For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings assigned to them in this section. Words and
phrases not herein otherwise defined shall have the meanings accepted
by common usage.
A detached building, not used as a dwelling unit, the use
of which is incidental to the use of the main building and which is
located on the same lot as the main building. "Accessory building"
does not mean farm building.[1]
Any new construction whereby an existing building or structure,
or building or structure in the course of construction, is increased
in area or cubical content.
The line between adjoining lots, plots of land or parcels
of land of different or same ownership.
A municipal right-of-way which affords a secondary means
of vehicular access to abutting properties. A street shall not be
considered an alley.
The specified maximum permissible stress of a material expressed
in load per unit area.
A substantial change or modification other than an addition
or repair to a dwelling or to systems involved within a dwelling.
A room or suite of rooms which is occupied or which is intended
or designed to be occupied by one family for living or sleeping purposes.
An approval of the Department or its authorized representative.
(Approval is not to be construed as an assumption of any legal responsibility
for the design or construction of the dwelling or building component.)
As applied to dimensions, means the maximum horizontal projected
area of a building, structure, room, apartment or open space, not
including overhangs.
A space, not suitable for human occupancy, under the roof
and above the ceiling of the topmost story of any building or part
thereof.
A landing or porch projecting from the wall of a building.
That portion of a dwelling between floor and ceiling which
is below or partly below and partly above grade but so located that
the vertical distance from the grade to the floor below is more than
the vertical distance from grade to ceiling.
That area of any structural unit of a building or structure
which is in direct contact with the supports which receive the loads
from that unit.
Any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure
of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind.
Any subsystem, subassembly or other system designed for use
in or as part of a structure which may include structural, electrical,
mechanical, plumbing and fire protection systems and other systems
affecting health and safety.
A building erected prior to adoption of this chapter or one
for which a legal building permit has been issued.
The officer charged with the administration and enforcement
of this chapter or his regularly authorized deputy.[2]
Plans, specifications and documentation for a system of manufactured
building or for a type or a system of building components which may
include structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and variations
which are submitted as part of the building system.
The clear vertical distance from the finished floor to the
finished ceiling.
See § 756-24.
One or more vertical, or nearly so, passageways or flues
for the purpose of conveying flue gases to the atmosphere.
Same as smoke pipe.
Any building, building component, assembly or system manufactured
in such a manner that it cannot be inspected before installation at
the building site without disassembly, damage or destruction.
The ratio of the rate of net heat removal or net heat output
to the rate of total energy input, expressed in consistent units and
under designated rated conditions.
Combustion efficiency is expressed in percentage and is defined
as 100% minus stack losses in percent of heat input. Stack losses
are:
The detailed system documentation and methods of assuring
that manufactured dwellings and dwelling components are manufactured,
stored, transported, assembled, handled and installed in accordance
with this chapter.
The rate at which heat must be removed from the space to
maintain a selected indoor air temperature during periods of design
outdoor weather conditions.
The actual cubic space enclosed within the outer surfaces
of the outside or enclosed walls, outer surfaces of the roof and the
finished surfaces of the lowest floors of a building or structure.
Does not include the contents of courts which are open to the sky.[3]
Degree days are figured as the number of degrees the mean
outdoor temperature deviates from 65° F. each day during the heating
season.
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NOTE: For example, if, on December 15, the low temperature was
+30° F. and the high temperature was +50° F., the mean temperature
would equal (30° + 50°) ÷ 2 = 40°; therefore, 65°
- 40° = 25° days.
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The State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional
Services.
Any building which is not physically connected to the dwelling.
A building which is designed or used or which is intended
to be used as a residence or place of abode.
The ratio of net cooling capacity in BTU per hour to total
rate of electric input, in watts, under designated operating conditions.
As specifically regulated by this chapter, includes heating,
cooling, air conditioning and ventilating systems, plumbing and sanitary
systems, electric light and power systems, telephone, electronic and
radio signal and annunciator systems, dry cleaning, dyeing and washing
machines, elevators and dumb waiters, gas pipe systems, standpipes,
sprinkler systems, fire protection apparatus, fire extinguishers and
pumps, oil burners, stokers and conveyors, refrigerating systems,
devices, machinery and apparatus of every description, furnaces, boilers,
high- or low-pressure steam systems, gasoline pumps, all movable or
portable containers of every description, all air pressure or other
tanks and all other self-contained systems used in conjunction with
buildings or structures.
The grade of the street as established by the Director of
Public Works/Village Engineer.
The operation of a farm premises owned or rented by the operator.
The planting and cultivating of the soil and growing of farm
products, substantially all of which have been planted or produced
on the farm premises.
