(1)Â
Adopted by reference. Chapter 145, Wis. Stats., and the State Plumbing
Code, Wis. Adm. Code COMM 81 to 85 are adopted and, by reference,
made a part of this chapter with the same force and effect as though
set out in full. Failure to comply with any of the provisions of such
regulations shall constitute a violation of this chapter, punishable
according to the penalties provided herein.
(2)Â
To be on file. A copy of the State Plumbing Code shall be on file
in the offices of the Plumbing Inspector.
In this chapter, "plumbing" means and includes the following:
(1)Â
All piping, fixtures, appliances, equipment, devices and appurtenances
in connection with the water supply, water distribution and drainage
systems, including hot water storage tanks, water softeners and water
heaters connected with such water and drainage systems, and the installation
thereof.
(2)Â
The construction, connection or installation of any drain or waste
piping system from the outside, or proposed outside, foundation walls
of any building to the mains or other sewerage system terminal within
bounds of or beneath an area subject to easement for highway purposes,
including private domestic sewage treatment and disposal systems,
and the alteration of any such systems, drains or waste piping.
(3)Â
The water service piping from the outside or proposed outside foundation
walls of any building to the fire protection main or other water utility
service terminal within bounds of or beneath an area subject to easement
for highway purposes and its connections.
(4)Â
The water pressure systems other than municipal systems as provided
in Ch. 144, Wis. Stats.
(5)Â
A plumbing and drainage system so designed and vent piping so installed
as to keep the air within the system in free circulation and movement;
to prevent, with a margin of safety, unequal air pressures of such
force as might blow, siphon or affect trap seals or retard the discharge
from plumbing fixtures or permit sewer air to escape into the building;
to prohibit contamination or pollution of any potable water supply
and distribution system; and to provide an adequate supply of water
to properly serve, cleanse and operate all fixtures, equipment, appurtenances
and appliances served by the plumbing system.
(1)Â
Appointment. The Building Inspector shall be the Plumbing Inspector.
See sec. 1.02(10) of this Code.
[Amended by Ord. No. 147]
(2)Â
Powers and duties.
(a)Â
General. The Plumbing Inspector shall be certified by the Department
of Commerce. The Plumbing Inspector shall enforce all provisions of
this chapter and all other State and Village provisions relating to
the construction, installation, alteration and repair of all plumbing
within the Village and shall make such inspections, perform such tests
and issue such orders as may be necessary for such enforcement. In
the discharge of his duties, the Plumbing Inspector or his authorized
agent may enter any building during reasonable hours for the purpose
of inspection.
(b)Â
Permits. The Plumbing Inspector shall take applications and
issue to qualified applicants or master plumbers who submit their
license number on the permit application, permits as required for
all work done under this chapter and shall maintain suitable records
of the permits issued.
(c)Â
Reports.
1.Â
To Village Board. The Plumbing Inspector shall make such reports
to the Village Board as it may require concerning the activities of
his office.
2.Â
To the Department of Commerce. The Plumbing Inspector shall
make such reports to the Department of Commerce as are required under
§ 145.04(3), Wis. Stats.
(d)Â
Stop-work orders. The Plumbing Inspector may order work stopped
on the construction, installation, alteration or repair of plumbing
when such work is being done in violation of this chapter. Work so
stopped shall not be resumed except on written permission of the Plumbing
Inspector, provided that if the stop work order is an oral one, it
shall be followed by a written order within a reasonable period of
time.
(1)Â
Required. No work contemplated by this chapter shall be started until
a permit therefor has been obtained from the Plumbing Inspector or
his authorized agent.
(2)Â
Application. The application shall be in writing upon forms provided
by the Plumbing Inspector and shall include the name of the owner
and the description of the property on which the work is to be done,
and all plumbing to be installed, along with such pertinent information
as the Plumbing Inspector may require.
(3)Â
Issuance; term. When the Plumbing Inspector is satisfied that the
work proposed by the applicant can be done in conformity with the
provisions of this chapter, and after the appropriate fees have been
paid to him, he shall issue the permit. Such permit shall be good
for the continuous performance of the work named thereon. A permit
shall automatically expire if work has not been commenced within 90
days of the date of issuance or when work ceases for a period of 90
days without good and reasonable cause for same and shall automatically
expire on completion of the work for which it was issued; provided
the Plumbing Inspector may, upon notice, suspend or revoke such permit
for violation of the provisions of this chapter.
(4)Â
Responsibility. It shall be the responsibility of the installer or
contractor to determine if a permit is required and to obtain the
same prior to commencing work.
(5)Â
Fixture installation requiring permit. A permit is required when
any additional fixtures are installed or when the plumbing system
is moved to another part of the building and remodeled. However, no
permit is required when a fixture is replaced by a new one and no
new pipe or vent is changed or added.
