[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Superior as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 9-14-1972 by Ord. No. 11B]
The Wisconsin State Building Code as it now
exists and shall from time to time be amended by the State Department
of Commerce is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the Village
of Superior, and any violations of any provisions of said code shall
constitute a violation of this article.
No building or structure shall hereafter be
constructed, altered, repaired or removed, nor shall the equipment
of a building, structure or premises be constructed, installed, altered,
repaired or removed, except in conformity with the code adopted by
this article.
No building or structure shall be repaired or
altered in any manner that would be in violation of the provisions
of said code or of any authorized rule or approval of the Building
Inspector made and issued thereunder.
Nothing in the code shall prohibit the raising
or lowering of the building to meet a change of grade in the street
on which it is located, provided that the building is not otherwise
altered in violation of the provisions of the code.
It shall be unlawful to maintain, occupy or
use a building or structure or part thereof that has been erected
or altered in violation of the provisions of the code.
No building or any part thereof shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, remodeled, moved or razed prior to the owner or his agent obtaining a permit from the Building Inspector. A permit shall also be required prior to reconstructing or razing any building, structure or part thereof damaged by fire or otherwise. Razing of buildings shall be done in accordance with Chapter 153, Buildings, Unsafe, of the Code of the Village of Superior.
[Amended 12-9-1993 by Ord. No. 11(E)]
A permit is not required for minor repairs,
alterations or structures where the cost is less than $500.
Any person desiring a building permit as required
by this article shall file an application therefor in writing and
submit it to the Building Inspector of the Village of Superior. Such
application shall contain the names and addresses of the applicant
and of the owner, and if the owner is a corporate body, of its responsible
officers. Said application can be made by the owner or his agent.
A.
Every such application shall describe briefly the
proposed work and shall describe the land upon which the proposed
building or work is to be done, by lot, block, tract and street number
or similar general description that will readily identify and definitely
locate the proposed building or work.
B.
The application shall also show the use or occupancy
of all parts of the building and such other reasonable information
as may be required by the Building Inspector.
A.
All applications for building permits shall be accompanied
by specifications and plans in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing
the actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the exact
size and location on the lot of the buildings and accessory buildings
existing, and the lines within which the buildings or structures shall
be erected or altered; the existing and intended use of each building
or part of building; the number of families the building is designed
to accommodate, and such other information with regard to the lot
and neighboring lots as may be necessary to determine and provide
for the enforcement of the Building Code. One copy of such plans shall
be returned to the owner when the Building Inspector shall have approved
such plans.
B.
All plans shall bear the name of the architect, engineer
or persons responsible for their preparation, and in no case shall
permits be issued when such person has failed to comply with the requirements
of Ch. 443, Wis. Stats., as amended.
The Building Inspector shall issue a permit
upon receipt of the required permit fee and after finding that the
application, plans and specifications filed by the applicant are found
to be in conformity with the requirements of the code, the existing
zoning regulations, and all other laws and ordinances applicable thereto.
One such approved set of specifications and
plans shall be retained by the Building Inspector, and one set shall
be returned to the applicant, which shall be kept on the building
or work at all times during the work and shall be open to inspection
by authorized public officials. The approval of plans and specifications
is not to be construed as the assumption of any responsibility for
design.
The issuance of a permit upon specifications
and plans shall not prevent the Building Inspector from thereafter
requiring the correction of errors in the specifications and plans
or from preventing building operations being carried on thereunder
when in violation of the Building Code or any laws of the state.
A.
Permit fees are set from time to time by the Village
Board. The current fee schedule is on file at the office of the Village
Clerk-Treasurer.
B.
Separate permits shall be required for each section
as indicated in the fee schedule and as provided for in other sections
of the Building Code.
C.
Separate permits shall be required for plumbing, heating,
electric wiring and curb cutting, except as otherwise provided herein.
D.
Where work for which a permit is required by the Village
of Superior is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit,
the fees specified shall be doubled, but the payment of such double
fees shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements
of the Village codes and ordinances in the execution of the work nor
from any penalties prescribed therein.[2]
Inspections required under the provisions of the Building Code adopted by reference in § 148-1 shall be made by the Building Inspector or a duly authorized assistant. The Building Inspector shall be notified by the holder or his agent when the following inspections are needed:
A.
