-3: Assembly uses intended for worship, recreation or amusement
and other assembly uses not classified elsewhere in Group A.
A-4: Assembly uses intended for viewing of indoor sporting events
and activities with spectator seating.
A-5: Assembly uses intended for participation in or viewing
outdoor activities.
Shall be the Fire Chief, or designee of the Fire Chief, to
enforce this Code, the laws of the State of Wisconsin, as designated
in § SPS 314.02(1), Wis. Adm. Code, pertaining to the prevention
of fires and public safety, and approving equipment installation,
or procedures as outlined in NFPA Standards, Codes and/or Recommended
Practices.
Means one which functions without human intervention and
is actuated as a result of predetermined temperature rise, rate of
rise of temperature, combustion products or smoke density.
A system which automatically detects fire condition and actuates
notification appliances throughout the protected premises.
A device designed to detect specific products of fire, smoke,
heat or both.
An integrated system of underground and/or overhead piping
designed in accordance with fire protection standards. The system
includes a suitable water supply. The portion of the system above
ground is a network of specially sized or hydraulically designed piping
installed in a structure or area, generally overhead, and to which
automatic sprinklers are connected in a systematic pattern. The system
is usually activated by heat from a fire and discharges water over
the fire area.
An approved system of devices and equipment which automatically
detects a fire and discharges an approved fire-extinguishing agent
onto or in the area of fire.
That portion of a building that is partly or completely below
grade plane. A basement shall be considered as a story.
A building arranged or used as lodging for compensation,
with or without meals, not occupied as a single-family unit.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention is made up of the following
personnel: the Fire Chief, the Fire Marshal and/or Fire Inspectors,
or any other Designee of the Chief.
Group B occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building
or structure, or a portion thereof, for office, professional or service-type
transactions, including storage of records and accounts.
An electric powered or battery-operated device that sounds
an alarm when an unsafe level of carbon monoxide is in the air.
The upper surface of a space, regardless of height. Areas
with a suspended ceiling would have two ceilings, one visible from
the floor, and one above the suspended ceiling.
A standard that is an extensive compilation of provisions
covering a broad subject matter or that is suitable for adoption into
law independently of other codes and standards.
All materials not classified as "noncombustible" are considered
combustible. This property of a material does not relate to its ability
to structurally perform under fire exposure. The degree of combustibility
is not defined by standard fire test procedures.
Any area in a building that can be accessed by more than
one person from different families at one time.
A community facility where five or more adults who are not
related to the operator or administrator and who do not require care
above intermediate level nursing care reside and receive care, treatment
or services that are above the level of room and board, but that include
no more than three hours of nursing care per week per resident.
An approval of plans and/or specifications by the AHJ based
upon information provided to the AHJ, including, but not limited to,
any changes required by the AHJ to the abovementioned plans and/or
specifications.
A company, individual or agency hired by the Bureau of Fire
Prevention to provide advice to the Bureau of Fire Prevention on fire-related
issues. Consultants may provide services, which could include plan
reviews of fire suppression systems, fire alarm systems, witness tests
and/or conduct inspections.
Any place which receives at any one time for compensation
four or more children under the age of seven years, for care and supervision,
for less than 24 hours a day or more than 10 days a month, without
the attendance of a parent, relative or legal guardian.
A single unit providing living facilities for one or more
persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating,
cooking and sanitation. For the purpose of this Code, "dwelling unit"
includes apartments and condominiums but does not include hotel and
motel rooms, guest suites, dormitories, boarding rooms, or sleeping
rooms in nursing homes.
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGA detached building containing only one dwelling unit and designed for one family.
TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGA detached building containing not more than two individual dwelling units which are entirely separated by vertical walls or horizontal floors, unpierced except for access to the outside or common basement.
Group E occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building
or structure, or a portion thereof, by six or more persons at any
one time for educational purposes through the 12th grade.
Group F occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building
or structure, or a portion thereof, for assembly, disassembly, fabricating,
finishing, manufacturing, packaging, repair or processing operations
that are not classified as Group H occupancy.
The willful and knowing initiation or transmission of a signal,
message or other notification of an event of fire when no such danger
exists.
MALICIOUS ALARMA false alarm of fire deliberately sounded by someone in order to inconvenience the Fire Department.
ACCIDENTAL ALARMAn alarm set off and transmitted through accidental operation of an automatic or manual fire alarm device.
GOOD-INTENT FALSE ALARMAn alarm that turns out to be false but was reported in good faith.
Two or more individuals who are related to each other by
blood, marriage, adoption or legal guardianship. For purposes of this
abode a group of not more than four persons not necessarily related
by blood or marriage, living together in a single living unit, will
be considered equivalent to a single family.
A device connected to a fire alarm to signal either a fire
or trouble condition. Fire alarm annunciation devices could include
visual devices, horn/strobes, horns, bells, and/or annunciator panels.
A device connected to a fire alarm system that causes a trouble,
supervisory and/or alarm signal to be initiated. Fire alarm initiating
devices could include: smoke, heat, flame, ionization, or photoelectric
detectors, water flow, low air, low temperature, low water, or supervisory
switches.
A system or portion of a combination system that consists
of components and circuits arranged to monitor and annunciate the
status of the fire alarm or supervisory signal-initiating devices
to activate notification appliances throughout the protected premises
and to initiate the appropriate response to those signals.
A system designed and constructed with the intent of controlling
or limiting a fire. Fire control systems may be automatic or nonautomatic.
Fire control systems could include automatic fire sprinkler systems,
standpipe systems, chemical agent systems, fire hydrants and/or any
other system acceptable to the AHJ.
A part of a sprinkler, standpipe, deluge and/or combination
system to be used by the Fire Department to pump additional water
into the system(s) it is connected to.
Any combination of a fire door, frame, hardware, and other
accessories that together provide a certain degree of fire protection
to the opening.
That property of materials of their assemblies that prevents
or retards the passage of excessive heat, hot gases or flame under
conditions of use. Materials are tested as prescribed in Section 703
of the Wisconsin Enrolled Building Code.
A fire-resistance-rated wall having protected openings, which
restricts the spread of fire and extends continuously from the foundation
to or through the roof, with sufficient structural stability under
fire conditions to allow collapse of construction on either side without
collapse of the wall.
Refers to the total square footage of the sums of all basement,
floor levels, balconies and mezzanines.
The area for basements and floor levels shall be measured from
the outside perimeter of the outside walls.
The area for mezzanines shall be determined from the product
of the length of the mezzanine multiplied by the width of the mezzanine.
For the purpose of determining square footage, fire division
walls will not be accepted as outside walls or area dividers.
Buildings that are in close proximity to each other will have
their building square footage added together to arrive at the total
square footage.
For the purpose of determining close proximity the following
will hold true:
For the purpose of determining square footage, a fire wall which
has a fire resistance rating of not less than four hours and which
subdivides or separates a building to restrict the spread of fire,
including a three-foot parapet wall is an approved area divider.
That level of a building on a sloping or multilevel site
which has a floor line at or not more than three feet above exit discharge
grade for at least 1/2 of the required exit discharges.
Means coal, natural gas, oil, wood, propane or kerosene.
Means every person, other than an employee, who may go in
or be in a place of employment or public building under circumstances
which render such person other than a trespasser. Such term includes
a pupil or student when enrolled in or receiving instruction at an
educational institution.
A reference plane representing the average of finished ground
level adjoining the building exterior walls. Where the finished ground
level slopes away from the exterior walls, the reference plane shall
be established by the lowest points within the area between the building
and the lot line or, where the lot line is more than six feet from
the building, between the building and a point six feet from the building.
Group H occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building
or structure, or a portion thereof, that involves the manufacturing,
processing, generation or storage of materials that constitute a physical
or health hazard in quantities in excess of those found in Tables
307.7(1) through 307.7(4) of the International Building Code.
H-1: Buildings and structures which contain materials that pose
a detonation hazard.
H-2: Buildings and structures which contain materials that pose
a deflagration hazard or a hazard from accelerated burning.
H-3: Buildings and structures which contain materials that readily
support combustion or pose a physical hazard.
H-4: Buildings and structures which contain materials that are
health hazards.
H-5: Semiconductor fabrication facilities and comparable research
and development areas in which hazardous production materials are
used and the aggregate quantity of materials is in excess of those
listed in Tables 307.7(1) and 307.7(2) of the International Building
Code.
The vertical distance from the grade plane to the average
height of the highest roof surface.
Group I occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building
or structure, or a portion thereof, in which people having physical
limitations because of health or age are harbored for medical treatment
or other care or treatment, or in which people are detained for penal
or correctional purposes or in which the liberty of the occupants
is restricted. Institutional occupancies are classified as I-1, I-2,
I-3 or I-4, as described in the International Building Code.
