It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to operate, have control
of, manage, or take charge of any stationary or portable steam boiler, or
any portion of a steam plant in the Village of Shorewood when operating, except
an operator who has been duly licensed as provided herein so to do and who
shall exhibit a certificate thereof as hereinafter provided.
The licensing regulations of this chapter shall not apply to the following:
A. Boiler plants consisting of one or more low-pressure
steam boilers with a total capacity of less than ten-boiler horsepower.
B. Steam boiler plants consisting only of one or more miniature
steam boilers which are used as separate units. "Miniature steam boiler" means
any high-pressure steam boiler which does not exceed any of the following
dimensions or limitations:
(1) Diameter of shell: 16 inches.
(2) Length of shell: 42 inches.
(3) Boiler heating surface: 20 square feet.
(4) Maximum allowable working pressure: 100 pounds per square
inch.
C. Steam engines which are supplied with steam from a miniature
steam boiler.
D. Hot-water boilers or steam boilers used for heating one-
and two-family dwellings.
Stationary engineer licenses so granted shall be graded into two classes:
A. Persons holding a high-pressure stationary engineer license
may take charge of and operate any steam or motive power plant.
B. Persons holding a low-pressure stationary engineer license
may take charge of and operate any steam or motive power plant which does
not exceed 15 pounds of pressure per square inch.
It shall be the duty of the Planning and Development Department or its
duly authorized agents to inspect annually and when necessary steam boilers
and appurtenances connected therewith; they are hereby authorized to enter
any building or premises in the Village of Shorewood without hindrance of
anyone in performance of their duties and for the enforcement of the provisions
of this chapter in accordance with law; the engineer or operator having charge
of such boilers shall assist such examiners so that they will be able to make
a thorough inspection of operating conditions.
Subject to other provisions of this chapter, any person aggrieved by
an administrative ruling, judgment or decision may appeal for a hearing before
the Board of Appeals within 10 days after the issuance of such ruling, judgment
or decision. A nonrefundable appeal fee as provided by the Village Fee Schedule
shall accompany each and every appeal brought hereunder. The Village Clerk
shall give notice of a hearing to the appellant, to be held within 30 days
after service of the notice on the appellant, said service to be served either
personally or by certified mail addressed to the appellant's last known address.
All other interested parties may be given written notice of said hearing by
regular mail. Upon conclusion of the hearing held by the Board of Appeals,
the Board shall make a ruling. The written decision of the Board shall be
mailed to the appellant by the Village Clerk within 10 days of said decision.
Any determination by the Board of Appeals may be appealed to the Circuit Court
of Milwaukee County as provided by law.
[Amended 2-4-1991 by Ord. No. 1596]
A. Except where a penalty is otherwise prescribed, the penalty for violation of any provision of this chapter shall be as set forth in §
115-1 of the Village Code.
B. In addition to the provisions of Subsection
A hereunder, compliance with the provisions of this chapter may be enforced by Village officers by injunctional order issued upon the suit of the Village or of any owner of real estate within the Village.