[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Holland 1-10-1972 by Ord. No. 2-1971. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to establish
minimum standards governing the condition and maintenance of dwellings
and fixing certain responsibilities and duties of owners and occupants
of dwellings; authorizing the inspection of dwellings and the condemnation
of dwellings unfit for human habitation; and fixing penalties for
violations.
A.
BASEMENT
BUILDING INSPECTOR
CELLAR
DWELLING
DWELLING UNIT
EXTERMINATION
FOOD PREPARATION AREA
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
GARBAGE
HABITABLE ROOM
INFESTATION
MULTIPLE DWELLING
OCCUPANT
OPERATOR
ORDINARY MINIMUM WINTER CONDITIONS
OWNER
(1)
(2)
PERSON
PLUMBING
ROOMING HOUSE
ROOMING UNIT
RUBBISH
SUPPLIED
TEMPORARY HOUSING
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this chapter:
A portion of a building located partly underground but having
less than half its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average
grade of the adjoining ground.
The legally designated Building Inspector of the Town, or
his authorized representative.[1]
[Amended 12-10-2007 by Ord. No. 1-2007]
The same definition as "basement."
A building designed or used as a residence, but does not
include boardinghouses, hotels, motels, tents or cabins.
[Amended 10-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
One or more rooms designed, occupied, used, or intended to
be occupied or used, as separate living quarters, with a food preparation
area and sleeping and sanitary facilities provided within such room(s).
Dwelling units include residential, tourist room house, seasonal employee
housing and dormitory units.
[Amended 10-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
The control and elimination of insects, rodents, or other
pests by eliminating their harborage places; by removing or making
inaccessible materials that may serve as their food; or by poisoning,
spraying, fumigating, trapping, or by any other recognized and legal
pest elimination methods approved by the Building Inspector.
Any part of a building containing three or more of the following
facilities:
[Added 10-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
Cooking, including stoves, ranges, ovens, cooktops, microwave
ovens with a capacity of one cubic foot or greater, or countertop
appliances such as grills, hot plates, toaster ovens, roasters, and
slow cookers, but excluding coffee makers, top-slot toasters, or microwave
ovens with a capacity less than one cubic foot.
Refrigeration with a capacity greater than 3.5 cubic feet.
Sink with a bowl depth greater than four inches and any other
bowl dimension greater than 13 inches.
Storage with a capacity greater than 24 cubic feet intended
or used for food, cookware, dishes, or related utensils.
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
A room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used
for living, sleeping, cooking, or operating purposes, excluding bathrooms,
water closet compartments, laundries, pantries, foyers or communication
corridors, closets and storage spaces.
The presence within or around a dwelling of any insects,
rodents, or other pests.
Any dwelling containing more than two dwelling units.
Any person, over one year of age, living, sleeping, cooking
or eating in, or having actual possession of, a dwelling unit or rooming
unit.
Any person who has charge, care or control of a building,
or part thereof, in which dwelling units or rooming units are let.
The temperature 15° F above the lowest recorded temperature
for the previous ten-year period.
Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others:
Shall have legal title to any dwelling or dwelling
unit, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof; or
Shall have charge, care or control of any dwelling
or dwelling unit, as owner or agent of the owner, or as executor,
executrix, administrator, administratrix, trustee or guardian of the
estate of the owner. Any such person thus representing the actual
owner shall be bound to comply with the provisions of this chapter
and of rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, to the same
extent as if he were the owner.
Include any individual, firm, corporation, association or
partnership.
Includes all of the following supplied facilities and equipment:
gas pipes, gas-burning equipment, water pipes, garbage disposal units,
waste pipes, water closets, sinks, installed dishwashers, lavatories,
bathtubs, shower baths, installed clothes washing machines, catch
basins, drains, vents and any other similar supplied fixtures, together
with all connections to water, sewer or gas lines.
Any dwelling, or that part of any dwelling containing one
of more rooming units, in which space is let by the owner or operator
to three or more persons who are not husband or wife, son or daughter,
mother or father, or sister or brother of the owner or operator.
Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit
used or intended to be used for living and sleeping but not for cooking
or eating purposes.
Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage,
and the term shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal,
coke and other combustible material, paper, rags, cartons, boxes,
wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin
cans, metals, mineral matter, glass crockery and dust.
Paid for, furnished, or provided by or under the control
of the owner or operator.
Any tent, trailer or other structure used for human shelter
which is designed to be transportable and which is not attached to
the ground, to another structure, or to any utilities system on the
same premises for more than 30 consecutive days.
[1]
Editor's Note: Throughout this chapter, references
to the "Health Officer" were amended to "Building Inspector" 12-10-2007
by Ord. No. 1-2007.
B.
Meaning of certain words. Whenever the words "dwelling,"
"dwelling unit," "rooming house," "rooming unit" and "premises" are
used in this chapter, they shall be construed as though they were
followed by the words "or any part thereof."
The Town Building Inspector is hereby authorized
and directed to make inspections to determine the condition of dwellings,
dwelling units, rooming units and premises located with the Town of
Holland, in order that he may perform his duty of safeguarding the
health and safety of the occupants of dwellings and of the general
public. For the purpose of making such inspection, the Building Inspector
is hereby authorized to enter, examine, and survey at all reasonable
times all dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units and premises. The
owner or occupant of every dwelling, dwelling unit and rooming unit,
or the person in charge thereof, shall give the Building Inspector
free access to such dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit and its
premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of such inspection,
examination and survey. Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit
shall give the owner thereof or his agent or employee access to any
part of such dwelling or dwelling unit, or its premises, at all reasonable
times for the purpose of making such repairs or alterations as are
necessary to effect compliance with the provisions of this chapter
or with any lawful rule or regulation adopted or any lawful order
issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
A.
Whenever the Building Inspector determines that there
are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation
of any provision of this chapter which affects the health of the occupants
of any dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit, or the health of the
general public, or whenever the Town Board determines that there are
reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any
such provisions which affects the safety of any such occupants or
the safety of the general public, the Building Inspector or the Town
Board, as the case may be, shall give notice of such alleged violation
to the person or persons responsible therefor and to any known agent
of such person as hereinafter provided. Such notice shall:
(1)
Be in writing.
(2)
Include a statement of the reasons why it is being
issued.
(3)
Allow a reasonable time for the performance of any
act it requires.
(4)
Be served upon the owner or his agent, or the occupant,
as may the case require, provided that such notice shall be deemed
to be properly served upon such owner or agent, or upon such occupant
if a copy thereof is served upon him personally, or if a copy thereof
is sent by registered mail to his last known address, or if a copy
thereof is posted in a conspicuous place in or about the dwelling
affected by the notice, or if he is served with such notice by any
other method authorized or required under the laws of the State of
Wisconsin.
(5)
Such notice must contain an outline of remedial action
which, if taken, will effect compliance with the provision of this
chapter.
B.
Any person affected by any such notice issued by the
Building Inspector of the Town Board may request and shall be granted
a hearing on the matter, provided that such person shall file in the
office of the Town Clerk within 10 days after service of the notice
a written statement of the grounds therefor. Upon receipt of such
petition, the Town Clerk shall arrange a time and place for such hearing
and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. Such hearing
shall be held as soon as practicable after the receipt of request
therefor. At such hearing, the petitioner shall be given a opportunity
to be heard and to show cause why such notice should not be complied
with.
C.
After such hearing, the Board shall sustain, modify or withdraw the notice, depending upon its findings as to whether the provisions of this chapter have been complied with. If the Board shall sustain or modify such notice, it shall be deemed to be an order. Any notice served pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall automatically become an order if a written petition for a hearing is not filed in the office of the Town Clerk within 10 days after such notice is served. After a hearing in the case of any notice suspending any permit required by this chapter, when such notice has been sustained by the Board, the permit shall be deemed to have been revoked. Any such permit which has been suspended by a notice shall be deemed to be automatically revoked if a petition for hearing is not filed in the office of the Town Clerk within 10 days after such notice is served.
D.
The proceedings at such hearing, including the findings
and decision of the Board, shall be summarized, reduced to writing
and entered as a matter of public record in the office of the Town
Clerk. Such record shall also include a copy of every notice or order
issued in connection with the matter. Any person aggrieved by the
decision of the Board may seek relief therefrom in any court of competent
jurisdiction as provided by the laws of this state.