Means included in a list published by a nationally recognized
testing laboratory, inspection agency, or other organization concerned
with product evaluation, that maintains periodic inspection of production
of listed equipment or materials and whose listing states either that
the equipment or materials meet nationally recognized standards or
has been tested and found suitable for use in a specified manner.
A system or portion of a combination system that consists
of components and circuits arranged to initiate the Notification Appliances
and appropriate response to those signals only after a person manually
activates the fire alarm system.
Group M occupancy includes, among others, building and structures
or a portion thereof, for the display and sale of merchandise, and
involves stock of goods, wares or merchandise incidental to such purposes
and accessible to the public.
An intermediate level or levels between floor and ceiling
of any story with an aggregate floor area of not more than one-third
of the area of the room or space in which the level or levels are
located.
Buildings and structures of an accessory character and miscellaneous
structures not classified in any specific occupancy shall be constructed,
equipped and maintained to conform to the requirements of this Code
commensurate with the fire and life hazard incidental to their occupancy.
A building or portion thereof containing three or more dwelling
units, such as tenements, apartments, or rooming houses. Row houses
with fire walls extending from the basement to the underside of the
roof separating each living unit are not considered multifamily for
the purpose of this chapter.
The National Fire Protection Association.
A noncombustible material is one which, in the form in which
it is used, meets one of the requirements listed below. Materials
used adjacent to or in contact with heat producing appliances, warm
air ducts, plenums and chimneys shall be classified as noncombustible
only on the basis of the requirement in Subsection A. Noncombustible
does not apply to the flame-spread characteristics of interior finish
or trim materials. No material shall be classified as noncombustible
building construction material, which is subject to increase in combustibility
or Flame-Spread Classification (FSC) beyond the limits herein established
through the effects of age, moisture or other atmospheric conditions.
(See flame spread rating in Wis. Adm. Code.)
Materials which pass the test procedure of ASTM E-136 for noncombustibility
of elementary materials when exposed to a furnace temperature of 1,382°
F. for a minimum period of five minutes and do not cause a temperature
rise of the surface or interior thermocouple in excess of 54°
F. above the furnace air temperature at the beginning of the test
and which do not flame after exposure of 30 seconds.
Materials having structural base of noncombustible material as defined in Subsection A, with a surfacing not more than 1/8 inch thick which has a Flame-Spread Classification (FSC) not greater than 50 when tested in accordance with the method of test for surface burning characteristics of building materials (ASTM E-84).
A fire alarm system component such as a bell, horn, speaker,
light, or text display that provides audible, tactile, visible outputs,
or any combination thereof.
The person or persons who physically reside, work or are
present in a facility.
Other terms not defined herein used in this section shall
be as defined in the International Fire Code section 202 and are adopted
herein by reference.
Includes his duly sworn agent or attorney, a purchaser, devisee,
fiduciary or person having a vested or contingent interest in the
property in question.
Includes every place, whether indoors or out or underground
and the premises appurtenant thereto where either temporarily or permanently
any industry, trade or business is carried on, or where any process
or operation, directly or indirectly related to any industry, employed
by another for direct or indirect gain or profit, but does not include
any place where persons are employed in private domestic service which
does not involve the use of mechanical power or in farming.
The physical location protected by a fire alarm system.
To remodel, alter or both, means to change any building or
structure which affects the structural strength, fire hazard, internal
circulation, or exits of the existing building or structure. This
definition does not apply to maintenance, reroofing, or alterations
to the heating and ventilating or electrical system.
Group R occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building
or structure, or portion thereof, for sleeping accommodations when
not classed as an Institutional Group I.
R-1: Residential occupancies where the occupants are primarily
transient in nature.
R-2: Residential occupancies containing more than two dwelling
units where occupants are primarily permanent in nature.
R-3: Residential occupancies where the occupants are primarily
permanent in nature and not classified R-1, R-2 or I, and where buildings
do not contain more than two dwelling units or adult and child care
facilities, that provide accommodations for five or fewer persons
of any age for less than 24 hours.
R-4: Residential occupancies shall include buildings arranged
for occupancy as residential care/assisted living facilities including
five but not more than 16 occupants, excluding staff.
Buildings with combustible roofs shall have all roof spaces
subdivided every 3,000 square feet by one-hour rated partitions unless
protected by an approved automatic fire sprinkler system. All openings
must have a minimum of a one-hour rated self-closing door.
Means any building which has a room or rooms for sleeping,
without permanent provisions for cooking. Rooming house rooms do not
include any room in a one- or two-family dwelling.
Visual observation from the floor and/or ground level of
any system and/or component thereof required by this Code prior to
being concealed in any way by any means.
A place of abode arranged to accommodate three or more attached
side-by-side or back-to-back living units.
Indicates a mandatory requirement.
Indicates a recommendation or that which is advised but not
required.
A horizontally measured dimension relating to the allowable
coverage limits of fire detectors, automatic sprinkler systems, and
fire alarm visual notification devices.
State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional
Services.
A document, the main text of which contains only mandatory
requirements using the word "shall" to indicate mandatory requirements
and which is in a form generally suitable for reference by another
standard or code for adoption into law.
Group S occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building
or structure, or portion thereof, for storage that is not classed
as Hazardous Group H.
S-1: (Moderate-Hazard Storage) Buildings occupied for storage
uses which are not classified as S-2.
S-2: (Low-Hazard Storage) Building used for storage of noncombustible
material such as products on wood pallets or in paper cartons with
or without single thickness divisions or in paper wrappings. Such
products may have negligible amount of plastic trim such as knobs,
handles, or film wrapping.
That portion of a building included between the upper surface
of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or roof next above.
To determine the number of stories in a building, all floors will
be counted whether they are above grade or below grade, including
basements, sub-basements, and ground floors, but not including penthouses
or mezzanines less than 1/3 of a story.
Less than 180 days.
For the purpose of this Code, "throughout" shall mean the
following:
For automatic fire sprinkler systems, providing fire sprinkler
protection in all areas of a structure as required by NFPA 13.
For automatic fire alarm system, installing detection, audible
and visual notification devices in all areas of the protected premises
installed in accordance with NFPA 72.
For manual fire alarm systems, installing audible and visual
notification devices in all areas of the protected premises installed
in accordance with NFPA 72.
A test of an available water supply that indicates the quantity
of water flowing out of a specific orifice, at a specific pressure,
at a specific point in time.
Includes comfort, decency and moral well-being.
A.
The most current legislatively enacted versions by the state, on
the effective date of this Code, shall apply.
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SPS 303
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Administrative Procedures
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SPS 305
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Licenses, Certifications and Registration
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SPS 307
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Explosives and Fireworks
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SPS 314
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Fire Prevention
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SPS 316
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Electrical
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SPS 318
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Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices
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SPS 328
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Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
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SPS 334
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Amusement Rides
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SPS 335
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Infectious Agents
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SPS 340
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Gas Systems
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SPS 341
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Boilers and Pressure Vessels
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SPS 343
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Anhydrous Ammonia
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SPS 345
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Mechanical, Refrigeration
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SPS 361-366
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Commercial Building Code
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SPS 371
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Solar Energy Systems
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SPS 375-379
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Buildings Constructed Prior to 1914
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B.
Any violation of the incorporated provisions constitutes a violation
of this Code.
C.
In cases of conflict between local and state Codes, the most restrictive
provisions shall govern.
Unless otherwise indicated or referenced in Ch. SPS 314, Wis.
Stats., the latest edition of the following NFPA publications published
on or before the effective date of this Code are adopted by reference,
enforced and incorporated into this Code as if fully set forth herein.
This list is not meant to be all inclusive.
