Section SPS 361.30 - Plan review and approval(1) TYPES OF BUILDINGS. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), Table 361.30-1, and sub. (4), the construction of, the alteration of, or the addition to a public building or a place of employment may not commence unless plans for the project have been submitted to and approved by the department or its authorized representative in accordance with s. SPS 361.31.(b) The following are exempt from plan submittal and review under par. (a): 1. Single-story buildings and structures of less than 1,000 square feet located on individual parcels or lease sites at state fair park.2. Fire service drill towers used exclusively for hands-on training reflecting emergency conditions. Note: The exemption under par. (b) for not having to submit and obtain prior approval from the department for specific building projects does not waive the obligation for these types of projects to conform to the standards of chs. SPS 361 to 366.
Note: The exemption under par. (b) for not having to submit and obtain prior approval from the department for specific building projects does not prohibit a municipality from requiring the submission, review and approval of plans by the municipality nor does it supersede the necessity of obtaining local building permits prior to the commencement of the project.
Table 361.30-1
Buildings Exempt from Plan Review
Building Type or Occupancy | Building Description |
Assembly Group A-2, A-3 Business Group B Factory Group F Mercantile Group M Storage Group S Utility and Miscellaneous Group U | Total building volume of less than 25,000 cubic feet |
(2) TYPES OF STRUCTURES. Plans for all of the following types of structures shall be submitted and approved by the department or authorized representative prior to commencement of the project: (a) An assembly seating facility to be located within a public building or place of employment.(b) An assembly seating facility more than 5 rows in height and not located within a public building or place of employment.(3) TYPES OF BUILDING COMPONENTS.(a) Except as provided in sub. (4), building component or system plans shall be submitted to and approved by the department or authorized representative prior to installation of the component or system, for each of the following type components or systems: 1. Pre-manufactured and pre-engineered structural components.2. Heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems.3. Fire protection systems.(b) Component or systems plans shall be submitted in one of the following manners: 1. Included with the plans under sub. (1) (a) . 2. Submitted as a separate plan for the component or system.(4) EXCLUSION FOR MINOR ALTERATIONS. (a) This section does not apply to minor alterations where the building official agrees the nature of the work is such that review and approval of construction documents is not necessary to achieve compliance with chs. SPS 361 to 366.(b) The submission and approval of fire protection system plans is not required for a project involving the alteration or addition of the following components:1. Twenty or fewer sprinkler heads to an existing automatic fire sprinkler system.2. Twenty or fewer alarm devices to an existing fire alarm system.(5) CALCULATING TOTAL BUILDING VOLUME. Total building volume shall be determined by calculating the cubic footage of space enclosed within the outer surfaces of the building's outside or enclosing walls and the space between the upper most surface of the roof and the underside of the lowest floor of a building. The outer surface of structures or portions of structures without enclosed walls shall be established by projecting vertical planes from the outer surface of exterior supports or columns. The total building volume shall be calculated on structures with interior supports by establishing a vertical plane projected from the farthest roof projection. Roof overhangs less than 24 inches from a vertical wall may not be included in the calculation. Total building volume shall include the cubic footage of space in dormers, penthouses, vaults, pits, enclosed porches, and other enclosed appendages to the building.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 361.30
CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02; CR 01-139: cr. (2) (c), r. and recr. Table 61.30-3 Register June 2002 No. 558, eff. 7-1-02; CR 04-016: am. (1) (b) 1., 2. b. and Table 61.30-3, cr. (4) Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05; CR 06-120: am. Table 1 and 2, cr. (2) (d), Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; CR 10-103: am. (1) (a), r. (1) (b) 2., 3., Table 61.30-2 and Table 61.30-3, renum. (1) (b) 1. to be (1) (b) and (4) to be (4) (a), cr. (4) (b), Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; r. and recr. (3) Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 1-1-12; correction in (1) (a), (b) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672.Amended by, correction in (2) (c) (Note) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) Stats., Register October 2015 No. 718, eff.11/1/2015.Amended by, CR 16-094: r. and recr., Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; CR 16-094: am. (1) (a), r. and recr. (1) (b), am. Table 361.30-1, (2) (a), (b), (c), (d), am. (4) (a), cr. (5), Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5/1/2018