[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. IV)]
A. Adoption of codes.
(1) The following Wisconsin Administrative Codes and subsequent revisions
are adopted for municipal enforcement:
(a)
Chs. SPS 320 through 325, Uniform Dwelling Code.
(b)
Ch. SPS 367, Rental Unit Energy Efficiency.
(c)
Chs. SPS 375 through 379, Existing Building Code.
(2) Any act required to be performed or prohibited by an Administrative
Code provision incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited
by this chapter. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications
of the Wisconsin Administrative Code provisions incorporated herein
are intended to be made part of this chapter to secure uniform statewide
regulation of one- and two-family dwellings in this Village. A copy
of these administrative code provisions and any future amendments
shall be kept on file in the Village Building Inspector's office.
B. Scope of Uniform Dwelling Code expanded. For the purposes of this
chapter, the provisions of the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code are
the standards for construction of the following:
(1) Additions. Additions, alterations and major equipment replacements
for one- and two-family dwellings built prior to June 1, 1980.
(2) Detached garages. Detached garages greater than 200 square feet serving
one- and two-family dwellings: Grade beam slabs are required for private,
residential garages with a continuous floating slab of reinforced
concrete and shall not be less than four inches in thickness. Reinforcement
shall be a minimum of six-inch by six-inch #10 wire mesh. The slab
shall be provided with a thickened edge all around, eight inches wide
and eight inches below the top of the slab. (Exempted are "frost-free
footings" for detached residential accessory buildings.) Ch. SPS 322,
Wis. Adm. Code, shall not apply.
(3) Other detached accessory buildings. Concrete slabs, frost-free footings, etc., are not required, but if they are installed they shall follow Subsection
B(2) above and/or Ch. SPS 321, Wis. Adm. Code.
C. Existing buildings. The Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code shall also
apply to buildings and conditions where:
(1) An existing building is to be occupied as a one- or two-family dwelling,
which building was not previously so occupied.
(2) An existing structure is altered or repaired, when the cost of such
alteration or repair during the life of the structure exceeds 50%
of the equalized value of the structure, said value to be determined
by the Village Assessor.
(3) Additions and alterations, regardless of cost, made to an existing building when deemed necessary in the opinion of the Building Inspector shall comply with the requirements of this chapter for new buildings. The provisions of §
174-2 shall also apply.
(4) Roof coverings. Whenever more than 25% of the roof covering of a
building is replaced in any twelve-month period, all roof covering
shall be in conformity with applicable sections of this chapter.
(5) Additions and alterations. Any addition or alteration, regardless
of cost, made to a building shall be made in conformity with applicable
sections of this chapter.
D. Definitions. The following definitions shall be applicable in this
chapter:
ADDITION
New construction performed on a dwelling which increases
the outside dimensions of the dwelling.
ALTERATION
A substantial change or modification other than an addition
or minor repair to a dwelling or to systems involved within a dwelling.
DEPARTMENT
The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.
DWELLING
(1)
Any building, the initial construction of which is commenced
on or after the effective date of this chapter, which contains one
or two dwelling units; or
(2)
An existing structure, or that part of an existing structure,
which is used or intended to be used as a one- or two-family dwelling.
MINOR REPAIR
Repair performed for maintenance or replacement purposes
on any existing one- or two-family dwelling which does not affect
room arrangement, light and ventilation, access to or efficiency of
any exit stairways or exits, fire protection or exterior aesthetic
appearance and which does not increase a given occupancy and use.
No building permit is required for work to be performed which is deemed
minor repair.
ONE- OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING
A building structure which contains one or two separate households,
intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by an individual
or by two or more individuals maintaining a common household to the
exclusion of all others.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, firm or corporation.
UNIFORM DWELLING CODE
Those provisions and any future amendments, revisions or
modifications thereto, contained in the following chapters of the
Wisconsin Administrative Code:
Ch. SPS 320, Administrative and Enforcement
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Ch. SPS 321, Construction Standards
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Ch. SPS 322, Energy Conservation
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Ch. SPS 323, Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning
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Ch. SPS 324, Electrical Standards
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Ch. SPS 325, Plumbing and Potable Water Standards
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E. Method of enforcement.
(1) Certified inspector to enforce. The Building Inspector and his/her
delegated representatives are hereby authorized and directed to administer
and enforce all of the provisions of the Uniform Dwelling Code. The
Building Inspector (or state-furnished inspector or contracted certified
inspector) shall be certified for inspection purposes by the Wisconsin
Department of Safety and Professional Services in each of the categories
specified under § SPS 305.63, Wis. Adm. Code.
(2) Subordinates. The Building Inspector may appoint, as necessary, subordinates
as authorized by the Village Board.
(3) Duties. The Building Inspector shall administer and enforce all provisions
of this chapter and the Uniform Dwelling Code.