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NFPA 1
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Fire Code
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NFPA 10
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Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
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NFPA 11
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Standard for Low-, Medium- and, High-Expansion Foam
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NFPA 12
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Standard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems
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NFPA 13
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Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
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NFPA 13D
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Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One and
Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes
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NFPA 13R
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Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-Rise
Residential Occupancies
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NFPA 14
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Standard for the Installation of Standpipes, and Hose Systems
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NFPA 15
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Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems
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NFPA 16
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Standard for the Installation of Foam-Water Sprinkler and Foam-Water
Spray Systems
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NFPA 17
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Standard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems
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NFPA 17A
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Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems
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NFPA 20
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Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps
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NFPA 22
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Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection
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NFPA 24
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Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains
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NFPA 25
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Standard for Water-Based Fire Protection Systems
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NFPA 30
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Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code
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NFPA 30A
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Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages,
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NFPA 30B
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Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products
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NFPA 33
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Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible
Materials
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NFPA 34
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Standard for Dipping, Coating and Printing Processes Using Flammable
or Combustible Liquids
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NFPA 35
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Standard for the Manufacture of Organic Coatings
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NFPA 36
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Standard for Solvent Extraction Plants
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NFPA 37
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Standard for Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines
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NFPA 40
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Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film
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NFPA 45
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Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals,
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NFPA 51
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Standard for the Design and Installation of Oxygen-Fuel Gas
Systems for Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes
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NFPA 51B
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Standard for Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work
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NFPA 54
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National Fuel Gas Code
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NFPA 55
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Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code
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NFPA 58
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code
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NFPA 59
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Utility LP-Gas Plant Code
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NFPA 59A
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Standard for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
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NFPA 61
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Standard for Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food
Processing Facilities
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NFPA 68
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Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting
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NFPA 69
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Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems
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NFPA 70
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National Electrical Code®
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NFPA 72
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National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
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NFPA 75
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Standard on Information Technology Equipment
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NFPA 76
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Standard on Telecommunications Facilities
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NFPA 80
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Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives
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NFPA 82
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Standard on Incinerators and Waste and Linen Handling Systems
and Equipment
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NFPA 85
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Standard on Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards
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NFPA 86
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Standard for Ovens and Furnaces
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NFPA 88A
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Standard for Parking Structures
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NFPA 91
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Standard for Exhaust Systems for Air Conveying of Gases, etc.
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NFPA 96
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Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial
Operations
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NFPA 99
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Health Care Facilities Code
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NFPA 99B
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Standard for Hypobaric Facilities
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NFPA 101
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Life Safety Code®
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NFPA 102
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Standard for Grandstands, Folding and Telescopic Seating, Tents,
and Membrane Structures
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NFPA 105
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Standard on Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protective
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NFPA 110
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Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems
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NFPA 111
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Standard on Stored Electrical Energy Emergency and Standby Power
Systems
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NFPA 115
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Standard on Laser Fire Protection
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NFPA 160
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Standard on Flame Effects Before an Audience
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NFPA 170
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Standard for Fire Safety and Emergency Symbols
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NFPA 204
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Standard for Smoke and Heat Venting
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NFPA 211
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Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning
Appliances
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NFPA 214
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Standard on Water-Cooling Towers
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NFPA 221
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Standard for High Challenge Fire Walls, Fire Walls, and Fire
Barrier Walls
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NFPA 232
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Standard for the Protection of Records
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NFPA 241
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Standard on Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations
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NFPA 291
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Standard on Fire Flow Testing and Marking of Hydrants
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NFPA 303
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Standard on Marinas and Boatyards
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NFPA 307
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Standard on Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves
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NFPA 318
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Standard on Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities
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NFPA 400
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Hazardous Materials Code
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NFPA 418
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Standard on Heliports
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NFPA 484
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Standard on Combustible Metals
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NFPA 495
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Explosive Materials Code
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NFPA 499
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Standard on Combustible Dusts and Hazardous (Classified) Locations
for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas
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NFPA 654
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Standard on Fire and Dust Explosions from Manufacturing Combustible
Particulate Solids
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NFPA 655
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Standard on Sulfur Fires and Explosions
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NFPA 664
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Standard on Fires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking
Facilities
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NFPA 704
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Standard on the Identification of Hazards of Materials for Emergency
Response
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NFPA 720
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Standard on Carbon Monoxide Detection and Warning Equipment
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NFPA 750
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Standard on Water Mist Fire Protection Systems
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NFPA 780
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Standard on Lightning Protection Systems
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NFPA 801
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Standard for Facilities Handling Radioactive Materials
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NFPA 804
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Standard for Advanced Light Water Reactor Electric Generating
Plants
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NFPA 850
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Standard on Electric Generating Plants
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NFPA 853
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Standard on Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems
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NFPA 1123
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Standard on Fireworks Display
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NFPA 1124
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Standard on Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles
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NFPA 1125
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Code for the Manufacture of Model Rocket and High Power Rocket
Motors
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NFPA 1126
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Standard on Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience
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NFPA 2001
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Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems
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NFPA 2010
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Standard for Fixed Aerosol Fire Extinguishing Systems
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The Code shall not be construed to affect the responsibility
of any persons owning, operating, or installing equipment, for injury
to persons or damage to property caused by any defect therein, nor
shall the municipality, any person, firm, company or agent(s) for
the municipality be held as assuming such liability by reason of any
inspection or reinspection authorized herein or the permit issued
herein provided or by reason of the disapproval or approval of any
equipment and/or system authorized herein.
A.
The service of correction orders shall be made upon the owner. A
copy of the service order can be delivered personally to the owner
or by leaving it with the person in charge of the premises. Whenever
it may be necessary to serve such order upon the owner of the premises,
such an order may be served either by delivering to and leaving with
the person a copy of the order, or if such owner is absent from the
jurisdiction of the AHJ making the order, by mailing such a copy to
the owner's last known post office address or sending it to an
email address provided by the owner.
B.
Conditions that are hazardous to life or safety of the occupants
shall require immediate correction. All other violations shall be
corrected within a specified time or date, as the AHJ shall determine.
C.
When the owner of any property or person in apparent control of the
property is issued an order by the AHJ and fails to comply with the
order, the Municipality may do the work ordered and the cost of such
work shall constitute a special assessment against the property upon
which the work is done and shall be levied against such property pursuant
to Wis. Stats., § 66.66(16)(a).
D.
No person shall refuse to permit or shall prevent or interfere with
any entry into or upon any building or premise by the AHJ who is lawfully
on the premises or interfere with any such inspection. If consent
to enter onto personal or real properties which are not public buildings,
or to portions of public buildings which are not open to the public,
has been denied, the Fire Inspector shall obtain a special inspection
warrant under Wis. Stats., § 66.0119.
A.
The AHJ shall have the power to modify any of the provisions of this
Code upon application in writing by the owner or occupant, or a duly
sworn authorized agent, when there are practical difficulties in the
way of carrying out the strict letter of the Code, provided that the
spirit of the Code shall be observed, public safety secured, and substantial
justice done.
B.
The AHJ thereon shall enter upon the records of the Department, and
a signed copy shall be furnished to the applicant the particulars
of such variances when granted.
C.
The AHJ may require tests as proof of compliance with the intent
of this Code. Such tests are to be made by an approved agency at the
expense of the person requesting approval of the alternate material
or method of construction.
D.
If technical expertise is unavailable within the municipality because
of new technology, process, products, facilities, materials and uses
attending design, operation or use of a building or premises subject
to the inspection of the municipality, the AHJ may require the owner
or the person in possession or control of the building or premises
to provide, without charge to the municipality, a technical opinion
and report. The opinion and report shall be prepared by a qualified
engineer, specialist, laboratory or fire safety organization, acceptable
to the AHJ and the owner, and shall analyze the fire safety properties
of the design, operation or use of the building or premises and the
facilities and appurtenances situated thereon, and prescribed the
necessary recommended changes. The department may also acquire technical
assistance from a consultant and may charge a fee to the owner or
occupant for the service provided.
A.
The AHJ may revoke any permit issued in accordance with this Code
in any case where they may find that any of the conditions for the
issuance have not been maintained or where there has been false statement
or misrepresentation of any material fact in the application or plans
on which the issuance was based.
B.
The AHJ shall promptly notify the permit holder of the request for
revocation and, if so requested by the permit holder, the effective
date of the revocation shall be deferred pending a hearing before
the Chief of the Fire Department. The decision of the Chief for revocation,
following the hearing, shall be final.
A.
The Fire Department shall investigate the origin, cause, and circumstances
of fires occurring within their jurisdiction to determine if the fire
is of carelessness or design. Such investigations may begin immediately
upon the occurrence of such a fire, and if it appears to the officer
making such an investigation that such fire is of suspicious origin
and of a significant nature, the Fire Chief shall be notified of the
facts. The AHJ shall notify the proper authorities designated by law
to pursue the investigation of such matters and shall further cooperate
with the authorities in the collection of evidence and in the prosecution
of the case. A member of the fire investigation team shall file a
written report of damage associated with every fire in a timely manner.
It shall contain a statement of all facts relating to the cause and
origin and circumstances of such fire and other information as may
be required.
B.
The Municipal Attorney and any other Department of the Municipality,
upon the request of the Fire Chief, shall assist in the investigation
of any fire that, in the Chief's opinion, is of suspicious origin.
C.
The Fire Chief, Officers in Command and the Fire Inspector at any
fire are hereby vested with full and complete police authority. Any
officer of the Fire Department may cause the arrest of any person
failing to give the right-of-way to the Fire Department in responding
to or investigating an incident.
D.
The Fire Chief or Officers in Command may prescribe certain limits
in the vicinity of any incident within which no persons, excepting
firefighters and police officers and those admitted by order of any
officer of the Fire Department, shall be permitted to enter.
E.
