Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
The town ordinances published online by the town does not include a link for Land Use Regulations, Chapter 1 – Building, Plumbing, Electrical and Heating and Ventilation Code.
The town enforces the UDC and the CBC. According to the DSPS the town is designated as a municipality delegated with the authority for plan reviews and all inspections for commercial buildings. (DSPS – List of Delegated Municipalities).
The town adopted the WAC, the 2006 IFC, and NFPA as part of its Fire Prevention Code. In the case of conflict the stricter provision shall apply. Burke, Wi. Muni. Code, Chapter 20 – Fire Prevention, § 3-2-2(b) (accessed 4/8/2015).
Helpful resources for Burke, Wisconsin include the following.
Residential Building Code
Wisconsin adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control. Authority for local amendments will be limited.See PLRB,
Wisconsin Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
Burke adopted the Wisconsin Uniform Residential CodeYou can find a copy of the code here.
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Comments
The town enforces the UDC although no further information could be located online at this time (4/8/2015).
Existing Buildings
Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of
construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.
No provisions were found regarding repairs, alterations, or additions for dwellings. No provisions were found extending the UDC to buildings built pre-1980.
Commercial Building Code
Burke adopted the 2009 IBC, statewide. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
You can find a copy of the code
here.You can find information about amendments to the model code
here.
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Comments
The town enforces the UDC and the CBC. According to the DSPS the town is designated as a municipality delegated with the authority for plan reviews and all inspections for commercial buildings. (DSPS – List of Delegated Municipalities).
The statewide CBC includes the 2009 ICC codes (IBC, IEBC, IFGC, IECC, and IMC).
The township of Brookfield, Wi. provides certain grandfathered ordinances (variances to the CBC). An ordinance that is grandfathered has passed the requirements laid out by the Legislature in Wisconsin Statute § 101.02(7r)(b). The grandfathered ordinances are listed below:
Sec. 3-2-2 ADOPTION OF CODES
(a) The following orders, rules, and regulations of the Department of Commerce, all of which are setforth in the Wisconsin Administrative Code as from time to time may be amended, updated and renumbered, are incorporated herein by reference and adopted as part of this Chapter 2.
(1) Comm 5 – Licenses, Certifications, and Regulations
(2) Comm 7 – Explosive Materials
(3) Comm 10 – Flammable and Combustible Liquids
(4) Comm 14 – Fire Prevention
(5) Comm 16 – Electrical
(6) Comm 28 – Smoke Detectors
(7) Comm 30 – Fire Department Safety and Health
(8) Comm 40 – Gas Systems
(9) Comm 43 – Anhydrous Ammonia
(10) Comm 61 to 65 – Wisconsin Commercial Building Code
(11) Comm 66 – Existing Buildings
(12) Comm 75 to 79 – Existing Buildings
(b) The following codes of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) as from time to time maybe amended, updated, and renumbered, are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this Chapter 2: NFPA 1 and NFPA's incorporated standards and codes as published in the National Fire Codes of the NFPA.
(c) The 2006 Edition of the International Fire Code (IFC), Appendix D, as from time to time may be amended, updated, and renumbered, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this Chapter 2. In case of a conflict between any provision of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, the NFP1 fire prevention code, and the International Fire Code, Appendix D, the strictest provision shall apply.
(PDF version here)
Existing Buildings
The 2009 IEBC is made part of the Commercial Building Code, subject to the modifications specified in the Wis. Adm. Code § SPS 366.
Other Building Codes
The Wisconsin Electrical Code § SPS 316 (Based on the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, 2011 edition).
The Wisconsin Plumbing Code Plumbing § SPS 380-387.
The International Energy Conservation Code, 2009 edition. Subject to modifications specified in § SPS 363.
The International Mechanical Code, 2009 edition. Subject to modifications specified in § SPS 364.
The International Fuel Gas Code, 2009 edition. Subject to modifications specified in § SPS 365.
