Village of Fox Point, WI
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2023-09-20
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Part VII: Building Codes
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Chapter 781 Fires and Fire Prevention
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Article IV Access to Roofs and Attics
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Administrative Review
- Ch 19 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 31 Court, Municipal
- Ch 46 Elections
- Ch 50 Emergency Management
- Ch 55 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 63 Fees
- Ch 67 Finance and Taxation
- Ch 112 Officers and Employees
- Ch 116 Ordinances and Notices
- Ch 128 Property, Lost and Abandoned
- Ch 143 Records
- Part II: Public Works and Utilities
- Ch 239 Parks and Parkways
- Ch 260 Sewers
- Ch 272 Solid Fill and Grades
- Ch 276 Solid Waste
- Ch 285 Stormwater Management, Erosion Control and Bluff Regulation
- Ch 288 Stormwater Utility
- Ch 292 Streets, Sidewalks and Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 310 Trees, Shrubs and Other Plant Material
- Ch 325 Water
- Part III: Business Regulations
- Ch 340 Business Regulation
- Ch 362 Farmers Markets
- Ch 375 Food, Lodging and Recreational Safety and Licensing
- Ch 417 Transient Merchants and Solicitors
- Part IV: General Regulations
- Ch 441 Alarm Systems
- Ch 445 Alcohol Beverages
- Ch 450 Amusements
- Ch 455 Antennas, Signal-Receiving
- Ch 469 Cigarettes and Tobacco Products
- Ch 482 Estate Sales
- Ch 540 Signs
- Ch 546 Special Events
- Ch 567 Wind Energy Systems
- Ch 573 Vacation Rentals
- Part V: General Offenses
- Ch 579 Animals
- Ch 586 Beaches and Boating
- Ch 591 Bicycles, Play Vehicles and Pedestrians
- Ch 612 Fair Housing
- Ch 624 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 630 Human Health Hazards and Public Health Nuisances
- Ch 670 Offenses Against Public Peace, Safety and Welfare
- Ch 681 Property Maintenance
- Ch 713 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Part VI: Land Usage
- Ch 724 Floodplain Zoning
- Ch 738 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 745 Zoning
- Part VII: Building Codes
- Ch 756 Building Construction
- Ch 770 Electrical
- Ch 781 Fires and Fire Prevention
- Ch 781 Art IV Access to Roofs and Attics
- § 781-20 Access to attics and roof required.
- Ch 825 Plumbing
- Ch 842 Swimming Pools, Wading Pools and Spas
- Part VIII: Traffic Code
- Ch 870 Vehicles and Traffic
- Appendix
- Ch A1000 Charter Ordinances
- Ch A1001 Village Board Bylaws
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.Â
In every commercial or multifamily building and structure, there
shall be provided a permanent means of access to the attic or roof.
B.Â
All attics and roofs of commercial and multifamily buildings and
structures shall be accessible by means of a stairway or scuttle.
If the scuttle opening in the attic floor is provided in lieu of a
stairway, the same shall be located in a public hallway situated below
the attic floor and shall be provided with an approved fixed ladder
or balanced stairway to such opening, securely anchored in place.
C.Â
Roof and ceiling scuttles of commercial and multifamily buildings
and structures shall be at least two feet by three feet, and roof
scuttles shall be located immediately above the attic stairway or
ceiling scuttle or in a location approved by the Fire Department or
the Building Inspector. The roof scuttle cover shall be covered with
noncombustible material and shall be held in place by means approved
by the Fire Department or the Building Inspector.