The Fire Chief or Officers in Command shall have the power to cause
the removal of any property whenever it is deemed necessary and prudent
for the preservation of such property. During the progress of any
fire, they shall have the power to cause the removal of all wires
or other facilities and the turning off of all electricity or other
services where the same impedes work of the Fire Department during
the progress of fire.
F.
It shall be lawful for any Fire Department personnel while acting
under the direction of the Fire Chief or Officer in Command to enter
premises adjacent to or in the vicinity of a building or other property
that is on fire for the purpose of extinguishing, containing, or searching
for extension of such fire or other exigent circumstances. No person
shall hinder, resist or obstruct any firefighter in the discharge
of his duties as is herein before provided. The person so offending
shall be deemed guilty of resisting firefighters in the discharge
of their duties.
G.
During the progress of fire, the Fire Chief or Officers in Command
shall have the power to order the removal or destruction of any property
necessary to prevent the further spread of fire or to ensure that
the fire has not extended to other areas; providing that it is likely
that, unless such property is removed, other property is in danger
of being destroyed by fire.
A.
Intent. The intent of this section is to require the installation
of automatic fire sprinkler systems to improve the protection of life
and property within the municipality. It will establish a minimum
standard for fire safety through the standardization of the design,
installation, testing and maintenance requirements for automatic fire
sprinkler suppression.
B.
Installation required. An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be
installed in all structures as required by adopted NFPA Codes and/or
where the floor area exceeds the thresholds established in Table 27.12
or SPS 362.0903/ICB 903 of the specific occupancy involved. For the
purpose of determining square footage as it relates to the installation
of fire sprinklers, firewalls shall not be considered area dividers
unless the firewall is built in compliance with Section 705 of the
Commercial Building Code.
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Table 27-12
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Occupancy Type
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Type I
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Type II
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Type III
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Type IV
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Type V
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E*
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All
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All
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All
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All
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All
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F-2
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5,000 square feet
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5,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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I-2
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All
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All
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All
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All
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All
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I-3
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All
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All
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All
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All
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All
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I-4
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All
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All
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All
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All
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All
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R-4
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All
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All
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All
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All
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All
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U
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5,000 square feet
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5,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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NOTES:
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Excludes single-family home.
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C.
In addition an automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all:
(1)
Parking structures above and below ground with ceilings.
(2)
CBRFs (community-based residential facilities).
(3)
Adult family homes.
(4)
Throughout every building, new or existing, which by reason of its
construction or combustible occupancy involves a life hazard to its
occupants or in the judgment of the AHJ constitutes a fire menace.
E.
Dormitories, fraternities and sorority houses. Throughout all buildings.
F.
When a sprinkler system is required by this chapter but not the Wisconsin
Department of Safety and Professional Services, at a structure that
is not currently serviced by a municipal water source:
(1)
Within 90 days after a municipal water system becomes available,
the sprinkler system shall be connected to the municipal water supply.
G.
All automatic fire sprinkler systems shall:
(1)
Be monitored in accordance with NFPA 72.
(2)
Have sprinkler control rooms located with adequate access for Fire
Department, Sprinkler Maintenance and Inspection personnel, and shall
not be located within private dwellings with the exception of NFPA
13D systems.
(3)
Have direct access from the exterior to the sprinkler control valve
as determined by the AHJ.
(4)
Have working drawings prepared in accordance with NFPA 13.
(5)
Have an approved audible alarm device, located on the exterior of
the building in an approved location. Such sprinkler waterflow alarm
devices shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of
a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system.
Where a fire alarm system is installed, actuation of the automatic
sprinkler system shall actuate the building fire alarm system.
(6)
The FDC must be at least 40 feet from all gas meters, electrical
meters and transformers.
(7)
Be designed for the hazard being protected or as specifically specified
in this Code and/or as directed by the AHJ.
(8)
All automatic fire sprinkler systems hydraulic designs are to be
based on 90% available water supply (10% safety margin shall be maintained).
All sprinkler systems designed shall be based on the most current
approved water flow test conducted in accordance with NFPA 291.
(9)
Have all working drawings with all required hydraulic calculations
prepared by the installing contractor and submitted to the AHJ for
review and Conditional Approval prior to any portion of the system
being installed.
H.
Maintenance of equipment.
(1)
Sprinkler systems which have been installed in compliance with permit
or order, or because of any law or code, shall be maintained in operative
condition at all times. No owner or occupant shall reduce the effectiveness
of the protection so required; except this provision shall not prohibit
the owner or occupant from temporarily reducing or disconnecting the
protection system when making necessary repairs, alterations or additions.
The Fire Department shall be notified before repairs, alterations
or additions are started and shall be notified again when the system
has been restored to service.
(3)
A service contract is required for annual service of the sprinkler
system per NFPA 25. This will be required prior to obtaining an occupancy
permit.
(4)
A service contract is required for the monitoring of systems where
monitoring is required.
(5)
The latest annual test report must be posted at the riser or a location
acceptable to the AHJ.
I.
Application to existing buildings.
(1)
Adult family homes and CBRFs regardless of number of occupants or
class must be retrofitted with sprinkler protection acceptable to
the AHJ.
(2)
Where the AHJ finds that an existing building, because of current
occupancy or a change in occupancy, constitutes a hazard to its occupants
or adjoining property, the AHJ may order compliance with the provisions
of this section. A hazard shall be determined by the existence of
one or more of the following conditions:
(a)
Any building which by reason of its construction or highly combustible
occupancy involves a hazard to its occupants or, in the judgment of
the AHJ, constitutes a fire menace, e.g., paint shop and other occupancies
involving processing, mixing, storing, and dispensing of volatile
liquids or solids.
(b)
Non-fire-resistive characteristics of a structure.
(c)
Accumulation of flammable or combustible materials.
(d)
Lack of accessibility to the premises for firefighting equipment.
(e)
Substantial number of fire calls or complaints on the premises.
(f)
Traffic patterns for pedestrian ingress and egress which require
protection under this section.
(g)
Insufficient ventilation system.
(h)
Lack of an internal communication system, or due to the size
or type of building making regular Fire Department radio communication
inoperable, the building owner is required to install a repeater system
or something comparable to assist radio communications.
(i)
Number, characteristics and movement of employees which require
protection under this section.
(3)
Installation of an automatic sprinkler system must be started within
one year from the service of such orders and shall be completed within
180 days after construction has started.
J.
Fire sprinkler control valve access.
(1)
All structures that have automatic sprinkler systems shall comply
with the following:
(a)
Have sprinkler control rooms located with adequate access for
Fire Department, sprinkler maintenance and inspection personnel.
(b)
Shall not be located within private dwellings with the exception
of NFPA 13D systems.
(c)
Have direct access from the exterior to the sprinkler control
valve(s) that is acceptable to the AHJ.
(2)
Exemptions. Any location where the installation of sprinklers may
cause or increase an occupational hazard as determined by any governmental
AHJ over such location or occupation.
A.
Intent. The intent of this section is to require automatic fire extinguishing
systems in vent hoods and duct systems in all cooking areas to effectively
extinguish fire at its source and reduce property damage and losses.
B.
Installation requirements.
(1)
A dimensional drawing showing the owner's name, owner's
address, owner's phone number, the hood and ducts, and the extinguishing
system shall be prepared showing the size of the hood and ducts, the
area of the protected surface, the name of the installing contractor,
the address of the installing contractor, the phone number of the
installing contractor, the manufacturer's name, the manufacturer's
address, the manufacturer's phone number, the model designations,
size and number of tanks, pipe nozzles, distance of nozzles above
the cooking surface, location and type of detection devices, the location
of any gas shut off valves and the location of manual pull stations.
(2)
The system shall be provided with automatic fuel shut-off.
(3)
A Class K fire extinguisher shall be installed per NFPA 10.
(4)
Alarms shall be connected to the fire alarm system per NFPA 72.
(5)
Cooking equipment used in processes producing smoke or grease-laden
vapors shall be equipped with an exhaust system that complies with
all the equipment and performance requirements of NFPA 1 and NFPA
96, and all such equipment and performance shall be maintained per
NFPA 96 during all periods of operation of the cooking equipment.
A.
Addresses and door labeling. Addresses as assigned by the AHJ shall
be placed on all structures or property supporting the same as follows:
(1)
Placement. The address shall be put in place on the structure as
soon as reasonably possible during construction at a location acceptable
to the AHJ.
(2)
Description of numbers and letters. Numbers and letters shall be
of contrasting colors (e.g., black and white) and readable from the
road or highway, and:
(a)
Arabic numbers shall be used; script and roman numerals cannot
be used alone, but may be used as an addition to the requirements
of this section.