Foundation inspection must be made after trenches
are excavated and the necessary forms erected and when samples of
all materials for the foundation are delivered on the job. Where concrete
from a central mixing plant is to be used, such concrete need not
be on the premises.
B.
Frame inspection must be made after the roof, all
framing, fire blocking and bracing is in place and all vents, pipes,
wiring, heating and chimneys are complete. No reinforcing steel or
structural framework of any building or structure or any part thereof
shall be covered or concealed in any manner whatsoever without first
obtaining the approval of the Building Inspector.
C.
The permit holder shall file with the Building Inspector,
on a blank form furnished for that purpose, an application in writing
for a final inspection after the building or work for which the permit
was issued is completed, and no certificate of occupancy will be granted
until such application has been received and final inspection made.
The Building Inspector shall either approve that portion of the construction
as completed or shall notify the permit holder or his agent wherein
the same fails to comply with the law.
A.
It shall be unlawful for an owner to use or permit
the use of any building or premises or part thereof hereafter created,
erected, changed, converted or enlarged or moved, wholly or partly,
in its use or structure until a certificate of occupancy shall have
been issued by the Building Inspector. (Except that the temporary
occupancy of residence by the owners thereof pending completion of
the building, but after installation and approval of necessary sanitary
facilities, shall be lawful.) Such certificate shall show that such
building or premises, or a part thereof, and the proposed use thereof
are in conformity with the provisions of the Building Code and any
other ordinance of the Village of Superior.
B.
The use or occupancy of any building shall not be
changed until a certificate of occupancy permitting the new use or
occupancy is issued by the Building Inspector. No such certificate
of occupancy shall be issued unless the building shall comply with
the requirements of the Building Code and any other ordinances of
the Village of Superior, governing the use and occupancy of buildings.[1]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move or remove, demolish,
convert, equip, use or occupy or maintain any building or structure
or any portion of any building or structure in the Village of Superior
contrary to or in violation of any provision of this article or to
cause, permit or suffer the same to be done.
B.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which, by himself or itself or by his or its agents, employee or employees, shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon judgment of conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-4, General penalty, of the Code of the Village of Superior. For each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this article is committed or permitted to continue, each and every day or portion thereof of such continuance shall be deemed to be a separate offense, and the penalty therefor shall be as herein provided.[1]
C.
In the event that a different penalty other than that
provided herein shall be made and contained in any of the ordinances
incorporated herein and comprising an addendum to this article, such
penalty as is provided in such ordinance thus incorporated shall prevail
and control.
[Adopted 11-11-2004 by Ord. No. 11-F]
These regulations are adopted under authority
granted by § 101.65, Wis. Stats.
The purpose of this article is to promote the
general health, safety and welfare and to maintain required local
uniformity with the administrative and technical requirements of the
Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code.
The scope of this article includes the construction
and inspection of one- and two-family dwellings built since June 1,
1980.
The Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code, Chs. Comm
20 to 25 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, and all amendments
thereto, is adopted and incorporated by reference and shall apply
to all buildings within the scope of this article.
There is hereby created the position of Building
Inspector, who shall administer and enforce this article and shall
be certified by the Division of Safety and Buildings, as specified
by § 101.66(2), Wis. Stats., in the category of Uniform
Dwelling Code Construction Inspector. Additionally, this or other
assistant inspectors shall possess the certification categories of
UDC HVAC, UDC Electrical and Plumbing.
If a person alters a building in excess of $500
in value in any twelve-month period, adds onto a building in excess
of $500 in value in any twelve-month period, or builds a new building
within the scope of this article, he shall first obtain a building
permit for such work from the Building Inspector. Any structural changes
or major changes to mechanical systems that involve extensions shall
require permits if over the foregoing thresholds. Restoration or repair
of an installation to its previous code-compliant condition, as determined
by the Building Inspector, is exempted from permit requirements. Finishing
of interior surfaces and installation of cabinetry shall be exempted
from permit requirements.
The building permit fees shall be determined
by resolution and shall include $25 to be forwarded to the Wisconsin
Department of Commerce for a UDC permit seal that shall be assigned
to any new dwelling.
The enforcement of this article and all other laws and ordinances relating to building shall be by means of the withholding of building permits, imposition of forfeitures and injunctive action. Violations of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-4, General penalty, of the Code of the Village of Superior.
