Section 361.31. Plans.

 

(1)   Signing and sealing.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , construction documents submitted to the department or its authorized representative for review shall be prepared, signed and sealed in accordance with ch. 443 , Stats. , and s. A-E 2.02 .

(b) Sprinkler construction documents that are required by s. SPS 361.33 to be at an installation site shall comply with one of the following:

1. Be signed and sealed in accordance with s. A-E 2.02 by an architect, engineer or fire protection systems designer who is registered by the department.

2. Be signed, including license number, and dated by an automatic fire sprinkler contractor who is responsible for the installation of the sprinklers and who is licensed by the department.

3. Be signed, including license number, and dated by the master plumber who is responsible for the installation of a NFPA 13D multipurpose piping system and who is licensed by the department.

(2)   Contents and information.

(a)

1. Construction documents submitted to the department or its authorized representative for review shall be dimensioned and drawn to scale.

2. The scale used for the construction documents shall be indicated on the documents.

(b)

1. Except as provided in subd. 2. , at least 4 sets of construction documents shall be submitted to the department or authorized representative for review.

2.

a. At least one set of construction specifications shall be submitted to the department or authorized representative for review.

b. One complete set of plans may be submitted, provided it is accompanied with 3 copies of the cover sheet for the complete set, and provided all 4 cover sheets comply with sub. (1) (a) .

(c) All construction documents submitted to the department or authorized representative for review shall be permanent copies of the original documents and the copies shall be bound into sets in a manner that enables the documents to be reviewed without removing the binding.

(d) Construction documents submitted to the department or its authorized representative for review shall be of sufficient clarity, character and detail to show how the proposed design will conform to this code.

(e)

1. Construction documents shall be accompanied by sufficient calculations or information to substantiate that the documents conform to this code.

2. When requested by the department or its authorized representative, additional data pertaining to the design, construction, materials and equipment shall be submitted to the department or the authorized representative to substantiate conformance to this code.

(3)   Application for approval.

(a) A plan review application form shall be included with the construction documents and information submitted to the department for examination and approval. Pursuant to s. SPS 302.07 (3) , the department shall review and make a determination on an application for plan review under this chapter within 15 business days.

(b) If, upon examination, the department determines that the construction documents or application for approval do not substantially conform to this code, the application for conditional approval will be denied, in writing.

(c) If, upon examination, the department determines that the construction documents and the application for approval substantially conform to this code, a conditional approval, in writing, will be granted and the plans will be stamped conditionally approved. All conditions stated in the conditional approval shall be complied with before or during construction.

(4)   Revisions to approved plans.

(a)

1. All proposed revisions and modifications which involve rules under this code and which are made to construction documents that have previously been granted approval by the department or its authorized representative, shall be submitted for review to the office that granted the approval.

2. All revisions and modifications to the plans shall be approved in writing by the department or its authorized representative prior to the work involved in the revision or modification being carried out.

(b) A revision or modification to a plan, drawing or specification shall be signed and sealed in accordance with s. SPS 361.31 (1) .

History: CR 00-179 : cr. Register December 2001 No. 552 , eff. 7-1-02; CR 01-139 : renum. (3) (intro.) to (b) to be (3) (a) to (c) Register June 2002 No. 558 , eff. 7-1-02; CR 04-016 : renum. (2) (b) 2. to be (2) (b) 2. a., cr. (2) (b) 2. b. Register December 2004 No. 588 , eff. 1-1-05; CR 06-119 : am. (3) (a) Register July 2007 No. 619 , eff. 8-1-07; CR 10-103 : cr. (1) (b) 3. Register August 2011 No. 668 , eff. 9-1-11; correction in (1) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. Stats., Register August 2011 No. 668 ; correction in (1) (b) (intro.), 1., 2., 3., (3) (a), (4) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 .

Note

Pursuant to s. A-E 2.02 (4) and (5) read: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 "A-E 2.02 (4) Each sheet of plans, drawings, documents, specifications and reports for architectural, landscape architectural, professional geological, professional engineering, design or land surveying practice shall be signed, sealed and dated by the registrant or permit holder who prepared, or directed and controlled preparation of, the written material, except as specified in sub. (5). Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 "(5) If more than one sheet is bound together in a volume, the registrant or permit holder who prepared or directed and controlled the preparation of the volume, may sign, seal and date only the title or index sheet if the signed sheet identifies clearly all other sheets comprising the bound volume and if any other sheets which are prepared by or under the direction and control of another registrant or permit holder are signed, sealed and dated by the other registrant or permit holder." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Note [2]: Nothing in this code is intended to prohibit the submission and acceptance of plans and construction documents in an electronic or digital media. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Plans for a multipurpose piping system must be submitted under s. SPS 382.20 to determine compliance for the non-fire protection aspects of the system. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The Department forms required in this chapter are available at the Department's Web site at www.dsps.wi.gov through links to Division of Industry Services forms. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Under s. 145.195 , Stats., "No county, city, town or village may issue a building permit for construction of any structure requiring connection to a private domestic sewage treatment and disposal system unless a system satisfying all applicable regulations already exists to serve the proposed structure or all permits necessary to install such a system have been obtained." See ch. SPS 383 for applicable regulations. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The plan examination and approval by the department does not constitute an approval to proceed with construction prior to obtaining any permits or approvals that are required by a local unit of government. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1