(7)Â
Failure to issue; suspension and revocation. Any person directly
interested who is aggrieved by the decision of the Plumbing Inspector
to refuse to issue a permit or to suspend or revoke such permit may,
within 20 days, appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
See sec. 14.08 of this Code. The fees shall be doubled for any
work commenced prior to obtaining a permit.
The permittee or an authorized representative shall, in writing
or orally, request inspections by the Plumbing Inspector at appropriate
times required for the enforcement of this chapter. The Plumbing Inspector
shall perform the requested inspection within 48 hours after notification,
except the final inspection. The work shall not proceed beyond the
point of inspection until the inspection has been completed, except
if inspection has not taken place within 48 hours of notification,
excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, unless otherwise agreed
upon between the permittee and the Plumbing Inspector.
(1)Â
Discharge. No person shall cause, allow or permit any roof drain,
surface drain, sub-soil drain, drain from any mechanical device, gutter,
ditch, pipe, conduit, sump pump, or any other object or thing used
for the purposes of collecting, conducting, transporting, diverting,
draining or discharging clear water from any part of any private premises
owned or occupied by said person to discharge into a sanitary sewer.
(2)Â
Nuisance. The discharge into a sanitary sewer from any drain enumerated
in sub. (1) above is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and a
hazard to the health, safety and well-being of the residents of the
Village and to the protection of property.
(3)Â
Ground water. Where deemed necessary by the Plumbing Inspector, every
dwelling shall have a sump pump installed for the purpose of discharging
clear waters from foundation drains and ground infiltration and, where
the building is not serviced by a storm sewer, shall either discharge
into an underground conduit leading to a drainage ditch, gutter or
dry well, or shall discharge onto the ground surface in such other
manner as will not constitute a nuisance as defined herein. All clear
water shall be discharged to the rear of the lot unless the Building
Inspector approves another location.
(4)Â
Catch basins and receptacles. See Wis. Adm. Code COMM 82.36.
(5)Â
Storm sewer lateral. Where municipal storm sewers are provided and
it is deemed necessary by the property owner and/or the Village to
discharge clear waters from a parcel of land, a storm sewer lateral
shall be installed and connected to the storm sewer main at the expense
of the owner.
(6)Â
Conducting tests. If the Director of Public Works or his designated
agent suspects an illegal clear water discharge, as defined by this
chapter or by any other applicable provision of the Wisconsin Administrative
Code as it may from time to time be amended, he may, upon reasonable
notice and at reasonable times, enter the private premises where such
illegal clear water discharge is suspected and conduct appropriate
tests to determine whether such suspected illegal clear water discharge
actually exists.
(7)Â
Compliance and penalty. Any person determined to be in violation
of any provision of this section shall be given a written notice stating
the nature of such violation and providing a reasonable time limit
for the satisfactory correction thereof. Any person who shall continue
any violation beyond the foregoing time limits shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to the penalties provided in sec. 25.04 of this
Code.
Grease catch basins or separators of a capacity based upon the
temperature and the amount of the water tributary shall be installed
wherever kitchen or other greasy wastes from hotels, restaurants,
club houses, boarding houses, public or private institutions, hospitals
or similar places are discharged into a public sewer or private sewage
disposal system. Garbage disposal units shall not be tributary to
grease catch basins or interceptors.
See ch. 8 of this Code.
Whenever practical, the sanitary system and drainage system
of each dwelling or building must be separately or independently connected
with the street sewer except, where a building stands in the rear
of another on the same lot, the drain from the front building may
be extended to the rear building and the whole will be considered
as one drain.
Whenever necessary to disturb a drain or pipe in actual use,
the same shall not be obstructed or disconnected without special permission
of the Plumbing Inspector. No person shall make any new connections
or extensions to an old drain or pipe without permission of the Plumbing
Inspector.
In all cases where any sanitary system or other drain pipe to
be laid is obstructed by water, gas, steam, pipe or conduit, the decision
to pass over or under the obstruction or of the raising or lowering
the obstruction so as to permit the construction and installation
of such pipe shall be made by the Director of Public Works.
All water, sewer, drain, gas, conduits or other pipes must be
protected to the satisfaction of the Plumbing Inspector from injury
by frost or settling.
No person shall permit any earth, sand or solid materials to
enter any main sewer during progress of any work in laying drains
and sewers or in making alterations, extensions or repairs to the
same, or in connecting such drains or sewers to the sewer main of
the Village.
See ch. 13 of this Code.
This chapter shall not be considered as assuming any liability
on the part of the Village or any official or employee thereof for
damages to anyone injured or for any property destroyed by any defect
in any building or equipment, or in any plumbing or electric wiring
or equipment.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or
any order, rule or regulation thereunder shall be subject to a penalty
as provided in sec. 25.04 of this Code.