E.
Whenever the Building Inspector finds that an emergency exists which requires immediate action to protect the public health, he may, without notice or hearing, issue an order reciting the existence of such an emergency and requiring that such action be taken as he deems necessary to meet the emergency. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, such order shall be effective immediately, but upon petition filed with the Town Clerk, an aggrieved party shall be afforded a hearing as soon as possible, in the manner provided in Subsection B of this section. After such hearing, depending upon the findings as to whether the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, the Board shall continue such order in effect or modify it or revoke it.
The Building Inspector is hereby authorized
to make and after a public hearing has been held to adopt such written
rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper enforcement
of the provisions of this chapter, provided that such rules and regulations
shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter. The
Building Inspector shall file a certified copy of all rules and regulations
which he may adopt with the Town Clerk. Such rules and regulations
shall have the same force and effect as the provisions of this chapter,
and the penalty for violation thereof shall be the same as the penalty
for violation of the provisions of this chapter, as hereinafter provided.
No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or
let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit, for the
purpose of living, sleeping, cooking, or eating therein, which does
not comply with the following requirements:
A.
Every dwelling unit shall contain a kitchen sink in
good working condition and properly connected to a water and sewer
system approved by the Building Inspector.
B.
Every dwelling unit shall contain a room which affords
privacy to a person within said room and which is equipped with a
flush water closet and a lavatory basin in good working condition
and properly connected to a water and sewer system approved by the
Building Inspector.
C.
Every dwelling unit shall contain, within a room which
affords privacy to a person within said room, a bathtub or shower
in good working condition and properly connected to a water and sewer
system approved by the Building Inspector.
E.
Every dwelling unit shall be supplied with adequate
rubbish storage facilities.
F.
Every dwelling unit shall have adequate garbage disposal
facilities or garbage storage containers.
G.
Every dwelling shall have supplied water heating facilities which are properly installed, are maintained in safe and good working condition, are properly connected with the hot water lines required under the provisions of Subsection D of this section, and are capable of heating water to such a temperature as to permit an adequate amount of water to be drawn at every required kitchen sink, lavatory basin, bathtub or shower, at a temperature of not less than 120°. Such supplied water-heating facilities shall be capable of meeting the requirements of this subsection when the dwelling or dwelling unit heating facilities required under the provisions of § 190-7E of this chapter are not in operation.
H.
Every dwelling unit shall have safe, unobstructed
means of egress leading to safe and open space at ground level as
required by the laws of this state and the Town of Holland.
I.
In the event that existing structures shall be unable
to obtain a septic tank installation permit in order to carry out
the requirements of this section, then as an alternative thereto,
such existing dwellings may install an outdoor privy. (The herein
exception shall apply only to existing structures and shall not be
construed as to permit new construction contemplating such facility.)
In all other instances, outdoor privies shall not be permitted.
No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or
let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit, for the
purpose of living therein, which does not comply with the following
requirements:
A.
Minimum windows for light. Every habitable room shall
have at least one window or skylight facing directly to the outdoors.
The minimum total window area, measured between stops, for every habitable
room shall be 10% of the floor area of such room.
B.
Openable windows for ventilation. Every habitable
room shall have at least one window or skylight which can easily be
opened, or such other device as will adequately ventilate the room.
C.
Bathroom light and ventilation. Every bathroom and water closet compartment shall comply with the light and ventilation requirements for habitable rooms contained in Subsection A and B, except that no window or skylight shall be required in adequately ventilated bathrooms and water closet compartments equipped with a ventilation system which is kept in continuous operation and approved by the Building Inspector.
D.
Electrical fixtures and outlets. Where there is an
electric service available from power lines which are not more than
300 feet away from a dwelling, every habitable room of such dwelling
shall contain at least two separate floor or wall-type electric convenience
outlets, or one such convenience outlet and one supplied ceiling-type
electric light fixture, and every water closet compartment, bathroom,
laundry room, furnace room and public hall shall contain at least
one supplied ceiling-type electric light fixture, and every water
closet compartment, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room and public
hall shall contain at least one supplied ceiling or wall-type electric
light fixture. Every such outlet and fixture shall be properly installed,
shall be maintained in good and safe working condition and shall be
connected to the source of electric power in a safe manner.
