As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ACCESSORY BUILDING
Any building other than a garage not attached to the principal building.
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.
ATTACHED PRIVATE GARAGE
A private garage attached directly to the principal building or attached
by means of an enclosed or open breezeway, porch, terrace or vestibule or
a private garage so constructed as to form an integral, proximate and accessory
part of the principal building.
BUILDING
Any building or structure and any enlargement, alteration, heating
or ventilating installation, moving or demolishing or anything affecting the
fire hazards or safety of any building or structure.
MANUFACTURED HOME
A structure or structures certified and labeled as a manufactured home under 42 U.S.C. § 5401 to 5406, built since June 15, 1976, that bears a seal indicating that it has met the manufactured home construction and safety standards of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD Standards), is used as a permanent dwelling and meets the criteria established in §
88-10, one and two- family dwellings and manufactured homes, of this chapter.
MINOR REPAIR
Repair performed for maintenance or replacement purposes on any existing
building 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.
Roof replacement or repair and any siding on existing structures shall also
be a minor repair. No building permit is required for work to be performed
which is deemed a minor repair.
MINOR STRUCTURE
A detached structure having no more than 192 square feet of floor area. All such structures are subject to the quantity and setback regulations as set forth in Chapter
260 of the City of Rice Lake Code.
ONE- OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING
A building structure which contains one or 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. Such structures shall meet the applicable standards of §
88-10, one and two- family dwellings, and manufactured homes.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, firm or corporation.
TEMPORARY STRUCTURE
A building or structure intended for removal or demolition within
a prescribed time not to exceed 180 days or as determined by the Building
Inspector in issuance of a building permit.
UNIFORM DWELLING CODE
Those Administrative Code provisions, and any future amendments,
revisions or modifications thereto, contained in the following chapters of
the Wisconsin Administrative Code:
A.
Chapter Comm 20, Administration and enforcement.
B.
Chapter Comm 21, Construction standards.
C.
Chapter Comm 22, Energy conservation.
D.
Chapter Comm 23, Heating, ventilating and air conditioning.
E.
Chapter Comm 24, Electrical standards.
F.
Chapter Comm 25, Plumbing.
Section
14-20 of the City of Rice Lake Code shall apply.
Whenever the Inspection Department finds any building or part thereof
within the city to be dilapidated or out of repair so 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, it shall order the owner, after
consulting with the Common Council, to raze and remove such building or part
thereof or, if it can be made safe by repairs, to repair it and make it safe
and sanitary or to raze and remove it at the owner's option. Such order
and proceedings shall be as provided in § 66.0413, Wisconsin Statutes.
Where the public safety requires immediate action, the Inspection Department
shall enter upon the premises with such assistance as may be necessary and
cause the building or structure to be made safe or to be removed, and the
expenses of such work may be recovered by the city in an action against the
owner or tenant.
The purpose of the inspections under this chapter is to improve the
quality of construction in the city. The inspections and the reports and findings
issued after the inspections are not intended as, nor are they to be construed
as, a guaranty. 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 material not specifically cited herein is expressed or implied.