The purpose of this Building Code is to provide minimum regulations,
provisions and requirements in the Village of Allouez to ensure safety
to persons and property, safe and stable design, good workmanlike
methods of construction, and the use of proper materials in any building
constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, and/or converted
to other uses or demolished; to regulate the equipment, maintenance,
condition, use, occupancy and safety of all buildings; and to promote
public health, safety and general welfare.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
LANDOWNER
Any person holding title to or having interest in land.
LAND USER
Any person operating, leasing, renting, or having made other
arrangements with the landowner by which the landowner authorizes
use of his or her land.
See Chapter
225, Fees and Charges, for the various building permit fees.
This Building Code shall not be interpreted to mean or construed
as an assumption of any liability by the Village for damages to anyone
injured or for property damaged or destroyed due to a building defect,
or due to a defect in any heating, plumbing or electrical wiring.
[Amended 2-17-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-02]
A. No person shall raze any building in the Village of Allouez without
first securing a permit from the Building Inspector.
(1) No permit shall be granted unless a certificate of insurance, holding
the Village harmless from liability for the specific job, shall be
filed with the Village Clerk-Treasurer. The amount of insurance shall
be set by the insurance counselor for the Village and shall be determined
by the amount of the Village's exposure on the particular job.
(2) Except as provided below, a raze permit may be issued following the
Building Inspector's receipt of a fully completed application.
(a)
No person in charge of a building or structure which is a historic landmark or contributing to a historic district, as recognized by either a local designation by the Village of Allouez or listed by the state or on the National Register, shall be granted a permit to raze such property under any circumstances without first receiving a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Committee in accordance with procedures defined in Chapter
248 of the Village Code.
(b)
This subsection shall not prohibit an applicant from concurrently taking part in the review process referred to in Chapter
248 of the Village Code with any design or construction review process regulated by the Village of Allouez.
(c)
This subsection shall not apply to buildings or structures for which an order has been issued for razing or rehabilitation in accordance with § 66.0413, Wis. Stats., or §
175-9 of this chapter.
(3) The person granted a permit shall comply with the following requirements
within a time limit of three months.
B. Street, alley or private property shall be properly protected by
erecting proper fencing and scaffolds. If scaffolds are to be built
on streets or alleys, they shall be properly protected with a top
cover of planks, guardrails, and toe boards, to prevent falling of
debris on the sidewalk or street. The top of the scaffold shall be
at least eight feet above the sidewalk or alley.
C. It shall be unlawful to remove horizontal support and let exterior
walls or partitions stand unsupported.
D. In buildings more than one story in height, the exterior walls, interior
partitions and other supports to be removed shall be by floor-to-floor
using the floor below as protection against falling debris, and to
hold exterior walls and interior walls to prevent them from collapsing.
E. No walls, chimneys, or other construction shall be allowed to fall
en masse on a floor, and bulky material such as beams and columns
shall be lowered and not thrown.
F. Cranes may be used in wrecking or demolition of buildings provided
the methods stated in this section are complied with.
G. When a building is moved or demolished, the building sewer shall
be located at a point outside the foundation lines. The sewer shall
be sealed off. The plug or seal shall not be covered until an approval
has been given by the Plumbing Inspector.
H. No person shall leave litter, building debris, excavations or ground
piles on property on which a building is being razed or has been moved
off. Where work is being done in an unsatisfactory manner, or where
work is not progressing, and causes a hazard and/or nuisance to the
public safety, the Building Inspector shall give written notice to
the owner specifying a definite time limit to clean up the property
and level off the ground to the adjoining level. If notice is not
complied with, the Building Inspector shall cause work to be undertaken
by the Village or a firm hired by the Village and the cost thereof
to be charged back to the property or property owner.
I. Except as otherwise provided, any person, firm, corporation or organization found to be in violation of any provisions of this section or any rule or order promulgated herein shall be subject to a penalty as provided in §
1-3 of this Code. Each and every day during which a violation continues shall be deemed to be a separate offense. Notice of violations shall be issued by the Building Inspector.
Construction site erosion control regulations are contained in Chapter
200, Construction Site Erosion Control, of this Code.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction, forfeit not less than $1 nor more than $10,000 for
each violation, together with the costs of prosecution, and in default
of the payment thereof shall be imprisoned in the county jail for
not to exceed 90 days or until such forfeiture and costs are paid.
Each violation and each day a violation continues or occurs shall
constitute a separate offense. This section shall not prevent the
Village from maintaining any appropriate action to prevent or remove
a violation of this chapter.