(b)
All single-family and two-family residential buildings shall
have street numbers not less than four inches high and placed on the
exterior wall of the principal building that faces the street or service
drive providing access to the building. All such residential units
shall also have street numbers, not less than 3 1/2 inches high,
placed on their respective mail box. If the building setback is greater
than 100 feet from the roadway the address shall be moved no further
than 25 feet from the roadway and placed within 10 feet of the entrance
to the property. Numbers and letters shall be visible from the roadway
at all times of the year.
(c)
If the mailbox is on a different street from the residence,
the street name and house number must be inscribed on the mailbox.
(3)
Multifamily requirements. All multifamily buildings shall have street
numbers placed on the exterior of the principal building that faces
the street service drive or parking lot and located adjacent to the
individual unit entrances to the buildings. In addition, each building
shall be identified by a letter or number, not less than 12 inches
high, located near the top of the building wall facing the street,
service drive or parking lot serving that building. At the entrance
of each access drive, there shall be a directory listing of the street
numbers and building identifications that are accessible from the
said street, service drive or parking lot. Suite numbers identifying
the individual units must be placed on the primary entrance to each
occupancy.
(4)
Commercial and Industrial requirements.
(a)
If less than 75 feet in height, shall have street numbers, not
less than six inches high, placed at the exterior wall of the principal
building facing the street, service drive or parking lot providing
access to that building and located adjacent to any primary entrance
door.
(b)
If more than 75 feet in height, shall have street numbers, not
less than 24 inches in height, located on the wall facing the primary
street and main entrance.
(c)
All suite numbers that identify each individual unit shall be
placed on the primary entrance to each business or occupancy.
(d)
All commercial or industrial structures which have a rear service
door shall identify the occupant and the street address conspicuously
and on said rear door in contrasting and reflective letters and/or
numbers not less than six inches in height, and shall continually
maintain same.
(5)
Address numbering and lettering shall be in addition to addresses
placed on mailboxes, paper boxes or similar objects.
B.
Door, floor and stairway identification. Any occupancy having more
than five exterior means of egress and/or more than two floors in
height shall number the individual egress areas according to this
section:
(1)
An identifying number shall be placed on the interior and exterior
of each means of egress doorway not less than six inches high in contrasting
color and light reflective. The main entrance or means of egress shall
be numbered one with each additional means of egress, progressing
clockwise around the exterior of the structure to reflect its relationship
to the main entrance. All means of egress leading into the structure
shall be numbered, not just the required exit egresses.
(2)
Each interior door providing access to an enclosed stairway that
is considered part of an accessible means of egress shall be identified
with numbers and letters not less than than 3 1/2 inches high
in the following manner:
(3)
Identification numbers shall be placed on the exterior windows of
all hotels, motels, nursing homes, and multifamily occupancies to
identify the room number or address it services. The numbers shall
be not less than 3 1/2 inches high and light reflective and in
a location acceptable to the AHJ.
C.
Occupancy capacity signs.
(1)
Where required. In all rooms having an occupancy load of 50 persons
or greater where fixed seating is not installed and which are used
as classrooms, assemblies or similar purpose.
(2)
Subdividable rooms. Rooms that are subdividable or are used for purposes that allow for an increased occupant load by the removal of tables or chairs etc. shall have each occupancy load posted as shown in Subsection C(3).
(3)
Sign construction. All signs shall be constructed of durable materials
with a minimum one-inch block letters on a contrasting background
so as to be readily visible. The number of occupants permitted for
each room use and room identification for each separate room area
(where provided) shall be included on the sign.
(4)
Sign location. The sign(s) shall be located in a conspicuous location
in the room, adjacent to the main exit, so as to not be obstructed
by doors, curtains, furniture, etc., or in a location acceptable to
the AHJ.
D.
Installation of carbon monoxide (CO) alarms/detectors.
E.
Installation and testing of smoke alarms/detectors
(1)
Installation required. Smoke alarms must be installed according to
the provisions of State of Wisconsin-SPS Chapter 328, Wis. Adm. Code.
(a)
Special requirements: Once notified of a missing or defective
smoke alarm, the owner of a multifamily occupancy must repair or replace
the smoke alarm(s) within five days.
(2)
Testing and maintenance:
(a)
The owner(s) of multifamily occupancies are responsible for
the monthly testing and documentation of the monthly testing of all
smoke alarms not in tenant spaces.
(b)
The owner and/or occupant of all mixed-use occupancies is responsible
for the monthly testing and documentation of the monthly testing of
all smoke alarms in all areas they occupy.
(c)
Tenant or occupants shall not tamper with, remove, alter, damage
or otherwise render any smoke alarm inoperable.
F.
Fire alarm systems.
(1)
Intent. The intent of this section is to provide a means for automatic
detection of fire conditions and to provide warning notification throughout
all buildings and occupancies built herein after, structurally altered,
and/or added to.
(2)
Installation required. A fire alarm system shall be installed in
all structures as required by adopted NFPA Codes and/or where the
floor area exceeds the thresholds established in Table 27-14 or SPS
362.0907/IBC 907.
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Table 27-14
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Occupancy Type
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Type I
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Type II
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Type III
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Type IV
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Type V
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E*
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All
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All
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All
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All
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All
|
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I-2
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All
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All
|
All
|
All
|
All
|
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I-3
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All
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All
|
All
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All
|
All
|
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I-4
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All
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All
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All
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All
|
All
|
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R-3
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State statutes apply
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R-4
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All
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All
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All
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All
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All
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S-1
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3,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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S-2
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5,000 square feet
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5,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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|
U
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5,000 square feet
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5,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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3,000 square feet
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NOTES:
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*
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Excludes single-family home.
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(3)
Minimum system requirements. The following minimum system requirements
shall be met when any occupancy type exceeds the limits in Table 27-14
or SPS 362.0907/IBC 907. Minimum system requirements shall include:
(a)
Audible notification appliances shall be installed throughout
protected premises.
(b)
Visible notification appliances shall be installed throughout
protected premises.
(c)
Exceptions:
[1]
Closets and/or other similar small storage rooms that do not
exceed 50 square feet in floor area and are not normally occupied.
[2]
Normally unoccupied crawl spaces.
[3]
Normally unoccupied attic spaces.
[4]
Any nonaccessible area.
[5]
Any area the AHJ deems visible notification appliances are not
required.
(d)
Manual initiating devices (pull stations) shall be located at
all points of egress including all exit doors on every floor and/or
building level.
(e)
Water flow detection devices shall be connected to the protected
premises fire alarm system to specifically activate the notification
device upon water flow.
(f)
Fire suppression system activation alarms shall be connected
to the protected premises fire alarm system to specifically activate
the notification appliances upon system activation. This includes,
but is not limited to, wet chemical, CO2, clean agent, water mist and dry chemical systems.
(g)
Fire control and/or suppression systems supervisory condition
indicators shall be connected to and monitored by the protected premises
fire alarm system. This specifically includes, but is not limited
to, valve supervisory switches (tamper switches), low air switches,
low water switches, low temperature switches, fire pump condition
indicators and/or any other situation or condition deem necessary
by the AHJ.
(h)
Fire alarm systems shall be addressable and capable of indicating
the status of all specific components connected to the system.
(i)
All fire alarm systems shall be monitored by a service acceptable
to the AHJ.
(j)
Fire alarm annunciators shall be installed in all protected
premises. The number and locations of the fire alarm annunciators
shall be acceptable to the AHJ.
(k)
As determined by the AHJ, any additional notification and/or
initiation appliances/devices may be required due to size, occupancy
hazards, building construction, and/or occupancy use.
(4)
Shop drawings for fire alarm systems. Shop drawings for fire alarm
systems are intended to provide basic information consistent with
the objective of installing a fully operational, code-compliant fire
alarm system and to provide the basis for the record drawings required
by NFPA 72. Conditional approval of shop drawings is not intended
to imply waiver or modification of any requirements of any Code or
any other applicable criteria.
(a)
A minimum of three sets of plans, specifications, equipment
data sheets and calculations must be submitted for conditional approval.
The municipality will retain two copies of each submittal and one
copy will be returned to the installing contractor.
(b)
Fire alarm submittals shall include shop drawings that include,
to an extent commensurate with the extent of the work being performed,
floor plan drawings, riser diagrams (except for systems in single-story
buildings), control panel wiring diagrams, point-to-point wiring diagrams,
and typical wiring diagrams as described herein.
(c)
All shop drawings shall be drawn on sheets of uniform size and
shall include the following information:
[1]
Name of owner and occupant.
[2]
Location, including street address.
[3]
Device legend.
[4]
Date.
[5]
Floor plan drawings shall be drawn to an indicated scale and
shall include the following information:
[a]
Floor identification.
[b]
Point of compass.
[c]
Graphic scale.
[d]
All walls and doors.
[e]
All partitions extending to within 18 inches of
the finished ceiling.
