As used in this chapter the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
PLUMBING
A.
As is stated in § 145.01(10), Wis. Stats.
B.
The construction, connection to or alteration of any drain,
soil or waste pipe to carry domestic sewage, stormwater, or industrial
waste from a point three feet outside of the foundation walls of any
building to the sewer lateral at the curb or other disposal terminal
including the private sewage disposal or treatment plant. This definition
does not include minor repairs to faucets and the removal of stoppages
in soil or waste pipes.
The provisions and regulations of Chapter
145, Plumbing and Fire Protection Systems, of the Wisconsin Statutes and Chapter SPS 305, Licenses, Certifications and Registrations, and Chapters SPS 381 to SPS 384, Wisconsin State Plumbing Code, of the Wisconsin Administrative Code are hereby made a part of this chapter by reference and shall extend over and govern the installation of all plumbing installed, altered or repaired in the Village.
The Plumbing Inspector shall be the Building Inspector and appointed
by the Village Board. He shall perform such duties as are provided
for in § 145.05(1), Wis. Stats., and shall make monthly
and annual permit reports to the appointing body.
Plumbing permit fees shall be as follows and must be paid at
the time the permit is issued:
A. The plumbing permit fee and inspection fee is updated annually and
is on file at the Village Clerk's office.
B. All connections to the sanitary sewer: in such amount as provided
in Village Fee Schedule plus those residential equivalency charges
of the Walworth County Metropolitan Sewerage District in effect at
the time of such connection.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Before a permit may be issued for excavating for plumbing in
any public street, way or alley, the person applying shall execute
to the Village and deposit with the Village Clerk a corporate surety
bond, approved by the Village Attorney, in the sum of $2,000, conditioned
that he will perform faithfully all work with due care and skill in
accordance with the laws, rules and regulations of plumbing. The bond
shall state the person will indemnify and save harmless the Village
and the owner of the premises against all damages, costs, expenses,
outlays and claims of every nature and kind arising out of unskillfulness
or negligence on his part in connection with plumbing or excavating
for plumbing as prescribed in this chapter. Such bond shall be executed
and remain in force for one year, except on expiration it shall remain
in force as to all penalties, claims and demands accrued thereunder
prior to expiration.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Sewer laterals shall
be PVC, ABS, vitrified or concrete pipe with approved type joints
of either pre-moulded slip-on or compression gaskets as set forth
in the Village standard specifications for main sewer pipe and installation.
All flexible compression joints shall conform with the latest revision
of ASTM Specification C-425. Laterals may be four-inch cast-iron pipe
of "service weight" or better with lead or flexible compression joints.
All adapters connecting the lateral to the sanitary sewer shall be
four by six PVC, ABS, clay or cast iron.
Whenever it becomes necessary to tap an existing pipe, such
connection shall be made with approved type saddle fitting, and whenever
a transition is made from one type of material to another or a change
in size is made, it shall be done with proper approved adapter fittings.
A. Connections can be made in two different manners:
(1) An
in-line "Y" or "T" can be placed by removal of an existing section
of pipe, insertion of a "Y" or "T" and reconnection by means of Fernco
fitting or equal, then encasement in concrete.
(2) A
saddle connection, either a "Y" or "T," can be placed over a carefully
cut opening centered in the upper quadrant of the sewer, then bonded
with stainless steel straps, "Sealtite" or equal.
B. Under no circumstances shall any connection be made allowing any
protrusion of the lateral pipe into the sanitary sewer main.
Except as otherwise provided, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in §
1-4 of this Code.