ORD1970169ORDINANCE # 169
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIOEOF
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- CHAPTER 30 (BUILDING CODE) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: a SECTION I. Section 30.10 of the Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
30.10 UNUSUAL CON:3TRUCTION. When applicaths for unusual
technical design or magnitudt? of construction are filed, the Building
Inspector may refer such plals and specifications to the Department
of Industry, Labor and Human Relations, State of Wisconsin, Safety
and Building Division for Amlysis and recommendations as to the
safety of design in compliance with this Code.
SECTION 2. Section 30.15(6)(a) of the Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) All habitable rooms in one and two family homes shall
have a minimum ceiling height of seven (7‘) feet six (6”) inches. 0 Basement ceiling heights sha,I be a minimum of six (6’) feet ten (10”)
inches under joist.
SECTION 3. Section 30.15(8) and Section 30.15(8)(a) are
herebv amended to read as follows:
(8) STAIRWAYS. E\.ery exit stairway shall be not less than
three (3’) feet in width and not more than four (4”) inches on one side
may be used for handrails. Every platform shall be at least as wide
as the stairway, measured at right angles to the direction of travel.
Whenever a door opens onto a stairway, a platform shall be provided
extending at least the full bidth of the door in the direction of
travel.
(a) If stairways are provided in addition to those required
by this code, such additional stairways need not conform to the width
requirements of this code.
SECTION 4. Section 30.15 (9)(c) of the Municipal Code is 0 hereby amended to read as follows:
(c) Plumbing fixtures as stated above shall be smooth, non-
absorbent, resistive to detri.nentaI action of conveyed wastes and free
from concealed fouling surfac<?s.
SECTION 5. Section 30.15(11) of the Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(11) ATTICS, ACCES‘.; THERETO. In every building and structure
having an attic, there shall be provided permanent access thereto by
minimum size opening shal I be twenty-four (24“) inches by twenty (20”)
i nches.
a means of a scuttle, disappear ing or permanent I y instal 1 ed stairway;
SECTION 6. Section 30.18(l)(a) of the Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as fol ows:
(a) Concrete footings for load bearing walls shall be of adequate 0 dimensions to distribute the load. Minimum thickness shall be eight
(8”) inches. Footing width skal I extend six (6“) inches on each side
of the wal I above. All footirgs shall be cast in forms upon undisturbed
earth, unless the design of the footings and foundation is approved
by the Building Inspector.
Footings for any building or structure shall be constructed
of concrete, or reinforced concrete and shall in all cases extend
feet. Masonry units used in foundation walls shall be laid in
)1 below the frost I ine of the adjoining grade a minimum of four (4’)
Port1 and cement mortar.
SECTION 7. Section 30.30(2) of the Muni
hereby amended to read as follows;
Exter i or
Wall Sheath
c ipal Code is
(2) OTHER SHEATHING. In lieu of wood board sheathing on
exterior walls and roofs of buildings and structures as herein regula-
ted, materials as shown in Tables D and E may be used:
TABLE D -- WALLS
Maximum Stud
Min. Thickness Spacing on
i ng ( i nches Centers (inches)
(No edge block
Approved Fiber
PI ywood
Gypsum
Expanded Po I ys
ing req‘d)
318
Board 112
112 tyrene I in.
Roof Covering
and Type of Roof
TABLE E -- ROOFS
16
16
16
16
(No edge blocking req‘d)
PI ywood Rod Maximum Rafter
Sheath i ng, Mi n. Spac i ng on
Thickness (inches) Centers (inches)
Wood and asphalt Shingles 112
Slate, Tile and Asbestos
Cement Shingles 112
Flat Roofs (under 2$:12 pitch) 518
Truss Roof (over 24:12 pitch) I12
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16
16
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SECTION 8. Section 30.32(4)(b) of the Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as fol lows:
(b) Top ply of plywood shall be at least ”C plugged” grade.
SECTION 9. Sectiom30.32(5)(b), 30.32(5)(c), 30.32(5)(c) I
and 30.32(d) are hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Where practicable, planks shall be continuous over at
least two spans. All joints shall be cut parallel to and over center
of floor beams with not more than two adjacent planks breaking joints @ over same support except at ends and at openings.
(c) Maximum span of two (2”) inch plank deck shall not
exceed the following:
I. Planks continuous over two spans, seven (7’) feet.
(d) Plank deck shall be blind and face nailed to floor beams e in accordance with the nailing schedule, Table 4.
SECTION IO. Sections 30.33(6)(b), 30.33(6)(d)2 and 30.33
(6)(f) of the Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) SLOPE; RISE. Self-sealing or interlocking asphalt
shingles may be used when the slope of the roof is a minimum of two and )I one-half (2%") inches rise to twelve (12") inches,run, providing a
double layer of 15 Ib. asphalt saturated felt underlayment is hot-
four (24") inches inside of the exterior building wall.
@ mopped on the roof overhang and extends up to a point at least twenty-
2. Starting row of all asphalt shingles shall be doubled.
Such shingles shall be nailed with aluminum, copper, or hot dipped
galvanized nails. Nail according to manufacturer's recommendations.
(f) FLAT ROOF COVERING. Built up roof covering for flat
roofs, having a pitch of not more than two and one-half (2+") inches
rise to twelve (12") inches run, shall be approved Class '%"(Under-
writers' Laboratories, Inc.) minimum three (3) ply roofing consisting
of three (3) layers of asphalt or tar saturated felt, each layer of
not less than fifteen (15) p2unds per one hundred (100) square feet.
Where tar or asphalt coating is used, the roof shall be surfaced with
pea gravel. All layers of fsdt shall be mopped solid. e SECTION II. Sectim2n 30.38(8)(a)3of the Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
3. Single wall du8:ts when passing through or contained
in combustible walls, floors, or ceilings shall have five-sixteenths
(5/I6'') inch clearance to combustible construction and shall be
covered with one (I) thickne:;s of asbestos paper weighing not less
than twelve (12) pounds per one hundred (100) square feet, except
that the 5/16 inch clearance and the asbestos paper may be omitted
on ducts from automaticallv "ired forced air furnaces.
SECTION 12. Section 30.43(4) of the Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(4) FOUNDATIONS AND FOOTINGS. Attached private garages
shall be provided with the sijme type footings and foundations as re-
quired herein for the principal buildhg. Detached private garages
may be built with a continuous floating slab of reinforced concrete
not less than four (4") inches in thickness. Reinforcement shall be
a minimum of 6"x6" No. lOxl0 wire mesh. The slab shall be provided
with a thickened edge all around, eight (8") inches wide and eight
(8") inches below top of slat). Exterior wall curbs shall be provided
not less than four (4") inchcs above the finished ground grade adjacent
to the garage.
SECTION 13. Section 30.46 of the Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
30.46 PREFABRlCATElD DWELLINGS OR ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.
Prefabricated assemblies not capable of design by accepted engineering
analysis shall be subjected to tests. When prefabricated assemblies
are not readily accessible for inspection at the site, a registered
engineer or architect of the State in which the assembly is manufactured
shall furnish a certified report of inspection. All tests and inspec-
tion records shall be accessible to the Building Inspector at all times
during fabrication and erection of the building or assembly unit or
such records as he may desigrate shall be filed with him.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
PUBLISHED:
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SECTION 14. All ordinances or parts of ordinances incon-
sistent with or contravening this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 15. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and publication.
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