Responsibility. The owner of the structure shall provide and maintain mechanical and electrical facilities and equipment in compliance with these requirements. No person shall occupy or permit another to occupy any premises which does not comply with the requirements of §§ 21.601 through 21.607.
Residential occupancies. Dwellings shall be provided with heating
facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 67° F.
in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms based on the winter
outdoor design temperature for the locality indicated in the Wisconsin
Uniform dwelling Code. Cooking appliances shall not be used to provide
space heating to meet the requirements of this section.
Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets
one or more dwelling unit, rooming unit, dormitory or guestroom on
terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants
thereof shall supply heat during the period from September 21 to June
21 to maintain a temperature of not less than 65° F. in all habitable
rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.
Exception. When the outdoor temperature is below the winter outdoor
design temperature for the locality, maintenance of the minimum room
temperature shall not be required provided that the heating system
is operating at its full design capacity. The winter outdoor design
temperature for the locality shall be as indicated in the Wisconsin
Uniform Dwelling Code.
Indoor occupiable work spaces shall be supplied with heat during
the period from September 21 to June 21 to maintain a temperature
of not less than 67° F. during the period the spaces are occupied.
Room temperature measurement. The required room temperatures shall
be measured three feet above the floor near the center of the room
and two feet inward from the center of each exterior wall.
Mechanical appliances. All mechanical appliances, fireplaces, solid
fuel-burning appliances, cooking appliances and water heating appliances
shall be properly installed and maintained in a safe working condition,
and shall be capable of performing the intended function.
Combustion air. A supply of air for complete combustion of the fuel
and for ventilation of the space containing the fuel-burning equipment
shall be provided for the fuel-burning equipment.
Energy conservation devices. Devices intended to reduce fuel consumption
by attachment to a fuel-burning appliance, to the fuel supply line
thereto, or to the vent outlet or vent piping therefrom, shall not
be installed unless labeled for such purpose and the installation
is specifically approved.
Facilities required. Every occupied building shall be provided with an electrical system in compliance with the requirements of this section and § 21.605.
Service. The size and usage of appliances and equipment shall serve
as a basis for determining the need for additional facilities in accordance
with the Wisconsin Electrical Code. Dwelling units shall be served
by a three-wire, 120/240 volt, single-phase electrical service having
a rating of not less than 60 amperes.
Installation. All electrical equipment, wiring and appliances shall
be properly installed and maintained in a safe and approved manner
in compliance with the South Milwaukee Electrical Code.
Receptacles. Every habitable space in a dwelling shall contain at
least two separate and remote receptacle outlets. Every laundry area
shall contain at least one grounded-type receptacle or a receptacle
with a ground fault circuit interrupter. Every bathroom shall contain
at least one receptacle. Any new bathroom receptacle outlet shall
have ground fault circuit interrupter protection.
Outlet requirements. Electrical outlets shall be operational and
correctly wired. The following are minimum outlet requirements. These
minimums may be reduced by the Building Inspector when he deems such
reduction will not jeopardize the safety of the occupants.
General. Elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators shall be maintained
to sustain safely all imposed loads, to operate properly, and to be
free from physical and fire hazards. The most current certificate
of inspection shall be on display at all times within the elevator
or attached to the escalator or dumbwaiter; or the certificate shall
be available for public inspection in the office of the building operator.