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.
