A.
Adoption by reference. Chapter 145, Wis. Stats., the
State Plumbing Code, Chs. SPS 381 through 387, Wis. Adm. Code, are
adopted and by reference made a part of this article with the same
force and effect as though set out in full. Failure to comply with
any of the provisions of such regulations shall constitute a violation
of this article, punishable according to the penalties provided herein.
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B.
Copy to be on file. A copy of the State Plumbing Code
shall be on file in the offices of the Director of Public Works and
the Clerk-Treasurer.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
All piping, fixtures, appliances, equipment,
devices and appurtenances in connection with the water supply, water
distribution and drainage systems, including hot water storage tanks,
water softeners and water heaters connected with such water and drainage
systems, and the installation thereof.
The construction, connection or installation
of any drain or waste piping system from the outside or proposed outside
foundation walls of any building to the mains or other sewerage system
terminal within bounds of or beneath an area subject to easement for
highway purposes, including private domestic sewage treatment and
disposal systems, and the alteration of any such systems, drains or
waste piping.
The water service piping from the outside or
proposed outside foundation walls of any building to the main or other
water utility service terminal within bounds of or beneath an area
subject to easement for highway purposes and its connections.
The water pressure systems other than municipal
systems as provided in Ch. 281, Wis. Stats.
A plumbing and drainage system so designed and
vent piping so installed as to keep the air within the system in free
circulation and movement; to prevent with a margin of safety unequal
air pressures of such force as might blow, siphon or affect trap seals
or retard the discharge from plumbing fixtures or permit sewer air
to escape into the building; to prohibit cross-connection, contamination
or pollution of the potable water supply and distribution systems;
and to provide an adequate supply of water to properly serve, cleanse
and operate all fixtures, equipment, appurtenances and appliances
served by the plumbing system.
B.
Duties and authority.
(1)
General. The Director of Public Works shall enforce
all provisions of this article and all other state and Village provisions
relating to the construction, installation, alteration and repair
of all plumbing within the Village and shall make such inspections,
perform such tests and issue such orders as may be necessary for such
enforcement.
(2)
Authority to enter premises.
(a)
In the discharge of his duties, the Director of Public Works or his authorized agent may enter any building, upon presentation of the proper credentials, during reasonable hours for the purpose of inspection and may require the production of any permit or license required hereunder. No person shall interfere with the Supervisor or his authorized agent while in the performance of his duties, and any person so interfering shall be in violation of this article and subject to a penalty as provided by § 1-4.
(b)
If consent to entry to personal or real properties
which are not public buildings, or to portions of public buildings
which are not open to the public, for inspection purposes has been
denied, the Director of Public Works shall obtain a special inspection
warrant under § 66.0119, Wis. Stats.
C.
Permits. The Director of Public Works or his authorized
agent shall prepare suitable forms for permit applications and permits,
shall take applications and issue to qualified applicants permits
as required for all work contemplated by this article and shall maintain
suitable records of the permits issued. He shall weekly submit permit
fees collected by his office to the Clerk-Treasurer.
D.
Records and reports.
(1)
To the Village Board. The Director of Public Works
shall keep in his office a daily record of all the transactions of
his office, including permits issued and fees received, and shall
make such reports thereon to the Village Board as it may require.
(2)
To the Department of Safety and Professional Works.
The Director of Public Works shall make such reports to the Department
of Safety and Professional Services as are required under § 145.04(3),
Wis. Stats.
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(3)
Record of special locations. The Director of Public
Works shall keep a record of all sewer and water connections and shall
make maps showing the locations of the same and the positions of all
house drains, connections, junctions and other data necessary for
the efficient operation of his office.
E.
Stop-work orders. The Director of Public Works may
order work stopped on the construction, installation, alteration or
repair of plumbing when such work is being done in violation of this
article. Work so stopped shall not be resumed except with written
permission of the Director of Public Works, provided that if the stop-work
order is an oral one, it shall be followed by a written order within
a reasonable period of time.
A.
Required. No work contemplated by this article shall
be started until a permit therefor has been obtained from the Director
of Public Works or his authorized agent, provided that no permit shall
be required for minor repairs to faucets or the removal of stoppages
in soil and waste pipes.
B.
Application. The application shall be in writing upon
forms which the Director of Public Works shall provide and shall include
the name of the owner and the description of the property on which
the work is to be done, along with such pertinent information as the
Director of Public Works may require, and shall state that the property
owner and the applicant will be bound by and subject to the provisions
of this article.
C.
Issuance, term, suspension and revocation. When the
Director of Public Works is satisfied that the work proposed by the
applicant can be done in conformity with the provisions of this article,
and after the appropriate fees have been paid to him, he shall issue
the permit. Such permit shall be good for the continuous performance
of the work named thereon. A permit shall automatically expire when
work ceases for a period of 60 days without good and reasonable cause
for the same and shall automatically expire on completion of the work
for which it was issued, provided that the Director of Public Works
may, upon notice, suspend or revoke such permit for violation of the
provisions of this article.
D.
Restrictions on issuance.
(1)
No plumbing permit shall be issued to any person who
is in violation of this article until such violation has been corrected.
(2)
No plumbing permit shall be issued to any person against
whom an order issued by the Director of Public Works is pending, provided
this restriction may be waived by the Director of Public Works.
E.
Appeals for failure to issue, suspension and revocation.
Any person directly interested who is aggrieved by the decision of
the Director of Public Works to refuse to issue a permit or to suspend
or revoke such permit or to order work stopped may obtain review of
such determination under Ch. 68, Wis. Stats.
F.
Fees.
(1)
Fee schedule. The schedule shall be as established
by the Village Board and filed with the Clerk-Treasurer. The fees
shall be paid before the plumbing permit is issued.
(2)
Penalty for failure to obtain permit. If plumbing
work is begun before the permit has been obtained, double fees shall
be charged.
All plumbing work shall be done only by a plumber
licensed by the state for such work, provided that a property owner
may make repairs or installations in a single-family building owned
and occupied by him as his home if a permit therefor is issued and
the work is done in compliance with the provisions of this article.
A.
Registration to be on file. All master plumbers engaged
in the business of plumbing in the Village and all journeymen plumbers
and apprentice plumbers working at the plumbing trade in the Village
shall register with the Director of Public Works, who shall keep such
registration on file in his office.
B.
Information to be supplied. Such registration shall
consist of the full name and address, license number and current receipt
number of each master or journeyman licensee. For an apprentice, the
year of apprenticeship and the shop to which he is indentured shall
be indicated.
C.
Registration requirements limited. The purpose of this section is solely to provide for the administration of state licensing requirements and this article. No fee shall be charged for any plumber's registration, nor shall any information other than that specified in Subsection B of this section be required.
