SPS 379.12(5)
(5) Every existing toilet room shall be ventilated by an outside window; or, where this is not possible, by a ventilating pipe approved by the department or by the local health officer.
SPS 379.12(6)
(6) In buildings where a sewer system is not available and cannot be made available, an equal number of sanitary privies, or closets connected with a septic tank or cesspool, shall be provided in accordance with rules of the department.
SPS 379.12 History
History: 1-2-56; renum. and am.,
Register, September, 1974, No. 225, eff. 10-1-74; corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats.,
Register, June, 1995, No. 474.
SPS 379.13
SPS 379.13
Maintenance and housekeeping. SPS 379.13(1)(1) Every building of this classification, and all parts thereof, shall be kept in good repair and the roof shall be kept so as not to leak, and all rain water shall be so drained and conveyed therefrom as not to cause dampness in the walls and ceilings.
SPS 379.13(2)
(2) All exit doors, corridors, passageways and stairways shall be kept clear and unobstructed at all times.
SPS 379.13 History
History: 1-2-56; renum.,
Register, September, 1974, No. 225, eff. 10-1-74.
SPS 379.14
SPS 379.14
Water supply. Where city water supply is available or can be made available, every apartment house shall be provided with proper sinks with running water, and there shall be at least one such sink within each apartment.
SPS 379.14 History
History: 1-2-56; renum.,
Register, September, 1974, No. 225, eff. 10-1-74.
SPS 379.15
SPS 379.15
Cleanliness. Every building shall be kept clean and shall also be kept free from any accumulation of dirt, filth, rubbish, garbage, or other matter in or on the same or in the yards, courts, passages, areas or alleys connected with or belonging to the same.
SPS 379.15 History
History: 1-2-56; renum.,
Register, September, 1974, No. 225, eff. 10-1-74.
SPS 379.16
SPS 379.16
Fire extinguishers. In every building in this classification which accommodates more than 20 persons and is not equipped with a complete automatic sprinkler system or with interior standpipes, at least one approved fire extinguisher shall be provided on each floor. Such fire extinguishers shall be located at the head of each stairway or each elevator group.
SPS 379.16 History
History: 1-2-56; renum.,
Register, September, 1974, No. 225, eff. 10-1-74.
SPS 379.17(1)
(1) Where city water supply is available, an approved automatic sprinkler system as described in
s. SPS 375.28 shall be provided in the basement and sub-basements of all buildings of this classification, except
SPS 379.17 Note
Note: In a summer hotel or similar building 3 stories or more in height, where the hazard is great, the department reserves the right to order a sprinkler system, even though city water supply is not available.
SPS 379.17 History
History: 1-2-56; renum.
Register, September, 1974, No. 225, eff. 10-1-74; correction made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register, June, 1995, No. 474;
correction in (1) (intro.) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672. SPS 379.18(1)(1) Every building which accommodates more than 20 persons, except hospitals and places of detention, shall be provided with a fire alarm system complying with
s. SPS 375.29.
SPS 379.18(2)
(2) Every hospital which accommodates 20 or more persons shall be provided with a fire alarm system complying with
s. SPS 375.29 except that chimes or other approved sounding devices shall be used when within hearing distance of the patients. Visual attention compelling devices may be used in hospitals where approved by the department.
SPS 379.18(3)
(3) A presignal fire alarm system may be installed in hospitals or hotels where not less than 4 employees are on duty at all times to respond to fire alarms.
SPS 379.18 Note
Note: Where presignal systems are installed, it is recommended that the fire department be called immediately after the pre-alarm signal is received.
SPS 379.18 History
History: 1-2-56; renum., and am.,
Register, September, 1974, No. 225, eff. 10-1-74; corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register, June, 1995, No. 474;
correction in (1), (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672. SPS 379.19
SPS 379.19
Directions for escape. In every room occupied by transients, a notice shall be conspicuously posted giving complete and plain directions for reaching at least 2 exits.
SPS 379.19 History
History: 1-2-56; renum.,
Register, September, 1974, No. 225, eff. 10-1-74.
SPS 379.20(1)
(1) All boiler or furnace rooms, including the breeching and fuel room as well as other hazardous work rooms and storage rooms, shall be provided with a 2-hour fire-resistive floor and shall be enclosed with not less than one-hour fire-resistive walls and ceiling. All openings shall be protected with self-closing fire-resistive doors.
SPS 379.20(2)
(2) The enclosure for the heating plant may be omitted in apartment buildings not more than 2 stories in height and having not more than 2 apartments on a floor and in rooming houses not more than 2 stories in height and having not more than 8 living or sleeping rooms on each floor provided no part of the building is used for business purposes and all interior stairways are enclosed in the basement with a one-hour fire-resistive enclosure or better.
SPS 379.20(3)
(3) Gas-fired space heaters may be used in private apartments without an enclosure if approved by the department.
SPS 379.20 History
History: 1-2-56; renum. and am.,
Register, September, 1974, No. 225, eff. 10-1-74.