(4) Inspection powers. The Building Inspector or an authorized certified
agent may at all reasonable hours enter upon any public or private
premises for inspection purposes and may require the production of
the permit for any building, plumbing, electrical or heating work.
No person shall interfere with or refuse to permit access to any such
premises to the Building Inspector or his/her agent while in performance
of his/her duties.
(5) Records. The Building Inspector shall perform all administrative
tasks required by the Department under the Uniform Dwelling Code.
In addition, the Building Inspector shall keep a record of all applications
for building permits in a book for such purposes and shall regularly
number each permit in the order of its issue. Also, a record showing
the number, description and size of all buildings erected, indicating
the kind of materials used and the cost of each building and aggregate
cost of all one- and two-family dwellings, shall be kept.
[Amended 12-9-2019 by Ord. No. 04-2019; at time of adoption of Code (see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
A. Portions of State Commercial Building Code adopted. Chapters SPS
361 through SPS 366, Wis. Adm. Code (Wisconsin State Building Code)
are hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter with respect to
those classes of buildings to which this chapter specifically applies.
Any future amendments, revisions and modifications of said Chs. SPS
361 to 366, Wis. Adm. Code, incorporated herein, are intended to be
made a part of this chapter. A copy of said Wisconsin Administrative
Code chapters and amendments thereto shall be kept on file in the
office of the Village Building Inspector.
B. State Plumbing Code adopted. The provisions and regulations of Ch.
145, Wis. Stats., and Chs. SPS 381, 382, 383 and 325, Wis. Adm. 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. Any further amendments, revisions and
modifications of said Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative Code cited
herein are intended to be made part of this chapter.
C. State Electrical Code adopted.
(1) Chapter SPS 324, Wis. Adm. Code , is hereby adopted by reference
and made a part of this chapter and shall apply to the construction
and inspection of new one- and two-family dwellings and additions
or modifications to existing one- and two-family dwellings.
(2) Subject to the exceptions set forth in this chapter, the Electrical Code, Volume 1, and Rules of Electrical Code, Volume 2, of the Wisconsin Administrative Code are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this section and shall apply to all buildings, except those covered in Subsection
C(1) above.
(3) Chapter SPS 316, Wis. Adm. Code, in its entirety, Ch. SPS 320, Wis.
Adm. Code, and the National Electrical Code are hereby adopted by
reference and made a part of this title and shall apply to the construction
and inspection of electrical wiring installations under § SPS
316.011(1)(a), Wis. Adm. Code, and of new one- and two-family dwellings
and additions or modifications to existing one- and two-family dwellings.
(4) The Electrical Inspector shall be versed in approved methods of electrical
construction for the safety of life and property, the state statutes
relating to electrical work, the rules and regulations of the State
Department of Safety and Professional Services (SPS) and the National
Electric Safety Code of the United States Bureau of Standards, and
shall be certified by the State of Wisconsin.
D. Conflicts. If, in the opinion of the Building Inspector and the Village Board, the provisions of the State Commercial Building Code adopted by Subsection
A of this section and/or the Uniform Dwelling Code adopted in §
174-3 shall conflict with the provisions of the Federal Housing Administration standards in their application to any proposed building or structure, the Inspector and/or the Village shall apply the most stringent provisions in determining whether or not the proposed building meets the requirements of this section.
Whenever the Building Inspector or Village Board find any building
or part thereof within the Village of Centuria to be, in their judgment,
so old, dilapidated or out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary
or otherwise unfit for human occupancy or use and so that it would
be unreasonable to repair the same, they shall order the owner to
raze and remove such building or part thereof or, if it can be made
safe by repairs, to repair and make safe and sanitary or to raze and
remove, at the owner's option. Such order and proceedings shall be
as provided in § 66.0413, Wis. Stats.
The purpose of the inspections under this chapter is to improve
the quality of housing in the Village of Centuria. The inspections
and the reports and findings issued after the inspections are not
intended as, nor are they to be construed as, a guarantee. In order
to so advise owners and other interested persons, the following disclaimer
shall be applicable to all inspections under this chapter: "These
findings of inspection contained herein are intended to report conditions
of noncompliance with code standards that are readily apparent at
the time of inspection. The inspection does not involve a detailed
examination of the mechanical systems or the closed structural and
nonstructural elements of the building and premises. No warranty of
the operation, use or durability of equipment and materials not specifically
cited herein is expressed or implied."
Village streets are to be kept clean of dirt and debris from all construction sites. The primary contractor for any construction project shall be responsible for sweeping streets of debris within 24 hours of the incident. The Village of Centuria will clean said street(s) if the work is not done within 24 hours of the incident and charge the current established costs to the contractor for the work. Failure to pay said costs within 30 days of receipt of the billing shall be deemed a violation of this section, and be subject to the penalty provisions of Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty, of this Code.
If any section, clause, provision or portion of this chapter
or of the Wisconsin Administrative Code adopted by reference is adjudged
unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,
the remaining provisions shall not be affected.