2011 Wisconsin Code
Chapter 101. Department of commerce--regulation of industry, buildings and safety.
101.62 Dwelling code council; power.

101.62

101.62 Dwelling code council; power. The dwelling code council shall review the standards and rules for one- and 2-family dwelling construction and recommend a uniform dwelling code for adoption by the department which shall include rules providing for the conservation of energy in the construction and maintenance of dwellings and for costs of specific code provisions to home buyers to be related to the benefits derived from such provisions. The council shall study the need for and availability of one-family and 2-family dwellings that are accessible to persons with disabilities, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (g), and shall make recommendations to the department for any changes to the uniform dwelling code that may be needed to ensure an adequate supply of one-family and 2-family dwellings. Upon its own initiative or at the request of the department, the council shall consider and make recommendations to the department pertaining to rules and any other matters related to this subchapter. The council shall recommend variances for different climate and soil conditions throughout the state.

101.62 - ANNOT.

History: 1975 c. 404; 1991 a. 295; 1995 a. 27; 1999 a. 82.