E.
Heating requirements. Every dwelling shall have heating
facilities which are properly installed, are maintained in safe and
good working condition and are capable of safely and adequately heating
all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments in every
dwelling unit located therein to a temperature of at least 70°
at a distance three feet above floor level, under ordinary minimum
winter conditions.
F.
Hall lighting. Every public hall and stairway in every
multiple dwelling containing five or more dwelling units shall be
adequately lighted at all times. Every public hall and stairway in
structures devoted solely to dwelling occupancy and containing not
more than four dwelling units may be supplied with conveniently located
light switches, controlling an adequate lighting system which may
be turned on when needed, instead of full-time lighting.
G.
Screens. During that portion of each year when the
Building Inspector deems it necessary for protection against mosquitoes,
flies and other insects, every door opening directly from a dwelling
unit to outdoor space shall have supplied screens and a self-closing
device, and every window or other device with openings to outdoor
space, used or intended to be used for ventilation, shall likewise
be supplied with screens, provided that such screens shall not be
required during such period in rooms deemed by the Building Inspector
to be located high enough in the upper stories of buildings as to
be free from such insects and in rooms located in areas of this Town
which are deemed by the Building Inspector to have so few such insects
as to render screens unnecessary.
H.
Basement window screens. Every basement or cellar
window used or intended to be used for ventilation and every other
opening to a basement which might provide an entry for rodents shall
be supplied with a screen or such other device as will effectively
prevent their entrance.
No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or
let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit, for the
purpose of living therein, which does not comply with the following
requirements:
A.
Every foundation, floor, wall, ceiling and roof shall
be reasonably weathertight, watertight, and rodentproof, shall be
capable of affording privacy, and shall be kept in good repair.
B.
Every window, exterior door and basement hatchway
shall be reasonably weathertight, watertight and rodentproof and shall
be kept in sound working condition and good repair.
C.
Every inside and outside stair, every porch and every
appurtenance thereto shall be so constructed as to be safe to use
and capable of supporting any load that normal use may cause to be
placed thereon and shall be kept in sound condition and good repair.
D.
Every plumbing fixture and water and waste pipe shall
be properly installed and maintained in good sanitary working condition,
free from defects, leaks and obstructions.
E.
Every water closet compartment floor surface and bathroom
floor surface shall be constructed and maintained so as to be reasonably
impervious to water and so as to permit such floor to be easily kept
in a clean and sanitary condition.
F.
Every supplied facility, piece of equipment, or utility
which is required under this chapter shall be so constructed or installed
that it will function safely and effectively and shall be maintained
in satisfactory working condition.
G.
No owner, operator or occupant shall cause any service,
facility, equipment or utility which is required under this chapter
to be removed from or shut off from or discontinued for any occupied
dwelling let or occupied by him, except for such temporary interruption
as may be necessary while actual repairs or alterations are in process,
or during temporary emergencies when discontinuance of service is
approved by the Building Inspector.
H.
No owner shall occupy or let to any other occupant
any vacant dwelling unit unless it is clean, sanitary and fit for
human occupancy.
No person shall occupy or let to another for
occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit, for the purpose of living
therein, which does not comply with the following requirements:
A.
Every dwelling unit shall contain at least 150 square
feet of floor space for the first occupant thereof and at least 100
additional square feet of floor space for every additional occupant
thereof, the floor space to be calculated on the basis of total habitable
room area.
B.
In every dwelling unit of two or more rooms, every
room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain
at least 70 square feet of floor space and every room occupied for
sleeping purposes by more than one occupant shall contain at least
50 square feet of floor space for each occupant thereof.
C.
No dwelling or dwelling unit containing two or more
sleeping rooms shall have such room arrangements that access to a
bathroom or water closet compartment intended for use by occupants
of more than one sleeping room can be had only by going through another
sleeping room, nor shall room arrangements be such that access to
a sleeping room can be had only by going through another sleeping
room or a bathroom or water closet compartment.
D.
