[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.
As used in this article, certain words and phrases shall be defined as follows:
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 Department
of Safety and Professional Services.
[Added 2-11-2020]
DWELLING A. Any building, the initial construction of which is commenced on or after the effective date of this article, which contains one or two dwelling units.
B. 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.
ELECTRICAL CODE The National Electrical Code (NEC) as provided by Ch. SPS 136, Wis. Adm. Code.
[Added 3-8-2005; amended 2-11-2020]
HEATING CODE See Chs. SPS 320 to 325, Wis. Adm. Code.
[Added 3-8-2005; amended 2-11-2020]
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 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.
PERSON An individual, partnership, firm or corporation.
UNIFORM DWELLING CODE 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 | Administration and Enforcement |
Ch. SPS 321 | Construction Standards |
Ch. SPS 322 | Energy Conservation Standards |
Ch. SPS 323 | Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Standards |
Ch. SPS 324 | Electrical Standards |
Ch. SPS 325 | Plumbing and Potable Water Standards |
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.
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.
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.