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NOTE: According to § 102.04(3), Wis. Stats., the farm
operation includes the management, conserving, improving and maintaining
of the farm premises, tools, equipment improvements and the exchange
of labor or services with other farmers; the processing, drying, packing,
packaging, freezing, grading, storing, delivery to storage, carrying
to market or to a carrier for transportation to market and distributing
directly to the consumer; the clearing of such premises and the salvaging
of timber and the management and use of wood lots thereon but does
not include logging, lumbering and wood-cutting operations, unless
the operations are conducted as an accessory to other farm operations.
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The area which is planted and cultivated. The farm premises
does not include greenhouses, structures or other areas unless used
principally for the production of food or farm products.
Agricultural, horticultural and arboricultural crops. Animals
considered within the definition of agricultural include livestock,
bees, poultry, fur-bearing animals and wildlife or aquatic life.
That part of the fireplace used as a combustion chamber.[5]
Zoned areas of the municipality within which wood frame construction
is limited, except as otherwise provided for in this chapter.
The net area of any floor space enclosed by exterior walls,
fire walls or absolute fire separation, exclusive of open spaces.
That portion of the foundation of a structure which spreads
and transmits loads directly to the soil or the piles.
The supporting structure as a whole, below the lowest floor,
upon which rests the superstructure of a building or structure.
A building or portion thereof in which a motor vehicle containing
gasoline, distillate or other volatile flammable liquid in its tank
is stored, repaired or kept.
A building or a portion of a building in which only motor
vehicles used by the tenants of the building or buildings on the premises
are stored or kept.
Any furnace or heater, air conditioner, refrigerator, stove
having an electrical supply cord, dishwasher, dryer, swimming pool
heater or other similar appliance or device used in a dwelling or
dwelling unit which uses a gaseous fuel for operation.
Elevation of ground adjacent to the structure.
The classification of lumber in regard to stress and grade.
Any room used for sleeping, living, dining or for food preparation,
excluding such enclosed places as closets, pantries, bath or toilet
rooms, hallways, laundries, storage spaces, utility rooms and similar
spaces.
The floor of the fireplace. The inner part of the hearth
is located within the fireplace opening. The outer part of the hearth
is outside the fireplace opening.
Any space provided with a supply of heat to maintain the
temperature of the space to at least 50° F. Heat supplied by convection
from the energy-consuming systems may satisfy this requirement in
basements, if the energy-consuming systems are not insulated.
The probable heat loss of each room or space to be heated,
based on maintaining a selected indoor air temperature during periods
of design outdoor weather conditions. The total heat load includes
the transmission losses of heat transmitted through the wall, floor,
ceiling, glass or other surfaces; the infiltration losses or heat
required to warm outdoor air which leaks in through cracks and crevices
around doors and windows, or through open doors and windows; or heat
required to warm outdoor air used for ventilation.
Any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation
certified by the Department to perform certified inspections under
this chapter.
The date of issuance of the Wisconsin Uniform Building Permit.
The assembly of a manufactured building on site and the process
of affixing a manufactured building to land, a foundation, footing
or an existing building.
An ignition device which is actuated only when a gas appliance
is in operation.
The level portion of a stairs located within a flight of
stairs or located at the base and foot of a stairs.
The beam or girder placed over an opening in a wall which
supports the wall construction above.
Equipment or building components which are tested by an independent
testing agency and accepted by the Department.
An upper room or floor which is open to the floor below.
A parcel of land in a single ownership, occupied or to be
occupied by not more than one principal or main building and the accessory
buildings or uses customarily incidental to it, including such open
spaces as are required by this or other codes and having its principal
frontage upon a street.
A line or lines dividing one lot, plot of land or parcel
of land from an adjoining lot, plot of land or parcel of land.
The process of making, fabricating, constructing, forming
or assembling a product from raw, unfinished, semifinished or finished
materials.
Any structure or component thereof which is intended for use
as a dwelling and:
Is of closed construction and fabricated or assembled on site
in manufacturing facilities for installation, connection or assembly
and installation at the building site; or
Is a building of open construction which is made or assembled
in manufacturing facilities away from the building site for installation,
connection or assembly and installation on the building site and for
which certification is sought by the manufacturer.
The term "manufactured building" does not include a building of open construction which is not subject to Subsection A(2) above. A single- or double-width mobile home is not considered a manufactured home and is not subject to this chapter.
HOLLOW UNITA masonry unit in which the net cross-sectional area, parallel to the bearing face, is less than 75% of the gross cross-sectional area.
SOLID UNITMasonry units having net cross-sectional areas of 75% or more of the gross cross-sectional area are classified as solid units.
A masonry wall composed of two or more wythes of masonry
units tied or bonded together.