At least 1/2 of the floor area of every habitable
room shall have a ceiling height of at least seven feet, and the floor
area of that part of any room where the ceiling height is less than
five feet shall not be considered as part of the floor area in computing
the total floor area of the room for the purpose of determining the
maximum permissible occupancy thereof.
E.
No basement space shall be used as a habitable room
or dwelling unit unless:
(1)
The floor and walls are impervious to leakage of underground
and surface runoff water and are insulated against dampness.
(2)
The total of window area in each room is equal to at least the minimum window area sizes as required in § 190-7A of this chapter.
(3)
Such required minimum window area is located entirely
above the grade of the ground adjoining such window area; and
A.
Every owner of a dwelling containing two or more dwelling
units shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean and sanitary
condition the shared or public area of the dwelling and premises thereof.
B.
Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall
keep in a clean and sanitary condition that part of the dwelling,
dwelling unit and premises thereof which he occupies and controls.
C.
Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall
dispose of all his rubbish in a clean and sanitary manner by placing
it in the rubbish containers.
D.
Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall
dispose of all his garbage and any other organic waste which might
provide food for rodents in a clean and sanitary manner. It shall
be the responsibility of the owner to supply facilities or containers
for garbage for all dwelling units in a dwelling containing more than
four dwelling units and for all dwelling units located on premises
where more than four dwelling units share the same premises. In all
other cases, it shall be the responsibility of the occupant to furnish
such facilities or containers. Garbage shall be disposed of at regular
intervals so as not to constitute a health hazard.
E.
Every occupant of a dwelling containing a single dwelling
unit shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents,
or other pests therein or on the premises, and every occupant of a
dwelling unit in a dwelling containing more than one dwelling unit
shall be responsible for such extermination whenever his dwelling
unit is the only one infested. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions
of this subsection, whenever infestation is caused by failure of the
owner to maintain a dwelling in a ratproof or reasonably insectproof
condition, extermination shall be the responsibility of the owner.
Whenever infestation exists in two or more of the dwelling units in
any dwelling, or in the shared or public parts of any dwelling units
in any dwelling, or in the shared or public parts of any dwelling
containing two or more dwelling units, extermination thereof shall
be the responsibility of the owner.
F.
Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall keep all plumbing
fixtures therein in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be responsible
for the exercise of reasonable care in the proper use and operation
thereof.
No person shall operate a rooming house, or shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any rooming unit in any rooming house, except in compliance with the provisions of every section of this chapter except the provisions of §§ 190-6 and 190-7.
A.
No person shall operate a rooming house unless he
holds a valid rooming house permit issued by the Building Inspector
in the name of the operator and for the specific dwelling or dwelling
unit. The operator shall apply to the Building Inspector for such
permit, which shall be issued by the Building Inspector upon compliance
by the operator with the applicable provisions of this chapter and
of any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. This permit
shall be displayed in a conspicuous place within the rooming house
at all times. No such permit shall be transferable. Every person holding
such a permit shall give notice in writing to the Building Inspector
within 24 hours after having sold, transferred, given away or otherwise
disposed of interest in or control of any rooming house. Such notice
shall include the name and address of the persons succeeding to the
ownership or control of such rooming house. Every rooming house permit
shall expire at the end of one year following its date of issuance,
unless sooner suspended or revoked as hereinafter provided.
B.
Any person whose application for a permit to operate a rooming house has been denied may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Town Board, under the procedure provided by § 190-4 of this chapter.
C.
Whenever upon inspection of any rooming house the
Building Inspector finds that conditions or practices exist which
are in violation of any provisions of this chapter or of any rule
or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the Building Inspector shall
give notice in writing to the operator of such rooming house that
unless such conditions or practices are corrected within a reasonable
period, to be determined by the Building Inspector, the operator's
rooming house permit will be suspended. At the end of such period,
the Building Inspector shall reinspect such rooming house and if he
finds that such conditions or practices have not been corrected, he
shall give notice in writing to the operator that the latter's permit
has been suspended. Upon receipt of notice of suspension, such operator
shall immediately cease operation of such rooming house and no person
shall occupy for sleeping or living purposes any rooming unit therein.
D.
