SPS 362.1206 History
History: CR 00-179: cr.
Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02;
CR 06-120: renum. Comm 62.1205 to be Comm 62.1206 and am.
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08.
SPS 362.1207
SPS 362.1207 Sound transmission. This is a department exception to the requirement in IBC section 1207.1: The requirements in IBC section 1207 do not apply to sleeping units in buildings at seasonal recreational and educational camps.
SPS 362.1207 History
History: CR 22-069: cr. Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23. SPS 362.1210(1m)(1m)
Privacy and access. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 1210:
Every toilet room shall be enclosed and separated from other areas of the building in a manner that will ensure privacy of the users of the toilet rooms. Restriction of access to toilet rooms, such as by use of key locks or other similar devices, is prohibited, except this subsection does not apply to the following:
SPS 362.1210(1m)(a)
(a) Toilet rooms for a service or filling station that are accessed from the exterior may be key locked.
SPS 362.1210(1m)(b)
(b) A self-service filling station that has a key- or card-operated fuel dispensing device which can be used while the station is unattended by an employee is not required to have toilet rooms available during the unattended periods.
SPS 362.1210(1m)(d)
(d) Compartments are not required for water closets in prison or jail cells.
SPS 362.1210(2m)
(2m)
Urinals separation. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 1210.3.2: Urinals shall be arranged individually with or without partitions.
SPS 362.1210 History
History: CR 00-179: cr.
Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02;
CR 06-120: renum. Comm 62.1209 to be Comm 62.1210 and am. (intro.)
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08;
CR 16-094: r. (intro.), renum. (1) to (1m) (intro.) and am., r. (2) (title), renum. (2) (a), (b), (c) to (1m) (a), (b), (c), cr. (2m), renum. 362.2900 (3) (b) 3. to 362.1210 (1m) (a) 4.,
Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; renum. (1m) (a) 4. to (1m) (b) 2. under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 1. Register April 2018 No. 748.
SPS 362.1405(1m)
(1m) Substitute the following wording for the requirements, but not the exceptions, in IBC section 1405.3.1: Class I and II vapor retarders. Class I or II vapor retarders shall be provided on the interior side of frame walls and ceiling assemblies.
SPS 362.1405(2m)
(2m) This is a department exception in addition to the exceptions in IBC section 1405.3.1: Where other approved means to avoid condensation in unventilated framed wall, floor, roof and ceiling cavities, and box sills are provided.
SPS 362.1405(3m)
(3m) This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 1405.14.1: Polystyrene sheathing may be utilized as the required backing material for vinyl siding provided all of the following characteristics and conditions are met:
SPS 362.1405(3m)(d)
(d) The sheathing is installed with an on-center stud spacing of 16 inches or less.
SPS 362.1405(3m)(f)
(f) The building wall has a wind exposure category of B or C, as established in IBC section 1609.4; and the building is not sited on the upper half of an isolated hill or escarpment meeting conditions 1, 2, and 3 in IBC section 1609.1.1.1.
SPS 362.1405 History
History: CR 04-016: cr.
Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05;
CR 06-120: am. (2) (c) 3.
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08;
CR 10-103: r. and recr.
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11;
CR 16-094: renum (1) and (2) to (2m) and (3m) and am., cr. (1m),
Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18.
SPS 362.1503
SPS 362.1503 Secondary Roof drainage. These are department rules in addition to IBC section 1503.4: Design and installation of roof drainage systems shall comply with IBC section 1503 and all applicable provisions in ch.
SPS 382.
SPS 362.1503 History
History: CR 16-094: cr.,
Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18.
SPS 362.1505
SPS 362.1505 Roof covering classification. The requirements in Footnote a. in IBC Table 1505.1 are not included as part of chs.
SPS 361 to
366.
SPS 362.1506
SPS 362.1506 Roof covering materials. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 1506.3: Roof covering materials shall conform to the applicable standards listed in IBC chapter 15.
SPS 362.1506 History
History: CR 00-179: cr.
Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02.
SPS 362.1507(1)(1)
This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 1507.12.1: Thermoset single-ply membrane roofs may have a design slope of less than 2 percent, if permitted by the manufacturer's literature or listing criteria.
SPS 362.1507(2)
(2) This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 1507.13.1: Thermoplastic single-ply membrane roofs may have a design slope of less than 2 percent, if permitted by the manufacturer's literature or listing criteria.
