[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Grafton 11-18-2019 by Ord. No. 020-2019. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Placement of addresses. Addresses shall be placed on all structures
or property, including all one- and two-family dwellings, supporting
the same as follows:
1.
Posting during and after construction.
a.
During construction. The address of a building under construction
shall be prominently posted on the property.
b.
The address of a completed building shall be permanently affixed
to the building as provided in this section.
c.
The address tiles shall be continuously maintained to be clearly
readable, and in the event that replacement is required, the owner
may obtain duplicate address tiles from the Building Inspector.
2.
Description of numbers and letters.
a.
Numbers and letters shall be of contrasting colors (e.g., black
and white) and readable from the road or highway. Arabic numbers shall
be used; script and roman numerals cannot be used alone, but may be
used as an addition to the requirements of this section.
b.
Numbers and letters shall be visible from the roadway, of which
the building is addressed, at all times of the year.
c.
Numbers and letters shall be a minimum of 3 1/2 inches
by 2 1/4 inches in size. The size shall be increased if the requirements
of § 7.06.010A2b are not met.
3.
Multifamily requirements. All multifamily buildings shall have street
numbers placed on the exterior of the principal building that faces
the street, service drive or parking lot and located adjacent to the
individual unit entrances to the buildings.
a.
If the Fire Department determines additional signage is required
to guide Emergency Services to the building, those signs shall be
approved by the Fire Department and installed in a location approved
by the Fire Department.
4.
Commercial and industrial requirements.
a.
All suite numbers that identify each individual unit shall be
placed on the primary entrance to each business or occupancy.
b.
All commercial or industrial structures that have a rear service
door shall identify the occupant and the street address conspicuously
on said rear door in contrasting and reflective letters and/or numbers
not less than six inches in height, and shall continually maintain
the same.
B.
Door, floor and stairway identification. Any occupancy having more
than five exterior means of egress and/or more than two floors in
height shall number the individual egress areas according to this
section:
1.
An identifying number shall be placed on the interior and exterior
of each means of egress doorway not less than four inches high in
contrasting color and light reflective. The main entrance or means
of egress shall be numbered one, with each additional means of egress
progressing clockwise around the exterior of the structure to reflect
its relationship to the main entrance. All means of egress leading
into the structure shall be numbered, not just the required exit egresses.
2.
Each interior door providing access to an enclosed stairway that
is considered part of an accessible means of egress shall be identified
with numbers and letters not less than 3 1/2 inches high in the
following manner:
A.
Unobstructed fire lanes that are accessible from a public road shall
be provided for every building or portion of a building in accordance
with this chapter and Ch. SPS 362, Wis. Adm. Code.
B.
Fire lanes shall have an unobstructed width of 20 feet with the road
edge closest to the building at least 10 feet from the building and
a vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet six inches.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any persons to park motor vehicles on, or
otherwise obstruct, any fire lane.
D.
Designated fire access roads and fire lanes must be submitted and
conditionally approved prior to issuance of building permits.
E.
The Fire Chief or Fire Inspector shall establish fire lanes at any
building, other than one- and two family dwellings, unless those dwellings
are established on private roads.
F.
Fire lanes shall be provided such that any portion of the facility
or any portion of an exterior wall of the first story of the building
is located not more than 150 feet from fire department lane as measured
by an approved route around the exterior of the building or facility.
For buildings over 200 feet long, fire lanes shall be provided for
access to all four sides of the building or group of buildings.
G.
Any dead-end fire lane more than 150 feet long shall be provided
with a turnaround area to accommodate the largest vehicle in the Fire
Department's fleet.
H.
Vertical clearances or widths shall be increased when vertical clearances
or widths are not adequate to accommodate fire apparatus.
I.
All fire lanes shall be marked with freestanding signs, marked curbs,
sidewalks and traffic surfaces with the words "Fire Lane No Parking"
painted in contrasting colors at a size and spacing acceptable to
the Fire Department.
J.
Fire department access roads/lanes shall be designed and maintained
to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus and shall be provided
with an all-weather driving surface.
