Any person, corporation, or entity violating the provisions of this chapter shall forfeit an amount pursuant to the fee schedule that shall be kept on file with the Town Clerk along with the costs of prosecution. A separate offense shall be deemed committed for each day that the violation occurs.
No building erected in the Town of Whitewater for dwelling purposes shall have a ground area of less than 1,000 square feet, exclusive of all porches and garages.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A. 
Outdoor toilets are not allowed on residential property.
B. 
A sewage system and running water must be provided before any dwelling is occupied.
C. 
Sewage systems must conform in all respects with the state building code.
D. 
Mobile homes or tents may not be occupied unless there is a sewage system and running water within 50 feet.
To put in a driveway accessing a road in the Town of Whitewater, or if the Town Board makes a finding that standing water is creating an unsanitary condition, the following restrictions are to be observed:
A. 
A newly constructed driveway entrance on Town right-of-way must be at least 22 feet in width with a culvert unless the Town Board deems such is not necessary.
B. 
The size of culvert needed shall be according to the amount of water flow in the ditch. This will be determined by the Superintendent of Public Works or Town Board member to be in charge of driveway installation acceptance.
C. 
A newly constructed driveway must have a clear view of 200 feet in each direction of the driveway.
D. 
Requests for a new constructed driveway must be made to the Building Officer and approved by a designated Board member.
(1) 
A drawing with measurements should be presented with the request.
(2) 
No permit shall be issued unless the Superintendent of Public Works or his/her designee has inspected the premises. Prior to that inspection, the property owner or their designee shall mark the driveway location.
(3) 
An application fee as set forth in the fee schedule that shall be kept on file with the Town Clerk shall be paid with each application.
E. 
Upon request by the public, the Town Board may review the drainage situation anywhere within the Town of Whitewater. If the Town Board makes a finding that running water or standing water is creating or causing an unsanitary condition, erosion, or a hazard, written notice of the condition and the required repair or installation shall be mailed by U.S. Mail, return receipt requested, to the address of the individuals involved, including to those whose property is or will be affected by the repairs necessary to correct the condition. The notice shall specify that the property owner has 21 days, from the date of the notice, to request in writing to have a hearing before the Town Board on the matter of the required repairs or installation of the culvert. The hearing shall take place at the next meeting of the Town Board following receipt of the request for hearing.
F. 
Individual property owners shall be given the opportunity to install or repair culverts at the size determined by the Town Board, at their own cost, within 90 days of the mailing of the original notice. If the property owner does not install or repair the culvert, the Town Board may direct that the culvert be installed or repaired and the cost of the culvert or repair billed to the property owner. Any delinquent charges after November 1 of each year will be assessed as a special charge on the following year tax bill. Delinquent charges will include the cost of the culvert installation or repair plus the penalties under this article if the annual payment is not made by January 31 of the year. The Town of Whitewater will assume any and all costs of installing or repairing the drainage ditch or clearing vegetative materials of all properties except new construction.
The Town Board has the authority to condemn any building that is deemed unsightly or not livable. The Town Board reserves the right to order removal or restoration in a given length of time.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Town Board and the Building Officer.
This chapter may be amended from time to time by the Town Board in the same procedure in which the ordinance from which this chapter was derived was originally adopted.
No building or structure shall be erected on any site lacking a Town of Whitewater approved fire number sign unless a fee is paid to the Town for the cost to the Town of procuring and erecting on the site a fire number sign.