SPS 362.1507(3)
(3) This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 1507.14.1: Sprayed polyurethane foam roofs may have a design slope of less than 2 percent, if permitted by the manufacturer's literature or listing criteria.
SPS 362.1507(4)
(4) This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 1507.15.1: Liquid-applied roofs may have a design slope of less than 2 percent, if permitted by the manufacturer's literature or listing criteria.
SPS 362.1507 History
History: CR 04-016: cr.
Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05.
SPS 362.1603
SPS 362.1603 Roof snow load. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 1603.1.3: The ground snow load,
Pg, shall be indicated. In areas where the ground snow load,
Pg, exceeds 10 pounds per square foot, the following additional information shall also be provided, regardless of whether snow loads govern the design of the roof:
SPS 362.1603 History
History: CR 00-179: cr.
Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02;
CR 04-016: renum. (1) and (2) to be (3) and (4), cr. (1) and (2)
Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05;
CR 06-120: renum. (1) to (4) to be (2) and (4) to (6), cr. (1) and (3)
Register February 2008 No. 626. eff. 3-1-08;
CR 10-103: r. (title), (1), (3), (4), (6), renum. (2) to be Comm 62.1603, (5) to be Comm 62.0400 (6)
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11.
SPS 362.1604
SPS 362.1604 Alternate standards. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 1604.7: Materials and methods of construction that are not capable of being designed by approved engineering analysis or that do not comply with the applicable material design standards listed in IBC chapter 35 shall be submitted for approval in accordance with ch.
SPS 361 subch.
VI.
SPS 362.1604 History
History: CR 00-179: cr.
Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02;
CR 04-016: renum. to be (1), cr. (2)
Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05;
CR 10-103: r. (title), (1), renum. (2) to be Comm 62.1604
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; correction made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672;
CR 16-094: am.
Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18.
SPS 362.1607(1)(1)
Residential floor loads. Substitute the following wording and live loads for the requirements in line 25 and footnote j. of IBC Table 1607.1:
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See PDF for table 
SPS 362.1607 Note
j. For attics with storage and constructed with trusses, this live load need only be applied to those portions of the bottom chord where there are two or more adjacent trusses with the same web configuration capable of containing a rectangle 42 inches high by 2 feet wide or greater, located within the plane of the truss. The rectangle shall fit between the top of the bottom chord and the bottom of any other truss member, provided that each of the following criteria is met:
SPS 362.1607 Note
i. The attic area is accessible by a pull-down stairway or framed opening in accordance with IBC section 1209.2, and
SPS 362.1607 Note
ii. The truss shall have a bottom chord pitch less than 2:12.
SPS 362.1607 Note
iii. Bottom chords of trusses shall be designed for the greater of actual imposed dead load or 10 psf, uniformly distributed over the entire span.
SPS 362.1607(2)
(2)
Truck and bus garages. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 1607.7.3: Minimum live loads for garages having trucks or buses shall be as specified in IBC section 1607.7.3, but may not be less than 50 pounds per square foot, unless other loads are specifically justified and approved by the department. Actual loads shall be used where they are greater than the loads specified in the table.
SPS 362.1607 History
History: CR 00-179: cr.
Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02;
CR 04-016: renum. to (3), cr. (1), (2), (4) and (5)
Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05;
CR 06-120: r. and recr. (1) and Table 1607.1, r. (4) and (5)
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08;
CR 10-103: am. (1), Table 1607.1, r. (2), renum. (3) to be (2) and am.
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11;
CR 16-094: am. (1), (Table), (2),
Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18.
SPS 362.1608(1)(1)
Unbalanced snow loads. This is a department alternative to the requirements in IBC section 1608.1: Unbalanced snow loads on a hip or gable roof may be calculated in accordance with the following equation:
S = Ss(Is)(CbCwCsCa)
Where:
S = Alternate unbalanced roof snow load
Ss = Ground snow load from IBC Figure 1608.2
Is = Importance factor from IBC section 1608.1 [ASCE 7, Table 7-4]
Cb = Basic roof snow load factor of 0.8
Cw = Wind exposure factor of 1.0
Cs = Slope factor; see Tables 362.1608–1 and 362.1608–2
SPS 362.1608(2)
(2)
Existing roofs. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IBC section 1608.1:
SPS 362.1608(2)(a)1.1. Where an existing roof, regardless of the date of its construction, is horizontally within 20 feet of a proposed, taller structure on the same property, IBC section 1608.1 or an alternate recognized engineering method shall be applied to the existing roof, to address any drifting or sliding of snow onto the existing roof, as caused by the taller structure.
