Wisconsin Administrative Code

SPS 362.1803 Deep foundations. Item 5 in IBC section 1803.5.5 is not included as part of this code.

SPS 362.1804 Ground improvement. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IBC section 1804: (1) DESIGN OF GROUND IMPROVEMENT. Ground improvement for support of foundations or floor slabs shall be designed by an architect or engineer who is registered by the d…

SPS 362.1805 Basement floor base course. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 1805.4.1: A required base course shall be placed on a geotextile fabric that is designed to limit migration of silt and fine sand into the base course.

SPS 362.1806 Presumptive load-bearing values for saturated soils. This is an additional department footnote for 12 IBC Table 1806.2: Footnote c. Values to be multiplied by 0.5 for saturated soils. Saturated soil is evidenced by the presence of redoximorphic features or other indi…

SPS 362.1809 Frost-protected shallow foundations. (1) This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 1809.5: Where a frost-protected shallow foundation is relied upon for a heated or semi-heated structure, permanent, legible notices shall be posted near …

SPS 362.1810 Deep foundations. (1) DOWNDRAG. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 1803.5.5: Investigations and reports for deep foundations shall include analysis of whether downdrag is anticipated. Where downdrag is anticipated, the report sha…

SPS 362.2109 Empirical design of masonry. (1) BEARING ON MASONRY. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 2109.1: Lintels shall be considered structural members and shall be designed in accordance with the applicable provisions of IBC chapter 16. …

SPS 362.2204 Welded Connections. This is a department informational note to be used under IBC section 2204.1: Note: The rules pertaining to registration of structural welders are specified in ch. SPS 305.

SPS 362.2211 Steel trusses spanning 60 feet or greater. The requirements in IBC section 2211.1.3.2 are not included as part of chs. SPS 361 to 366.

SPS 362.2303 Wood trusses spanning 60 feet or greater. The requirements in IBC section 2303.4.1.3 are not included as part of chs. SPS 361 to 366.

SPS 362.2304 Girder ends. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 2304.12.2.1: A moisture barrier shall be provided between an untreated or nondurable wood girder and an exterior masonry or concrete bearing surface. April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18.

SPS 362.2409 Glass and glazing for elevators. This is a department informational note to be used under IBC section 2409: Note: See ch. SPS 318 [ASME A17.1] for additional glass and glazing requirements relating to elevators. Those requirements include a prohibition against elevat…

SPS 362.2510 Water-resistive barriers. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 2510.6: The vertical leg of any flashing at the base of an exterior wall that includes two layers of a water-resistive barrier shall be installed in a manner that place…

SPS 362.2701 Electrical code. This is a department informational note to be used under IBC section 2701.1: Note: As defined in s. SPS 361.04 (6), XICC Electrical CodeY means ch. SPS 316.

SPS 362.2900 Additional criteria for toilets. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IBC chapter 29: (1) PLUMBING FIXTURE ALTERNATIVES. (a) Water closets. 1. Systems or devices recognized under ss. SPS 391.10 and 391.11 may be substituted for water closets …

SPS 362.2901 Plumbing code. This is a department informational note to be used under IBC section 2901.1: Note: As defined in s. SPS 361.04 (12) and (13), XIPC and International Plumbing CodeY and XIPSC and International Private Sewage CodeY mean chs. SPS 381 to 387.

SPS 362.2902 Plumbing fixtures. (1) MINIMUM NUMBER OF FIXTURES. (a) Exceptions. These are department exceptions to the requirements in IBC section 2902.1: 1. Where more than one water closet is required for males, urinals may be substituted for up to 50 percent of the required nu…

SPS 362.2903 Drinking facilities. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 2903: Drinking fountains, water coolers and bottled water dispensers may not be located or installed in public restrooms.

SPS 362.3001 Elevators. (1) REFERENCED STANDARDS. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 3001.3: Except as otherwise provided for in chs. SPS 361 to 366, the design, construction, installation, alteration, repair, and maintenance of conveyances and t…

SPS 362.3002 Hoistway enclosures. (1) ELEVATOR CAR TO ACCOMMODATE AMBULANCE STRETCHER. Substitute the following wording for IBC section 3002.4: (a) Where passenger elevators are provided, at least one elevator shall be provided for fire department emergency access to all floors s…

SPS 362.3003 Standardized fire service elevator keys. Substitute the following for the requirements in IBC section 3003.3. All elevators shall be equipped to operate with a standardized fire service elevator key in accordance with ch. SPS 318.