[f]
Room descriptions.
[g]
Fire alarm device/component locations.
[h]
Locations of fire alarm primary power connection(s).
[i]
Locations of monitor/control interfaces to other
systems.
[j]
Riser locations.
[k]
The location of the electrical panel that has the
control panel circuit breaker.
[l]
Name and address of installation contractor.
[m]
Name and address of system designer.
(d)
Fire alarm system riser diagrams shall include the following
information:
(e)
Control panel wiring diagrams shall be provided for all control
equipment (i.e., equipment listed as either a control unit or control
unit accessory), power supplies, battery chargers, and annunciators
and shall include the following information:
[1]
Identification of the control equipment depicted.
[2]
Location(s) of control panels.
[3]
All field wiring terminals and terminal identifications.
[4]
All circuits connected to field wiring terminals, and circuit
identifications.
[5]
All indicators and manual controls, including the full text
of all labels.
[6]
All field connections to supervising station signaling equipment,
releasing equipment, and fire safety control interfaces.
(f)
Typical wiring diagrams shall be provided for all initiating
devices, notification appliances, remote alarm light-emitting diodes
(LEDs), remote test stations, and end-of-line and power supervisory
devices.
(5)
Inspections, testing and recordkeeping.
(a)
The Fire Department and/or their representative(s) may inspect
all fire alarm system installations. All equipment must be inspected
prior to any equipment being installed. The Fire Department must be
notified at least 48 hours prior to any fire alarm component being
concealed.
(b)
The Fire Department and/or their representative(s) may witness
all acceptance tests. The Fire Department must be notified within
48 hours prior to any testing.
(c)
Two copies of the completed fire alarm system record of completion
required by NFPA 72 must be provided to the Fire Department and/or
their representative(s) prior to final acceptance.
(d)
Permanent records must be provided in accordance with NFPA 72.
This includes completed fire alarm system inspection and testing form.
(6)
Special requirements. On all buildings over four stories in height,
a Fire Command Center for Fire Department operations shall be provided.
The Fire Command Center shall comply with NFPA 72 and shall contain
the features required in the International Fire Code and NFPA 1, 13.7.2.27.2.2.
(a)
Two-way telephone communication service shall be provided for
the Fire Department use. This system shall be in accordance with NFPA
72. The communications system shall operate between the central control
station and every elevator car, every elevator lobby, and each floor
level of exit stairs.
(b)
The requirements of NFPA 1, 13.7.2.27.2.2(A) shall not apply
where the Fire Department radio system is approved as an equivalent
system. [NFPA 101, 11.8.3.2]
(7)
Testing. When a fire alarm system and/or connected component is installed
or altered, a fire alarm system performance test shall be conducted.
Once the appropriate plans, permits, and installation work has been
completed, the installing contractor shall contact the AHJ to set
up the witnessing of a performance test to ensure all appliances are
installed and functioning properly. Prior to requesting the AHJ witness
a performance test, the responsible parties must provide the AHJ with
a completed copy of the record of completion required by NFPA 72.
(8)
Maintenance. All devices shall be installed, maintained, and tested
in accordance with NFPA 72 standards. If at any point a fire alarm
fails to pass the annual test set forth in NFPA 72, the building owner
and fire alarm system tester/inspector shall notify the AHJ of the
test results. It shall be the AHJ's determination if that failed
system is to be repaired or upgraded to comply with this Code.
(9)
Fire alarm control panels shall display the status of the system
components and be installed in a location acceptable to the AHJ. Adequate
access for Fire Department, alarm maintenance, and inspection personnel
shall be maintained. Fire alarm control panels shall not be located
within private dwellings with the exception of one-and two-family
dwellings.
G.
Fire Department access roads and fire lanes. Unobstructed fire lanes
that are accessible from a public road shall be provided for every
building or portion of a building in accordance with this Code and
Ch. SPS 362, Wis. Stats.
(1)
Fire lanes shall have an unobstructed width of 24 feet with the road
edge closest to the building at least 10 feet from the building.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any persons to park motor vehicles on, or
otherwise obstruct any fire lane.
(3)
Where any part of a multifamily building is two or more stories in
height, the minimum unobstructed width of the fire lane parallel to
one side of the building shall be 26 feet.
(4)
Designated fire access roads and lanes must be submitted and conditionally
approved prior to issuance of building permits.
H.
Fire hydrants.
(1)
Intent: The intent of this section is to insure adequate water supply
for fire fighting purposes to structures, buildings, and normal premises.
For the purpose of placing hydrants, "normal access routes" are defined
as pavement, sidewalks, streets, driveways and paths leading to a
building that are clear and maintained year-round. The normal access
route does not include grass, parking stalls, ditches, hills, shrubs,
flower beds, fences, walls or any other area typically used for ingress
or regress to a building.
(2)
Where required:
(a)
Buildings. Any building or structure except single-and two-family
dwellings, hereafter erected, shall provide, at the owner's expense,
approved water hydrants. Hydrants shall be located so that no part
of the building is more than 300 feet from an approved hydrant by
normal access routes. One hydrant shall be located within 150 feet
of the Fire Department sprinkler or standpipe connection, and this
hydrant shall not be counted as a required hydrant fulfilling the
300-foot coverage rule. Required hydrants must be freestanding and
shall be installed not less than 40 feet from the building exterior
wall and may not be closer than 50 feet to another hydrant. Public
hydrants across divided roads/highways shall not be used to fulfill
the hydrant requirements for the building or premises. The AHJ will
approve the actual location of all private hydrants. A copy of the
building plan including site plans shall be provided to the Building
Inspector for Fire Department use, in addition to any copies or building
plans required by the Building Inspector.
(b)
Mobile home parks. Any new mobile home or trailer park or any
mobile home or trailer park which expands by adding additional trailer
or area to the present court site shall provide an approved water
hydrant when any trailer or building located in such park is more
than 300 feet from an approved hydrant. Water hydrants shall be provided
so that no trailer or building is more than 300 feet from an approved
hydrant by normal access routes.
(3)
Approved water hydrant. An "approved water hydrant" shall mean a
water hydrant with two, two-and-one-half inch and one, four-and-one-half
inch Fire Department Connections with National Standard Threads and
an operating nut size approved by the AHJ. The connecting water line
between the public water main and the approved water hydrant shall
not be less than six inches. All water hydrants approved by the AHJ
and the Water and Sewer Utility shall be installed in compliance with
standards of the Water and Sewer Utility and NFPA 24. All water hydrants
shall be installed and maintained in such a manner and location so
as to be accessible at all times to the Fire Department apparatus.
All hydrants shall be installed, tested, in service, and accessible
to the Fire Department prior to any above ground construction or combustibles
are brought onto the site.
(4)
Hydrant flows. Hydrant flows shall not be less than 1,250 gallons
per minute (GPM) with a 20 pounds per square inch (PSI) residual.
Additionally, the hydrants providing coverage to a building or site
under this section must supply a total flow sufficient to meet the
requirements of the building. The procedure for determining fire-flow
requirements for buildings shall be in accordance with Appendix B
of the International Fire Code.
(5)
Inspection, testing, maintenance and repair.
(a)
Private fire service mains and water tanks shall be periodically
inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with NFPA 25 at the
following intervals:
[1]
Private fire hydrants inspected, flow tested and maintained
annually and after each operation.
[2]
Property owner shall immediately advise the Fire Department
and the Water Utility as to hydrants which have been damaged, inoperable,
or have been found deficient in required fire flow.
[3]
All inoperable hydrants shall be repaired as soon as possible
or within a reasonable time frame as determined by the AHJ.
[4]
All records of inspections shall be maintained on site and made
available to the AHJ upon request.
(b)
Hydrants must be accessible at all times. Prohibited obstructions
may include but are not limited to snow, parked vehicles, materials,
equipment, storage and, refuse. No obstructions shall be within a
four-foot radius of the hydrant.
I.
Access box system requirements.
(1)
An "access box" system has been adopted for use by this Fire Department.
The following structures shall be equipped with an access box installed
in a location acceptable to the AHJ.
(a)
Commercial, industrial and multifamily occupancies protected
by an automatic alarm system or automatic fire suppression system,
or such structures that are secured in a way that restricts access
during an emergency.
(b)
Multifamily residential structures that have restricted access
through locked doors and have a common corridor for access to the
living units and/or a common basement or storage area.
(c)
Nursing homes, CBRFs, child day care and other health facilities.
(d)
All educational occupancies.
(e)
The AHJ shall have the authority to require any structure to
install and maintain an access box.
(2)
All newly constructed structures subject to this section shall have
the access box installed and operational prior to occupancy. All structures
in existence on the effective date of this section and who are subject
to this section shall have one year from the date of being ordered
by the AHJ to have a access box installed to complete installation.