SPS 362.1608(2)(a)2.
2. Where an analysis under subd.
1. shows that an existing roof or corresponding supporting elements will not be adequate to support the additional snow load caused by the taller structure, the existing roof or supporting elements shall be strengthened to support those loads, in accordance with chs.
SPS 361 to
366.
SPS 362.1608(2)(b)
(b) Buildings on adjoining properties. Where an existing roof, regardless of the date of its construction, is horizontally within 20 feet of a proposed, taller structure on an adjoining property, the owner of the proposed structure shall notify the adjoining owner of the potential for increased structural loads on the existing roof, due to sliding or drifting of snow, as caused by the taller structure.
SPS 362.1608 History
History: CR 00-179: cr.
Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02;
CR 04-016: cr. (3) and (4)
Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05;
CR 06-120: r. (1) and (2), renum. (3) and (4) to be (1) and (2) and am. (1) (intro.), (2) (intro.) and (a) 1.
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; correction in (1) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672;
CR 16-094: am. (2) (a), (b),
Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18.
SPS 362.1611
SPS 362.1611 Roof drains. This is a department informational note to be used under IBC section 1611.1: Note: See ch.
SPS 382 for requirements to not connect a secondary roof-drain system to a primary roof-drain system, and to discharge a secondary roof-drain system to the ground surface.
SPS 362.1611 History
History: CR 04-016: cr.
Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05.
SPS 362.1613
SPS 362.1613 Earthquake loads. This is a department informational note to be used under IBC section 1613.5: Note: A website maintained by the U. S. Geological Survey, at earthquake.usgs.gov/designmaps/us/application.php can be used in lieu of IBC Figures 1613.5 (1) and (2) to determine the spectral response acceleration values for an inputted zip-code area.
SPS 362.1613 History
History: CR 06-120: cr.
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08;
CR 10-103: r. (1), (2), renum. (3) to be Comm 62.1613
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11.
SPS 362.1700
SPS 362.1700 Structural tests and special inspections. The requirements in IBC chapter 17, except for the requirements in IBC sections 1706 to 1709, are not included as part of chs.
SPS 361 to
366.
SPS 362.1802
SPS 362.1802 Definitions. In addition to the definitions in IBC section 1802.1, the following term has the meaning given in s.
SPS 362.0202 (1): “Neutral plane.”
SPS 362.1802 History
History: CR 10-103: renum. from Comm 16.1808 (1) and am.
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11;
CR 16-094: am.,
Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18.
SPS 362.1803
SPS 362.1803 Deep foundations. Item 5 in IBC section 1803.5.5 is not included as part of this code.
SPS 362.1803 History
History: CR 06-120: cr.
Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08;
CR 10-103: r. and recr.
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11.
SPS 362.1804
SPS 362.1804 Ground improvement. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IBC section 1804:
SPS 362.1804(1)
(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 department.
SPS 362.1804(2)
(2)
Allowable foundation pressure of improved ground. The allowable foundation pressure for improved ground shall incorporate a minimum safety factor of 3 with respect to a bearing capacity failure within the composite improved ground.
SPS 362.1804(3)
(3)
Settlement of structures supported on improved ground. The improved ground shall be designed and constructed for a maximum anticipated total settlement of one inch and a maximum anticipated differential settlement of three fourths of an inch, unless it can be shown that the predicted total and differential settlement will not cause any of the following:
SPS 362.1804(4)
(4)
Design confirmation testing. The registered design professional responsible for the design of the ground improvement shall determine the scope of field testing required to confirm the design, shall supervise the testing, and shall write a report indicating whether the test results confirm the design. At the discretion of that design professional, testing may be limited to a modulus load test to measure deformation behavior of a single ground improvement element. The design of the ground improvement shall be modified as appropriate based on the results of the confirmatory testing.
SPS 362.1804(5)
(5)
Quality control observations and testing. The registered design professional responsible for the design of the ground improvement, or a technician working under supervision of that professional, shall observe construction of the ground improvement, perform quality control testing, and upon completion of work, prepare a report stating whether the ground improvement meets the intent of the approved construction documents. A copy of the report shall be provided to the registered design professional in responsible charge of the project, and to the building official if requested.
SPS 362.1804 History
History: CR 10-103: cr.
Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; correction in (1) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672.