SPS 362.3005 Machine rooms. (1) SCOPE. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 3005: This section applies to elevator machine rooms, machinery spaces, control rooms, and control spaces not within the hoistway. (2) ACCESS. This is a department info…

SPS 362.3100 Special construction. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IBC chapter 31: Mausoleum structures shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with chs. SPS 361 to 366. Mausoleums shall be classified as a Group S-1 storage occup…

SPS 362.3102 Membrane structures and blower equipment. (1) TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 3102.1: Mem- SPS 362.3300 brane structures that are seasonal recreational and educational camp buildings erected on balconies, decks,…

SPS 362.3103 Temporary structures. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 3103: Under IBC sections 3103.1.2 and 3103.2, the requirements for permits and construction documents for temporary structures are at the option of the local code official.

SPS 362.3104 Pedestrian walkways and tunnels. Substitute the following wording for the requirements and exception in IBC section 3104.2: Buildings that are connected in accordance with IBC section 3104 shall be considered to be separate structures. No. 626, eff. 3-1-08.

SPS 362.3109 Swimming pool enclosures. Substitute the following informational note for the requirements in IBC section 3109. Note: See ch. SPS 390 for requirements for swimming pool enclosures.

SPS 362.3200 Encroachments into the public rightof-way. The requirements in IBC chapter 32 are not included as part of chs. SPS 361 to 366.

SPS 362.3300 Safeguards during construction. (1) GENERAL. Except for the requirements in IBC sections 3302.1 and 3303.5, the requirements in IBC chapter 33 are not included as part of this code. (2) PROTECTION OF ADJOINING PROPERTY. This is a department informational note to be u…

SPS 362.3500 Referenced standards. (1) INTROSubstitute the following wording for the introductory paragraph in IBC chapter 35: This chapter lists the standards that are referenced in various sections of this document. The standards are listed herein by the promulgating agency of …

SPS 362.3600 Appendices. (1) EXCLUSIONS. The provisions in IBC Appendices A, B, D, F to K, M, and O are not included as part of chs. SPS 361 to 366. (2) APPENDIX C. The provisions in IBC Appendix C apply to Group U agricultural buildings, as described in IBC section C 101.1, that…

SPS 363.001 Purpose. This chapter regulates the design and construction of buildings for the effective use of energy. This chapter provides flexibility to permit the use of innovative approaches and techniques to achieve the effective use of energy. This chapter is not intended t…

SPS 363.002 Application. (1) MIXED OCCUPANCY. Where a building includes both commercial and residential occupancies, each occupancy shall be separately considered and meet the applicable provisions of IECC commercial provisions for commercial occupancies or IECC residential provi…

SPS 363.0100 Changes, additions or omissions to IECC.

SPS 363.0101 Administration and enforcement.

SPS 363.0202 General definitions.

SPS 363.0302 Exterior design conditions.

SPS 363.0303 Materials, systems and equipment.

SPS 363.0401 General application.

SPS 363.0402 Building envelope requirements.

SPS 363.0403 Building mechanical systems. Note: Chapter Comm 63 as it existed on June 30, 2002 was repealed and a new 2002; Chapter Comm 63 was repealed and recreated, Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. March 1, 2008. Chapter Comm 63 was renumbered chapter SPS 363 under Note: C…

SPS 363.0404 Service water heating. (1) HEAT The requirements in IECC section C404.3 are not included as part of this chapter. (2) HEATED WATER SUPPLY PIPING. The requirements of IECC sections C404.5, C404.5.1, and C404.5.2 are not included as part of chs. SPS 361 to 366. Refer t…

SPS 363.0405 Lighting systems. (1) CONTROLS. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IECC section C405: (a) General. Except as provided in par. (b), daylight zones in any interior enclosed space greater than 250 square feet and a lighting density more than 0…

SPS 363.0407 Total building performance - COMcheck. This is a department informational note to be used under IECC section C407: Note: COMcheck is a computer program that may be used only for determining building envelope or lighting compliance. The COMcheck computer program may b…

SPS 363.0503 Lighting alterations. Substitute the following wording for the exception in IECC section C503.6: Alterations that replace less than 50 percent of the luminaires in a space, provided that such alterations do not increase the installed interior lighting power.

SPS 363.0600 Referenced standards. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IECC chapter 6[CE]: The following standards are incorporated by reference into chs. SPS 361 to 366: (1) ASTM C177-19, Test method for steady-state heat flux measurements and thermal tr…

SPS 363.5101 Administration and enforcement. The requirements in IECC sections R101 and R103 to R110 are not included as part of this chapter.