Section 314.03. Definitions.

 

(1)  These are department definitions for this chapter in addition to the definitions in NFPA 1 chapter 3:

(a)

1. "Administrative expenses," for the appropriation under s. 20.165 (2) (La) , Stats., means expenditures for the direct costs and indirect costs of administering ss. 101.14 , 101.141 and 101.573 , Stats.

2. In this paragraph:

a. "Direct costs" means the cost of salaries, limited term employees, fringe benefits and supplies to administer ss. 101.14 , 101.141 and 101.573 , Stats.

b. "Indirect costs" means the cost, determined on a pro rata basis, of management and administrative services provided to administer ss. 101.14 , 101.141 and 101.573 , Stats.

c. "Supplies" means equipment, memberships, postage, printing, rent, subscriptions, telecommunications, travel, utilities and similar outfitting and services, directly related to administering ss. 101.14 , 101.141 and 101.573 , Stats.

(b) "Department" means the department of safety and professional services.

(bm) "Design requirements" means any requirements that a designer would otherwise need to follow when specifying the permanent physical characteristics of a building. These include the materials of construction, structural members, fire-resistance and fire protection systems, means of egress and accessibility, energy efficiency, electrical systems, plumbing and other mechanical systems.

(c) "Fire chief" means the chief or authorized representative of the fire department serving the unit of government having authority over the public building or place of employment. Fire chief also means the representative designated by the local unit of government to carry out the duties of this chapter.

(d) "Fire department" means a municipal fire department, public safety department, or public or private organization, such as a fire association, fire district, fire company or fire corporation, organized or created for the purpose of extinguishing fires and preventing fire hazards.

(dm) "Governing authority" means the department of safety and professional services.

(e) "Municipality" means a city, village or town.

(f) "NFPA 1" means the 2012 edition of NFPA 1, Fire Code , as adopted and modified in this chapter.

(g) "Place of employment" has the meaning as defined in s. 101.01 (11) , Stats.

(h) "Public building" has the meaning as defined in s. 101.01 (12) , Stats.

(i) "Substantial compliance," for the purposes of s. 101.575 (4) (a) 1. and 2. , Stats., means an ample amount of the required activity was performed through a concerted effort aimed at total compliance. A determination of substantial compliance is obtained through a common-sense approach to evaluating whether enough effort was made to comply with the applicable statute or code requirements. Substantial compliance is not a specific number or percent of compliance. A determination of substantial compliance in any one year or regulatory standard does not mean that the same amount of compliance or effort in the following year or in another area of the code automatically equals substantial compliance.

(2)  Substitute the following definition for the definition in NFPA 1 section 3.3.182.22: "One- and 2-family dwelling" has the meaning as defined for dwelling in s. 101.61 (1) , Stats.

CR 06-120 : cr. Register February 2008 No. 626 , eff. 3-1-08; CR 09-104 : renum. (intro.), (1) to (6), (8) to (10), (7) to be (1) (intro.), (a) to (i), (2) and am. Register December 2010 No. 660 , eff. 1-1-11; correction in (1) (a) 1., (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 ; CR 13-105 : am. (1) (a) 2., cr. (1) (bm), (dm), am. (1) (f), (2) Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.

Note

Under NFPA 1 section 1.6, any local unit of government adopting local fire prevention requirements that apply in addition to this chapter is the "governing authority" for those requirements. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 See Appendix for a reprint of s. 101.01 (11) of the Statutes. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 See Appendix for a reprint of s. 101.01 (12) of the Statutes. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Under s. 101.575 (4) (a) 1. of the Statutes, the Department may not pay fire department dues to a city, village, town or fire department, unless the Department determines that the city, village, town or fire department is in substantial compliance with ss. 101.575 (6) , 101.14 (2) , and 101.141 (1) and (2) of the Statutes. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 101.61 (1) of the Statutes reads as follows: "`Dwelling' means any building that contains one or 2 dwelling units. `Dwelling unit' means a structure or that part of a structure which is used or intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person or by 2 or more persons maintaining a common household, to the exclusion of all others." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1