(3)
The owner or agent of a structure required to have an access box
shall keep the following inside the box:
(a)
Keys to locked points of ingress and egress whether on the interior
or exterior.
(b)
The keys to locked mechanical, electrical, and elevator control
rooms.
(c)
The keys needed to open any alarm panels.
(d)
Floor plans or maps as required by the AHJ.
(e)
The keys to other areas as directed by the AHJ.
(4)
All items required to be kept in the access box shall be the most
currently used and must be continually updated.
(5)
The access box shall be installed at the owner's expense.
(6)
The size, type, and location of installation of the access box will
be determined by the AHJ.
(7)
Exception: Any building or site that has twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week
guard service or any occupancy that remains open 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, does not require an access box, unless ordered by the
Fire Chief.
J.
Fire pump rooms. Requirements:
(1)
All fire pump rooms at grade level must have at least one single
door access and egress directly to the outside.
(2)
All egress doors must swing out from the fire pump.
(3)
Must have an accessible aisle, a minimum of a forty-eight-inch (four-foot)
aisle leading to the fire pump.
(4)
Must provide accessible and clearly labeled valves and controls capable
of being manipulated by a firefighter in full PPE including SCBA.
(5)
Keys for all doors to the fire pump room must be labeled and in the
access box.
K.
Site plan requirements. Prior to occupancy, the owner of all buildings,
except one- and two-family units, shall supply the Fire Department
with an eight-and-one-half-by-eleven-inch site plan which includes
the following:
(1)
Location(s) of gas and electrical shut-offs.
(2)
Location(s) of high pile storage.
(3)
Location of Fire Department connection and sprinkler control valve.
(4)
Dimensions of the structure in feet.
(5)
Location of the standpipe.
(6)
Main entrance labeled.
(7)
Apartments, suites, or unit numbers.
(8)
Location of all hydrants on the site and surrounding streets.
(9)
Location of alarm panels.
(10)
Location of access box(es).
(11)
Special fire protection and area covered: heat vents, FM 200
systems, etc.
(12)
Special construction features: skylights, blowout walls, etc.
(13)
Floor plans, including roof access points.
L.
Rough inspections required.
(1)
Rough inspections required by this Code shall be conducted by the
AHJ or a representative of the South Milwaukee Fire Department.
(2)
Rough inspections are required specifically to determine if substantial
compliance with this Code has been provided for in all structures
regulated by this code.
(3)
The following rough inspection requirements are specifically established
by this Code and shall be enforced by the AHJ.
(a)
All automatic fire sprinkler, fire control, fire suppression,
fire alarm, and fire detection systems shall have a rough inspection
done by the AHJ.
(b)
Complete and accurate as-built drawings and revised hydraulic
calculations must be resubmitted for the AHJ's review and approval
for all fire sprinkler systems that utilize CPVC piping prior to any
piping being concealed and must be inspected by the AHJ.
(c)
All systems and/or building components the AHJ deems necessary
shall have rough inspections done by the AHJ.
(d)
All rough inspections must be completed by the AHJ prior to
any system, equipment and/or component thereof subject to the requirements
of this code being concealed in any way and/or means.
(e)
All systems, equipment and/or components thereof, must be in
plain view from the floor or grade level for all rough inspections.
(4)
System and/or component concealment restrictions are hereby established.
(5)
All structures regulated by this Code shall comply with the following:
(a)
The AHJ shall allow the concealment of any system and/or component
thereof regulated by the Code only after determining substantial compliance
with the requirements of this Code has been accomplished.
(b)
If any system and/or component thereof is concealed prior to
the AHJ conducting a rough inspection of any system and/or component
thereof regulated by this Code, the AHJ may order the removal of any
material(s) that are preventing a rough inspection from being completed.
(c)
If the requirements of this Code are not complied with, the
AHJ may issue a stop-work order on any project or portion thereof.
M.
Fire alarm and sprinkler contractors.
(1)
Intent. The intent of this provision is to require all fire alarms
and sprinkler contractors providing monthly, quarterly, semiannual
and annual inspection, testing and maintenance work on any fire detection
or suppression system in this City to submit to the AHJ any and all
deficiencies found while inspecting, testing or maintaining any fire
detection or suppression system.
(2)
Requirements. All deficiencies must be reported to the AHJ within
14 days of finding such deficiencies unless such deficiency creates
a severe life hazard, then such deficiency must be reported to the
AHJ immediately. Notification can be made by phone, fax, email or
mail.
N.
Standpipes. Fire Department standpipes shall be provided in accordance
with this section and NFPA 14.
(1)
The location of standpipe connections shall be accessible and shall
be located so that all portions of the building are within 30 feet
of a nozzle attached to 100 feet of hose.
(2)
When required by the AHJ, an approved standpipe shall be installed
as construction progresses to make them available for Fire Department
use in the top-most floors constructed. Temporary standpipes shall
be provided in place of permanent standpipes when required, during
the period of construction on buildings over three stories in height.
(3)
The Fire Department connections for the standpipe shall be approved
by the AHJ.
(4)
The Fire Department connections shall be located at least 40 feet
from all electrical transformers, gas meters, or propane storage.
(5)
Temporary standpipes are required on buildings over three stories
in height.
A.
Careless smoking prohibited.
(1)
No person shall smoke or carry a lighted cigar, cigarette, or pipe,
or light a match or other flame-producing device in any retail mercantile
establishment, except in areas approved for such purposes by the AHJ.
It shall be the duty of the person in charge of such an establishment
to enforce the regulations of this section.
(2)
Smoking shall be prohibited in all rooms or parts of buildings which
contain flammable liquids in open containers or in which flammable
liquids are used in any manufacturing process or where vapors from
the flammable liquids are present or sold.
(3)
A plainly printed notice of the provisions of this section shall
be posted in a conspicuous place in all occupancies. Such printed
notice shall also be posted in any place of public assembly where
smoking is prohibited.
(4)
No smoking or use of flame-producing devices in schools or public
libraries.
(a)
No person shall light a match or other flame-producing device,
smoke, or carry a lighted cigar, cigarette, or pipe in any school
building or public library except in areas approved for such purpose
by the AHJ. It shall be the duty of the person(s) in charge of such
buildings to post and maintain approved signs bearing the words "NO
SMOKING" in locations designated by the AHJ.
(5)
Sections 101.025(1), 101.123, 101.123(8)a, b, Wis. Stats, are hereby
adopted by reference as if fully set forth herein.
B.
Fire-damaged buildings (securing). All dwellings and buildings within
the Municipality damaged from fire shall be secured within 24 hours
of release of the property by the AHJ. The owner of the damaged property
shall assume the liability for the protection of the public until
the property is secured.
C.
Fireworks.
(1)
Definition: The definition of "fireworks" shall be stated in § 167.10,
Wis. Stats., and the items listed in § 167.10(1)(f) and
(j) to (n), Wis. Stats., "Caps" and "sparklers" as defined in § 167.10(1)(e)
and (i), Wis. Stats., are excluded from this definition.
(2)
Sales: Except as provided in § 167.10(2) and (4), Wis.
Stats., no person shall sell or possess with the intent to sell fireworks.
(3)
Use: Except as provided in § 167.10(3), Wis. Stats., no person shall possess or use fireworks without a user's permit issued pursuant to Subsection C(4) below.
(4)
User permit: As provided in § 167.10(3), Wis. Stats., fireworks
user's permits may be issued for festivals or celebrations after
proper application to the municipality. The AHJ shall require a certificate
of liability insurance or similar proof of coverage on an amount deemed
appropriate.
(5)
Use of caps and sparklers: No unlicensed person may use fireworks,
caps, sparklers in a municipal park or at a fireworks display for
which a permit has been issued if the display is open to the public.
(6)
Pyrotechnics: Pyrotechnics are prohibited in public buildings and
places of employment unless authorized by the AHJ and shall be used
per NFPA 1123.
D.
High-piled combustible storage.
(1)
High-piled combustible storage must comply with Section 2301 of the
International Fire Code.
(2)
Definitions as found in Section 2302 of the International Fire Code
will be used for high-piled combustible storage.
(3)
Commodities shall be classified in accordance with Section 2303 of
the International Fire Code.
(4)
High-piled combustible storage areas shall be designated in accordance
to Section 2304 of the International Fire Code.
(5)
Housekeeping and maintenance of high-piled combustible storage areas
shall be in accordance with Section 2305 of the International Fire
Code.
(6)
General fire protection and life-safety features shall be in accordance
with Section 2306 of the International Fire Code. Exception: Compliance
with Section 2306.7 is not required by this Code. Note: This section
may be required by the State of Wisconsin.
(7)
Solid piled and shelf storage shall be in accordance with Section
2307 of the International Fire Code.
