A.
Method of enforcement.
1.
Certified inspector to enforce. The Inspection Department
is hereby authorized and directed to administer and enforce all of
the provisions of the Uniform Dwelling Code. Inspectors of the Inspection
Department shall be certified for inspection purposes by the Department
in each of the categories specified under Ch. SPS 305, Wis. Adm. Code.
2.
Duties. The Inspection Department shall administer and
enforce all provisions of this chapter and the Uniform Dwelling Code.
3.
Inspection powers. Inspectors of the Inspection Department
or an authorized agent may at all reasonable hours enter upon any
public or private premises for inspection purposes and may require
the production of the permit for any building, plumbing, electrical
or heating work. No person shall interfere with or refuse to permit
access to any such premises to a representative of the Inspection
Department while in performance of their duties.
4.
Records. The Inspection Department shall perform all
administrative tasks required by the Department of Industry, Labor
and Human Relations under the Uniform Dwelling Code. In addition,
the Inspection Department shall keep a record of all applications
for building permits and shall regularly number each permit in the
order of its issue. Also, a record showing the number, description
and size of all buildings erected indicating the kind of materials
used and the cost of each building and aggregate cost of all one-
and two-family dwellings shall be kept.
A.
Whenever the Inspection Department finds any building or part thereof
within the City to be, in its judgment, so old, dilapidated or out
of repair and consequently dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary or otherwise
unfit for human habitation or use and unreasonable to repair, they
shall order the owner to raze and remove such building or part thereof
or, if it can be made safe by repairs, to repair and make safe and
sanitary, or to raze and remove at the owner's option. Such order
and proceedings shall be as provided in § 66.0413, Wis.
Stats.
B.
Where public safety requires immediate action, the Inspection Department
shall enter upon the premises with such assistance as may be necessary
and cause the building or structure to be made safe or to be removed,
and the expenses of such work may be recovered by the City in an action
against the owner or tenant.
A.
Abandoned excavations. Any excavation which exists for
30 days or more where construction has not been commenced therein
shall be considered abandoned and shall be refilled and leveled to
grade by the owner of such lot or parcel of land within 10 days after
receiving a written notice from the Engineering Department of such
requirement; upon the failure of such owner to comply with such requirement
within the stated period, the work may be done by the City or its
agent and the expense thereof shall be assessed against such lot or
parcel of land as a special tax pursuant to § 66.0627, Wis.
Stats., to be collected in the same manner as are other real estate
taxes.
B.
Transfer of solid fill. No person, firm or corporation
shall transfer to, dump or place upon lands, public or private, solid
fill within the City of Onalaska without first obtaining a permit
therefor.
1.
Application. Application for a permit to transfer, place
or dump solid fill within the City of Onalaska shall be made by the
owner of the lands to be filled or their designated agent, in writing,
to the Engineering Department upon an application furnished by the
City. The applicant shall set forth upon the application form the
following information:
2.
Fill material. Fill material shall be clean, inert material
fee from organic material, brush, garbage and material subject to
organic decomposition. Where necessary, to avoid dust or similar litter,
all material shall be wetted down before transporting. Fill containing
items such as hollow containers, appliances and equipment subject
to subsequent collapse or settlement is prohibited. Generally, material
such as earth fill and broken concrete of a size approved by the Inspection
Department or their designee will be classified as acceptable fill
subject to other permit requirements.
3.
Permits. The Engineering Department is authorized to
issue a filling permit to each applicant when Department officials
are satisfied that the fill material meets the requirements provided
herein and that the filling operation will not create noise, traffic
or other problems detrimental to the residents of the area of the
community in which said filling is taking place; the Engineering Department
shall not authorize any filling between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and
8:00 a.m. on weekdays, nor at any time on Saturday, Sunday or a legal
holiday; the Engineering Department shall further restrict the hours
of filling or the number of trucks involved based upon the location
of the filling operation and the traffic conditions of the area where
the filling is being placed. The permit shall be for a period not
to exceed three consecutive months in a calendar year. Permit applications
for subsequent years, when filling operations span a period of several
years, will be subject to conditions and fees governing initial applications.
4.
Other regulations. Filling operations also shall be
subject to all applicable county, state or federal license or permit
regulations. Filling operations shall not block a natural drainagecourse.
5.
Exceptions. The provisions of this subsection relating
to the transfer of solid fill shall not apply to customary top dressing
or fertilizing of lawns and gardens nor shall they apply to the construction
of block or concrete patios, driveways or platforms permitted under
City ordinances. Filling involved in an operation requiring a building
permit or a wrecking permit is exempt from this subsection of the
code.
