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The purpose of this Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Code is to provide minimum regulations, provisions and requirements in the City of Onalaska to insure safety and adequacy to persons and property wherever heating, ventilating and air conditioning is installed and to all alterations or improvements, including replacement of any apparatus or device, pertaining to heating, ventilating and air conditioning.
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The provisions of this division shall apply to every building, or portion of a building, devoted to a new use for which the requirements are in any way more stringent than the requirements covering the previous use.
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Adopted by reference. Ch. SPS 323, Wis. Adm. Code, Ch. SPS 364 Wis. Adm. Code, NFPA 54, and ANSI Z223.1 are adopted and by reference made a part of this chapter with the same force and effect as though set out in full.
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In any new building or addition, immediately upon completion of those portions of the installation which are thereafter to be concealed or covered, the heating contractor shall notify the Inspection Department that said portions of the installations are ready for inspection; and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to lath over, plaster or cover up any heating work before such work has been inspected and a rough inspection card posted. The Inspection Department shall have the right and authority to order the removal of all such lath, plaster or other covering which may have been placed over such work as has not been inspected. The Inspection Department shall make inspections within two working days after notice. Final inspection on new installations is to be made upon completion of such work. Inspection of repairs, replacement or conversion work is to be made upon completion of such work. The heating contractor shall notify the Inspection Department as soon as the installation is complete and ready for inspection.
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Wherever any work or project governed by provisions of the HVAC Code and for which a permit has been issued, as provided herein, is being performed or carried on in violation of any of the provisions of said code, it shall be the duty of the Inspection Department to post a printed notice to "Stop Work" signed by the Inspection Department on the premises where such work is in progress and to notify anyone in charge of such work on the premises of such stop-work order. After the posting of such notice, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to do any further work on such project until such time as the defects or violations of the HVAC Code have been eliminated to the approval of the Inspection Department.
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When the Inspection Department finds any installation in which there are violations of the code, it shall issue a written order specifying the violation and stating the date by which these corrections shall be made. Any licensee failing or neglecting to comply with written orders at the discretion of the Inspection Department shall not be issued any further permits until such violations have been corrected and penalty fee paid. Failure or neglect to comply with the provisions of the HVAC Code and of the permit issued under this code shall be considered a violation of this chapter.
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This chapter shall not affect the responsibility or liability of any party owning, operating, controlling, or installing any heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment for damages to persons or property caused by any defect therein, nor shall the City be held as assuming any such liability by reason of the inspection or reinspection authorized herein or the certificate of approval issued as herein provided or by reason of the approval or disapproval of any equipment authorized herein.
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Permit required. No person shall repair or install any furnace/boiler, air conditioner, fireplace or wood-burning stove, or commence any other heating, ventilating or air conditioning work in any structure under the scope of this chapter, or as provided by the Wisconsin Administrative Code provisions adopted under this section, without first obtaining a permit from the Inspection Department.
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Application. The application shall be in writing upon forms which the Inspection Department shall provide and shall include the name of the owner and the description of the property on which the work is to be done, along with such pertinent information as the Inspection Department may require, and shall state that the property owner and the applicant will be bound by and subject to the provisions of this chapter.
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Issuance, term, suspension and revocation. When the Inspection Department is satisfied that the work proposed by the applicant can be done in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and after appropriate fees have been paid, the Inspection Department shall issue the permit. Such permit shall allow for the continuous performance of the work named thereon.
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Fees. The applicant shall, at the time such permit application is filed, shall pay any necessary HVAC permit fee as set forth on the City of Onalaska Fee Schedule approved each year by resolution of the Common Council.[1] Such fees may include late fees, inspection fees, fees for expedited process and fees for professional services.
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Editor's Note: The current Fee Schedule is on file in the City offices.
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Restrictions on issuance.
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No HVAC permit shall be issued to any person who is in violation of this chapter until such violation has been corrected.
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No HVAC permit shall be issued to any person against whom an order issued by the Inspection Department is pending, provided this restriction may be waived by the Inspection Department.
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Data required as part of the permit application. All drawings submitted for approval shall be accompanied by sufficient data and information for the Inspection Department to determine if the capacity of the equipment and the performance of the equipment shall satisfy the requirements of this chapter.