This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IMC section 402: The use of natural ventilation shall be permitted under either of the following:
Table 364.0402
Natural Ventilation Allowed for Specific Occupancies
Occupancy Classification | ||
Correctional Facilities | Business areas | Sports and amusement |
Cells without plumbing features Dining halls < 100 persons Guard stations Day room Booking/waiting | Conference rooms < 100 persons Reception areas < 100 persons Main entry lobbies < 100 persons Lecture < 100 persons | Discos/dance floors < 100 persons Bowling alleys (seating areas) < 100 persons Game arcades < 100 persons Ice arenas without combustion Places of religious worship engines < 100 persons Gym, stadium, arena (play area) Spectator areas < 100 persons Swimming pools (pool and deck area) < 100 persons Health club/aerobics room < 100 persons Health club/weight room < 100 persons |
Dry cleaners, laundries | Public spaces | |
Coin-operated dry cleaners Coin-operated laundries Storage, pick up | Places of religious worship < 100 persons Courtrooms < 100 persons Legislative chambers < 100 persons Libraries < 100 persons Museums < 100 persons | |
Education | Theaters | |
Auditoriums < 100 persons Media center Music/theatre/dance Day care facilities < 20 children (through age 4) Multiuse assembly < 100 persons | Dwellings Garages Kitchens Living areas | Auditoriums < 100 persons Lobbies < 100 persons Stages, studios < 100 persons |
Food and beverage service | Retail stores, sales floors, and showroom floors | Transportation |
Bars, cocktail lounges < 100 persons Dining rooms < 100 persons Kitchens (cooking) | Sales Dressing rooms Mall common areas Storage rooms | Platforms < 100 persons Waiting rooms < 100 persons Aircraft hangars (with single aircraft and no adjacent occupancies) |
Hotels, motels, resorts and dormitories | Specialty shops | Workrooms |
Multipurpose assembly < 100 persons Bedroom/living room Conference/meeting < 100 persons Dormitory sleeping areas Gambling casinos < 100 persons Lobbies/pre-function | Pet shops (animal areas) Supermarkets Car washes Enclosed parking garages 850 S.F. or less in area and storing 5 or fewer vehicles | Meat processing Pharmacy (prep. area) Photo studios Copy, printing rooms |
Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 364.0402