Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 364.0402

Current through September 30, 2024
Section SPS 364.0402 - Natural ventilation

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:

(1) In occupancies specified in Table 364.0402.
(2) For any occupancy, provided an engineered design indicates how the ventilation satisfies the needs of the occupancy.

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

CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02; CR 06-120: am. Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; CR 10-103: r. and recr. Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672.
Amended by, CR 16-094: am. Table 364.0402 Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5/1/2018