A.
Title. This article shall be known as the "One- and
Two-Family Dwelling Code of the Village of Maple Bluff."
B.
Purpose. The purpose and intent of this article shall
be to:
(1)
Exercise jurisdiction over the construction and inspection
of new one- and two-family dwellings and additions to existing one-
and two-family dwellings.
(2)
Provide plan review and on-site inspections of one-
and two-family dwellings by inspectors certified by the Department
of Safety and Professional Services.
[Amended 2-11-2020]
(3)
Establish and collect fees to defray administrative
and enforcement costs.
(4)
Establish remedies and penalties for violations.
(5)
Establish use of the Wisconsin uniform building permit
as prescribed by the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
[Amended 2-11-2020]
[Amended 2-11-2020; 5-11-2021]
The Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code, Chs. SPS
320 through 325 and 327 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, and
all amendments thereto, is adopted and incorporated by reference and
shall apply to all buildings within the scope of this chapter. Detached
garages will need to comply with the Uniform Dwelling Code Fire Separation
Requirements.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 90-2.1, Wisconsin Electrical Code adopted, and former § 90-2.2, Wisconsin Commercial Building Code adopted, as added 2-11-2020, which immediately followed this section, were incorporated in Art. VI, Commercial Construction, and renumbered as §§ 90-28 and 90-29, respectively, by legislation dated 6-8-2021.
As used in this article, certain words and phrases
shall be defined as follows:
New construction performed on a dwelling which increases
the outside dimensions of the dwelling.
A substantial change or modification other than an addition
or minor repair to a dwelling or to systems involved within a dwelling.
The Department of Safety and Professional Services.
[Added 2-11-2020]
The National Electrical Code (NEC) as provided by Ch. SPS
136, Wis. Adm. Code.
[Added 3-8-2005; amended 2-11-2020]
See Chs. SPS 320 to 325, Wis. Adm. Code.
[Added 3-8-2005; amended 2-11-2020]
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.
A building or 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.
An individual, partnership, firm or corporation.
Those Administrative Code provisions and any future amendments,
revisions or modifications thereto, contained in following chapters
of the Wisconsin Administrative Code:
[Amended 2-11-2020]
Ch. SPS 320
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Administration and Enforcement
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Ch. SPS 321
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Construction Standards
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Ch. SPS 322
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Energy Conservation Standards
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Ch. SPS 323
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Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Standards
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Ch. SPS 324
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Electrical Standards
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Ch. SPS 325
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Plumbing and Potable Water Standards
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For the purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this article and the Uniform Dwelling Code, the Village shall establish the office of Building Inspector which shall be filled by that method prescribed under § 90-5.
A.
There is hereby created the position of Building Inspector,
who shall administer and enforce this chapter and shall be certified
by the Division of Safety and Buildings, as specified by Wisconsin
Statutes, Sec. 101.66(2) in the category of Uniform Dwelling Code
Construction Inspector and Commercial Building Inspector. Additionally,
this or other assistant inspectors shall possess the certification
categories of UDC HVAC, UDC Electrical and UDC Plumbing.
[Amended 2-11-2020]
B.
Subordinates. The Building Inspector may appoint,
as necessary, subordinates.
[Amended 2-11-2020]
C.
Duties. The Building Inspector shall administer and
enforce all provisions of this article and the Uniform Dwelling Code.
D.
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 agent while in the performance
of his duties.
E.
Records. The Building Inspector shall perform all
administrative tasks required by the Department under the Uniform
Dwelling Code. In addition, the Inspector shall keep a record of all
applications for building permits in a book for such purpose 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.
The Building Inspector shall make a written annual report to the Village
Board relative to these matters.
A.
Building permit required. No one- or two-family dwelling
of which initial construction shall be commenced after July 8, 1980,
shall be built, enlarged, altered or repaired unless a building permit
for such work shall first be obtained by the owner or his agent from
the Building Inspector. Application for a building permit shall be
made in writing upon a form designated as the Wisconsin uniform building
permit application furnished by the Department of Safety and Professional
Services.
[Amended 3-8-2005; 2-11-2020]
B.
Repairs and additions requiring permit. No addition,
alteration or repair to an existing one- or two-family dwelling not
deemed minor repair by the Building Inspector shall be undertaken
unless a building permit for such work shall first be obtained by
the owner or his agent from the Inspector.
C.
Submission of plans. The applicant shall submit three
sets of plans for all new, or repairs or additions to existing, one-
and two-family dwellings at the time that the building permit application
is filed.
D.
Issuance of permit. If the Building Inspector finds
that the proposed building or repair or addition complies with all
Village ordinances and the Uniform Dwelling Code, the Inspector shall
officially approve the application and a building permit shall be
subsequently issued to the applicant. The issued building permit shall
be posted in a conspicuous place at the building site. A copy of any
issued building permit shall be kept on file with the Building Inspector.
At the time the application for a building permit
is filed, the applicant shall pay the fees as established by the Village
Board and filed with the Clerk-Treasurer.
A.
No person shall erect, use, occupy or maintain any one- or two-family dwelling in violation of any provision of this article or the Uniform Dwelling Code or cause to permit any such violation to be committed. Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to the provisions of § 1-4 of this Municipal Code.
B.
If an inspection reveals a noncompliance with this
article or the Uniform Dwelling Code, the Building Inspector shall
notify the applicant and the owner, in writing, of the violation to
be corrected. All cited violations shall be corrected within 30 days
after written notification unless an extension of time is granted
pursuant to Sec. SPS 320.21, Wis. Adm. Code.
[Amended 2-11-2020]
C.
If, after written notification, the violation is not
corrected within 30 days, a stop-work order may be served on the owner
or his representative and a copy thereof shall be posted at the construction
site. Such stop-work order shall not be removed except by written
notice of the Building Inspector after satisfactory evidence has been
supplied that the cited violation has been corrected.
D.
Each day each violation continues after the thirty-day
written notice period has run shall constitute a separate offense.
Nothing in this article shall preclude the Village from maintaining
any appropriate action to prevent or remove a violation of any provision
of this article or the Uniform Dwelling Code.
E.
If any construction or work governed by the provisions
of this article or the Uniform Dwelling Code is commenced prior to
the issuance of a permit, double fees shall be charged.
Any person feeling aggrieved by an order or
a determination of the Building Inspector may appeal from such order
or determination to the Board of Appeals. Those procedures customarily
used to effectuate an appeal to the Board of Appeals shall apply.
This article shall not be construed as an assumption
of liability by the Village for damages because of injuries sustained
or property destroyed by any defect in any dwelling or equipment.