The Village of Fox Point, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.[6]
A lawfully existing building, premises, structure, use, materials
or equipment which does not conform to the requirements of this chapter.
The purpose for which a building, structure, equipment, materials
or premises, or part thereof, is used or intended to be used as regulated
by this chapter.
Any building, building component, assembly or system manufactured
in such a manner that it can be readily inspected at the building
site without disassembly, damage or destruction.
Any person having a legal or equitable interest in the dwelling.
The designation for the unit permeance which is a substitute
for the unit, one grain per (hour) (square foot) (inch of mercury
vapor pressure difference).
Any individual, person, partnership, firm, organization,
association or corporation, their agents, heirs or assigns.
A projection of masonry or a filled cell area of masonry
for the purpose of bearing concentration loads or to stiffen the wall
against lateral forces.
A single main building or structure on a lot for specific
use or occupancies.
A permanent structure occupied occasionally or seasonally
solely for recreational purposes and not used as a principal residence.
The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing
building for the purpose of its maintenance. The word "repair" or
"repairs" shall not apply to any change of construction.
Mandatory by provisions of this chapter.
A measure of the ability to retard the flow of heat. The
R value is the reciprocal of a heat transfer coefficient, expressed
by U (R = 1/U). The higher the R value of a material, the more difficult
it is for heat to flow through the material.
A space within a building or structure completely enclosed
with walls, partitions, floor and ceiling except for necessary openings
for light, ventilation, ingress and egress.
As used herein, is mandatory. Same for "must."
A masonry wall consisting of one unit thickness.
That part of a fireplace which acts as a funnel to compress
the smoke and gases from the fire so that they will enter the chimney
above.
A connector between the solid or liquid fuel-burning appliance
and the chimney.
The actual area in square feet enclosed by the exterior perimeter
of the building walls on each separate floor level.
One or more flights of steps, and the necessary platforms
or landings connecting them, to form a continuous passage from one
elevation to another.
A unit(s) consisting of one riser and one tread, alone or
in series.
That portion of a building located above the basement, between
the floor and the ceiling.
A nonportable, solid-fuel-burning, vented, nonducted, heat-producing
appliance located in the space that it is intended to heat. This definition
does not include cooking appliances.
Same as smoke pipe.
A change in the physical shape of a material caused by stress.
Internal resistance to an external force expressed in load
per unit area; stresses acting perpendicular (compression or tension)
to the surface, shear stresses acting in the plane of the surface,
or bending stresses which cause curving.
A branch of the physical sciences which uses the principles
of mechanics in analyzing the impact of loads and forces and their
effect on the physical properties of materials in the form of internal
stress and strain.
As specifically regulated by this chapter, anything which
is constructed, erected and framed of component parts and which is
fastened, anchored or rests on a permanent foundation or on the ground
for any occupancy or use whatsoever.
Thermal transmittance (U) is the coefficient of heat transmission
or thermal transmission (air to air) expressed in units of BTU per
(hour) (square foot) (degree F). It is the time rate of heat flow.
The U value applies to combinations of different materials used in
series along the heat flow path and also to single materials that
comprise a building section and includes cavity air spaces and surface-air
films on both sides. The lower the U value of a material, the more
difficult it is for heat to flow through the material.
The throat of a fireplace is the slot-like opening above
the firebox through which flames, smoke and other products of combustion
pass into the smoke chamber.
Any construction methods or materials not covered in this
chapter.
A vertical flue or passageway to vent fuel-burning appliances.
A connector between a fuel-burning appliance and the chimney
or vent.
As follows:
BEARING WALLA wall which supports any load in addition to its own weight.
CAVITY WALLA wall built of masonry units or of plain concrete, or a combination of these materials, so arranged as to provide an air space within the wall and in which the facing and backing (inner and outer parts) of the wall are tied together with metal ties.
CURTAIN WALLA nonbearing wall between columns or piers.
EXTERIOR WALLAn outer enclosing wall of a building or structure.
FACED WALLA wall in which the masonry facing and backing are so bonded as to exert common action under load.
NONBEARING WALLA wall which supports no load other than its own weight.
PANEL WALLA nonbearing wall in skeleton construction, built between columns or piers and wholly supported at each story.
PARTITIONAn interior vertical structure, usually of light construction, serving to enclose an area, room, space or division, extended from floor to ceiling and having wall surfaces of approved materials as permitted by this chapter.
RETAINING WALLWall used to resist laterally imposed pressures.
VENEERED WALLWall having masonry facing which is attached to the backing but not so bonded as to exert common action under load, also having outer facing for the purpose of providing ornamentation, protection or insulation.
A glazed opening in an exterior wall, including glazed portions
of doors within a conditioned space.
A device or seal approved by the Department to certify compliance
with this chapter.
