There is established the Inspection Division, which shall be
under the jurisdiction of the Building Inspector.
The Building Inspector shall have the power and it shall be
his duty to enforce the provisions of this chapter and all other ordinances
of the City of Watertown and all laws and orders of the State of Wisconsin
which relate to building construction, and for these purposes he shall
have the right at all reasonable times to enter buildings and premises.
Whenever any building work is done contrary to the provisions
of this chapter, the Building Inspector may order the work stopped
by notice in writing served on any persons engaged in doing or causing
such work to be done, and any such persons shall forthwith stop such
work until the condition in violation has been corrected or until
authorized by the Building Inspector to proceed with the work.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 13.10, which immediately
followed this section, was repealed by Ord. No. 92-27.
[Amended 10-4-2016 by Ord. No. 16-18; 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 21-48]
A.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalty provided in § 1-4 of this Code. Each violation and each day a violation continues or occurs shall constitute a separate offense. This section shall not preclude the City from maintaining any appropriate action to prevent or remove a violation of this chapter.