Any persons whose permit to operate a rooming house has been suspended, or who has received notice from the Building Inspector that his permit is to be suspended unless existing conditions or practices at his rooming house are corrected, may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Town Board under the procedure provided by § 190-4 of this chapter, provided that if no petition for such hearing is filed within 10 days following the day on which such permit was suspended, such permit shall be deemed to have been automatically revoked.
E.
At least one flush water closet, lavatory basin and
bathtub or shower, properly connected to a water and sewer system
approved by the Building Inspector and in good working condition,
shall be supplied for each eight persons or fraction thereof residing
within a rooming house, including members of the operator's family
wherever they share the use of said facilities, provided that in a
rooming house where rooms are let only to males, flush urinals may
be substituted for not mare than 1/2 the required number of water
closets. All such facilities shall be so located within the dwelling
as to be reasonably accessible from a common hall or passageway to
all persons sharing such facilities. Every lavatory basin and bathtub
or shower shall be supplied with hot water at all times. No such facilities
shall be located in a basement except by written approval of the Building
Inspector.
F.
The operator of every rooming house shall change supplied
bed linen and towels therein at least once each week and prior to
the letting of any room to any occupant. The operator shall be responsible
for the maintenance of all supplied bedding in a clean and sanitary
manner.
G.
Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one person
shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor space, and every room
occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall contain
at least 50 square feet of floor space for each occupant thereof.
H.
Every rooming unit shall have safe, unobstructed means
of egress leading to safe and open space at ground level, as required
by the laws of this state and the Town of Holland.
I.
The operator of every rooming house shall be responsible
for the sanitary maintenance of all walls, floors and ceilings and
for maintenance of a sanitary condition in every other part of the
rooming house, and he shall be further responsible for the sanitary
maintenance of the entire premises where the entire structure or building
is leased or occupied by the operator.
J.
Every provision of this chapter which applies to rooming
houses shall also apply to hotels except to the extent that any such
provision may be found in conflict with the laws of this state or
with the lawful regulations of any state board or agency.
The designation of dwellings or dwelling units
as unfit for human habitation and the procedure for the condemnation
and placarding of such unfit dwellings or dwelling units shall be
carried out in compliance with the following requirements:
A.
Any dwelling or dwelling unit which shall be found
to have any of the following defects shall be condemned as unfit for
human habitation and shall be so designated and placarded by the Building
Inspector:
(1)
One which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary,
unsafe, or vermin infested that it creates a serious hazard to the
health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(2)
One which lacks illumination, ventilation, or sanitation
facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants
or of the public.
(3)
One which because of its general condition or location
is unsanitary or otherwise dangerous to the health or safety of the
occupants or of the public.
B.
Any dwelling or dwelling unit condemned as unfit for
human habitation and so designated and placarded by the Building Inspector
shall be vacated within a reasonable time as ordered by the Building
Inspector.
C.
No dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned
and placarded as unfit for human habitation shall again be used for
human habitation until written approval is secured from, and such
placard is removed by, the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector
shall remove such placard whenever the defect or defects upon which
the condemnation and placarding action were based have been eliminated.
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this chapter, or any provision of any rules or regulations adopted
by the Building Inspector pursuant to authority granted by this chapter,
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a forfeiture of not less than
$10 nor more than $20 and in default of payment of such forfeiture
by imprisonment for not less than five days or more than 20 days,
and each day's failure to comply with any such provision shall constitute
a separate violation.
A.
In any case where a provision of this chapter is found
to be in conflict with a provision of any zoning, building, fire,
safety, or health ordinance or code of this Town existing on the effective
date of this chapter, the provision which establishes the higher standard
for the promotion and protection of the health and safety of the people
shall prevail.
B.
In any case where a provision of this chapter is found
to be in conflict with a provision of any other ordinance or code
of this Town existing on the effective date of the ordinance which
establishes a lower standard for the promotion and protection of the
health and safety of the people, the provisions of this chapter shall
be deemed to prevail and such other ordinances or codes are hereby
declared to be repealed to the extent that they may be found in conflict
with this chapter.
This chapter shall take effect upon adoption
and posting as provided by Wisconsin Statutes, except that premises
now occupied shall not be required to be in compliance with this chapter
until the present occupants vacate said premises.