Section SPS 375.12 - Horizontal exit(1) A horizontal exit is either: (a) An opening through a fire-resistive wall or partition, (s. SPS 375.08) which separates 2 buildings or 2 divisions of a building; every such opening shall be protected by a fire-resistive door on each side of the wall; or,(b) An exterior balcony or bridge which connects 2 buildings or 2 divisions of a building. Every such balcony or bridge, including its railings, its supporting brackets or beams, and the exits thereto, shall be constructed the same as specified for fire escapes, (ss. SPS 375.14 to 375.22); but a bridge may be built of wood if it is enclosed by walls and a roof and if it is separated from each building by a fire-resistive door. The floor shall not have a slope of more than one foot in 5.(2) If a horizontal exit takes the place of an "A" type standard fire escape, it shall be at least 2 feet 4 inches wide; if it takes the place of a "B" type standard fire escape, it shall be at least 3 feet 4 inches wide.(3) The floor on each side of a horizontal exit shall contain at least one stairway and all passageways leading thereto shall be kept clear and unobstructed at all times.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 375.12
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) (a), (b) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672.