K.
Fire access roads and fire lane violations.
1.
In any area designated as a fire lane, parking shall be prohibited
and shall result in the issuance of citations pursuant to the Code
of the Village of Grafton.
2.
Any vehicle parked in a fire lane shall be towed at the owner's
expense.
3.
Any commercially licensed vehicle actively engaged in delivery or
pickup shall be excluded from this subsection.
4.
All fire access roads and fire lanes must be maintained by the owner
or occupants at all times.
5.
All fire access roads and fire lanes must have snow removed by the
owner or occupants at all times.
A.
All required passenger and freight elevators in all buildings and
structures hereinafter constructed, except one- and two-family residential
occupancies, shall:
1.
Provide at least one elevator to all floors of such a size and arrangement
to accommodate a twenty-four-inch by eighty-five-inch ambulance stretcher
in the horizontal, open position.
2.
The elevator arranged to accommodate an ambulance stretcher shall
be identified by the star of life. This symbol shall not be less than
three inches in height and shall be placed on both sides of the hoistway
door frame.
A.
An access box system has been adopted for use by the Village of Grafton
Fire Department. The approved access box system is the Knox-Box®. Approved products for use are available at www.Knox-Box®.com or:
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Knox Company
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1601 W. Deer Valley Road
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Phoenix, AZ 85027
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Tel: 800.552.5669
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Fax: 623.687.2290
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B.
The following structures shall be equipped with an access box at
or near the main entrance or in any additional location as required
by the AHJ:
1.
Commercial or industrial structures protected by a fire alarm system,
fire control system, fire extinguishing system or fire suppression
system.
2.
Any structures that are secured in a way that restricts access during
an emergency.
3.
Multifamily residential structures that have restricted access through
locked doors and have any common areas.
4.
Nursing homes, CBRFs, child day-care and other health facilities.
5.
All educational occupancies.
6.
Any location where entry to the property is secured in whole or part
by a fence, gate, wall or connected buildings, or as otherwise directed
by this Department. Entry key override switches shall be required
on any exit door at any location which uses a card reader entry system
and/or a magnetic door lock security system.
7.
The AHJ shall have the authority to require any structure or facility
to have an access box installed and maintained.
8.
The AHJ shall have the authority to require any structure or facility
to have additional access boxes installed and maintained.
C.
All newly constructed structures subject to this section shall have
the access box installed and operational prior to the issuance of
an occupancy permit. All structures in existence on the effective
date of this section and which are subject to this section shall have
one year from the date of being ordered by the AHJ to have an access
box installed to complete installation.
D.
The owner or agent of a structure required to have an access box
shall keep the following inside the box:
1.
A master key or keys to locked points of ingress and egress, whether
on the interior or exterior.
2.
The keys to locked mechanical equipment, electrical, and elevator
control rooms.
3.
The keys needed to open any alarm panels or other emergency equipment.
4.
Keys to elevator controls.
5.
Floor plans or maps as required by the AHJ.
6.
The keys to other areas as directed by the AHJ.
E.
All items required to be kept in the access box shall be the most
currently used and must be continually updated.
F.
The access box shall be installed at the owner's expense.
G.
The size and type of access box will be determined by the AHJ.
H.
Access gates. All access gates shall have an approved Knox keyed
switch installed to override all controls of the access gate and open
the gate.
I.
Compliance. All newly constructed buildings, not yet occupied buildings
currently under construction and all buildings or businesses applying
for a certificate of occupancy that are subject to this section shall
comply immediately.
J.
Ordering. Property owners shall be responsible for all costs of purchasing
and installation of any access box required herein. The Village of
Grafton Fire Department shall not be responsible for ordering any
access box or key override switch or other device required by this
chapter.
K.
Maintenance. Property owners shall be responsible for the maintenance
of all access boxes.
All dwellings and buildings within the municipality damaged
from fire shall be secured within 24 hours of release of the property
by the AHJ. The owner of the damaged property shall assume the liability
for the protection of the public until the property is secured.