(8)
Rack storage shall be in accordance with Section 2308 of the International
Fire Code.
(9)
Automated storage shall be in accordance with Section 2309 of the
International Fire Code.
(10)
Specialty storage shall be in accordance with Section 2310 of
the International Fire Code.
E.
Open burning.
(1)
Limitations. Burning of any kind is restricted. Open-air burning
of yard waste shall be allowed only by permit from the Fire Department.
A fee may be required.
(2)
Permissible burning.
(a)
Grills: For other than one- and two-family dwellings, no devices
used for cooking, heating, or any other purpose, independent of their
fuel source, shall be used or kindled on any balcony or under any
overhanging portion of a building. Grilling on ground level is permissible
provided that the grill is at least 10 feet away from any structure.
Listed electrical ranges, grills or similar electrical apparatus shall
be permitted.
(3)
Recreational fires and permit-required open fires shall comply with
the requirements of NFPA 1 and the following requirements:
(a)
Recreational fires:
[1]
Fires shall be contained to manufactured fire pit appliances
that shall be listed by a nationally recognized testing organization
or acceptable to the AHJ and used according to the manufacturer's
recommendations. At a minimum, appliances shall have spark arresting
screens encompassing the entire unit and a noncombustible cover that
are both in place while the unit is in operation.
[2]
Appliances shall be positioned on a noncombustible surface and
at least 25 feet from any building, combustible structure, such as
decks or fences, and/or combustible materials such as trees or shrubbery
and shall not be used on any balcony or under any overhanging portion
of a combustible surface. In addition, appliances shall not be burned
within 25 vertical feet of any overhead electrical service, cable
television, or telephone wiring.
[3]
With the exception of newspaper for kindling the fire, only
wood may be burned with a minimum one-inch diameter. No brush, yard
waste, treated wood or other refuse or rubbish may be burned.
[4]
Flammable or combustible liquids shall not be used to ignite
the fire.
[5]
The fire must be located on your own property. If there is an
easement area, you must have approval from all involved parties.
[6]
Fires are not allowed if winds are in excess of 10 miles per
hour.
[7]
Hours for recreational fires are limited to 7:00 a.m. to 12:00
midnight.
(b)
Permit-required open fires:
[1]
Permit-required open fires shall be located not less than 50
feet from any structure.
[2]
Materials to be burned shall be inspected and approved by the
AHJ.
[3]
Flammable or combustible liquids shall not be used to ignite
the fire.
[4]
A permit shall be obtained from the AHJ prior to the ignition
of the fire.
(4)
All fires must be supervised at all times by an adult and have the
proper means available to extinguish the fire. No fire shall be left
unattended.
(5)
Any police officer or Fire Department member may withdraw permission
for recreational or permit-required fires due to climatic conditions,
extreme dryness, nuisance problems, or violations of this Code and
may require immediate extinguishment of the fire.
F.
Possession of ignition devices.
(2)
Possession prohibited. No minor may possess any ignition device,
unless under the direct supervision of, or with direct permission
of, a parent or legal guardian.
(3)
Delivery prohibited. No person may sell, give, deliver or make accessible
(as determined by the AHJ), any ignition device to a minor without
the permission of the minors parent or legal guardian.
(4)
Confiscation. Any ignition device possessed by a minor may be confiscated
by any peace officer, Fire Chief or authorized designee of the Fire
chief. Once confiscated, these ignition devices shall become the property
of the confiscating authority and shall be processed accordingly as
evidence in the commission of a crime or made inoperable and disposed
of properly.
(5)
Penalty.
(a)
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section
shall, for each and every violation, be punishable by forfeiture,
plus any costs or surcharges as required by law.
(b)
In addition to any other penalties provided for in this Code,
the Judge of any court of any competent jurisdiction may order any
person found guilty of violating this chapter to any educational program
as the Court deem appropriate and include as part of the penalty therein
that such person pay the costs of such educational program.
G.
Christmas tree sales. For the purpose of this Subsection, the following
minimum standards shall apply to the storage, handling, and display
of live Christmas trees and foliage.
(1)
Trees and foliage shall be stacked not closer than 10 feet from any
gasoline pump or other device for the transfer of petroleum products.
(2)
Aisles or clear spaces of not less than three feet shall be maintained
at all times.
(3)
A fire extinguisher with a "2A-10BC" rating or greater shall be provided
by the merchant for each 75 feet of travel display and/or storage
area.
(4)
All storage and sales of live Christmas trees and foliage shall be
held outside of buildings.
(5)
It shall be unlawful to light a match or any flame-producing device,
or to smoke or carry a lighted cigar, cigarette, or pipe in areas
where live Christmas trees or foliage is displayed, sold, or stored.
The person in charge of the Christmas tree sales shall post a "NO
SMOKING" sign in locations designed to give persons entering the area
a notice of this regulation.
A.
The following items shall not be stored in any multifamily dwelling
in the community except in locations approved by the AHJ.
(1)
Charcoal, except in a metal container equipped with a metal cover.
(2)
Oily rags or oily dust mops.
(3)
Flammable liquids.
(4)
Bottle gases. Propane, acetylene, oxygen or other substances of a
similar nature.
(5)
Gasoline motors and gasoline power equipment.
(6)
Dangerous or hazardous amounts of flammable, combustible or explosive
material as determined by the AHJ.
(7)
Hazardous conditions arising from defective or improperly installed
equipment for handling or using flammable, combustible or explosive
material.
(8)
Dangerous accumulations of rubbish, waste paper, boxes, shavings,
or other highly flammable materials as determined by the AHJ.
(9)
Dangerous accumulations of dust or waste materials in air conditioning
systems.
B.
Flammable, combustible and hazardous material shall be identified
in accordance with NFPA 704.
At the adoption of this Code all CBRFs, adult family homes,
adult day-care centers and child day-care centers (group) will be
inspected not less than once a year by the Fire Department. A courtesy
fire inspection is recommended for all family child day cares.
A.
An annual fire inspection fee shall be charged to the property owner
for required inspections of each building, structure, and premises.
B.
The annual fee shall constitute a special charge against the property
inspected and shall be entered upon the tax roll as a charge against
the property and all proceedings in relation to the collection, return,
and sale of the property for delinquent real estate taxes shall apply
to the inspection fee.
C.
Payment for the annual fee shall be payable thereafter with each
subsequent levy. The fee for the required fire inspections shall be
as follows:
|
Occupancy Type
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Multifamily occupancies
|
0.007% of assessed value
|
|
Mixed-use occupancies
|
0.010% of assessed value
|
|
Commercial occupancies
|
0.010% of assessed value
|
|
Industrial occupancies
|
0.040% of assessed value
|
|
Health care facilities*
|
$10 per patient bed capacity
|
|
Schools, churches and others**
|
$40 per building
|
|
Child day-care centers (group)
|
$2 per child capacity
|
|
Rooming houses
|
$5 per resident room
|
|
NOTES:
| |
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*
|
Includes CBRFs, adult family homes, adult day-cares, nursing
homes and assisted living homes
|
|
**
|
Includes all tax-exempt properties not addressed elsewhere in
this Code
|
Fees shall be established for certificates, approvals, and other
functions performed under this code and shall be payable to the municipality.
Such fees shall accompany each application for such approval, certificate,
or other fee related code provision. Fees are subject to change. All
fees pertain to new construction and the remodeling of existing building
or occupancies.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Code,
or who fails to comply with any order made hereunder, or who builds
in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans
submitted and conditionally approved hereunder, or any certificate
or permit herein from which no such appeal has been taken, or who
fails to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by a court
of competent jurisdiction within the time fixed herein, shall for
each and every violation and noncompliance be subject to the following:
A.
Imposition by forfeiture of $200 per day by the Municipal Court.
B.
Imposition of a penalty for each such violation shall not excuse
the violation or permit it to continue and such violations or defects
shall be corrected or remedied within the time stated in the order.
Each and every day that a violation of this Code occurs constitutes
a separate offense.
C.
False alarms. In one calendar year, if the Fire Department responds to three or more false alarms as described in the definition of "false alarms" in § 27.02, the Fire Department may:
(1)
Introduce a fine to the building owner or occupant to reimburse the
Fire Department for the cost of equipment and personnel that was used
to respond to the alarm.
(2)
Require that the fire alarm be serviced, upgraded, or replaced to
bring the system into compliance with current code in order to prevent
future false alarms.
A.
Whenever the AHJ shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant
a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provision of
this Code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of this
Code has been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may
appeal the decision of the AHJ.
B.
Appeals shall be submitted, in writing, to the Chief of the Fire
Department for a review of the initial determination within 30 days
from the date of the decision of the AHJ.
C.
All appeals shall follow Wisconsin Statute Chapter 68, Municipal
Administrative Procedure.
