[Amended 2-25-2008 by Ord. No. 1935; 6-17-2013 by Ord. No. 2023]
The Wisconsin Uniform Building Code, current version, and acts amendatory thereto and supplementary thereof are hereby incorporated by reference and adopted and created as the Building Code of the Village of Shorewood, subject to the following provisions and additions:
A. 
Wherever applicable, the provisions and procedures set forth in the Wisconsin Uniform Building Code shall apply to the design, construction, repair, alteration, demolition, moving and occupancy of all buildings and structures in the Village of Shorewood, subject to the provisions of the Wisconsin Administrative Code and the rules and regulations established thereunder.
B. 
The Wisconsin Uniform Building Code, as incorporated by reference in the Shorewood building regulations, is hereby modified to include the following definitions:
DWELLING UNIT
A suite of habitable rooms occupied by not more than one family as a residence.
FAMILY
As defined as "household" in Chapter 535, Zoning; however, the provisions of this chapter that are not consistent with that definition shall apply to the maximum number of persons that may reside in a dwelling unit.
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[1]
Editor's Note: This definition was amended at the direction of the Village pursuant to Ord. No. 3053, adopted 2-6-2023.
C. 
Where the provisions of the Wisconsin Uniform Building Code are in conflict with any provisions of the Shorewood Building Code, the provisions of the Shorewood Building Code shall govern.
D. 
Commercial inspections. Upon designation or appointment of the Village of Shorewood by the State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services to do commercial building inspections, the Building Inspector shall conduct such inspections under the provisions of the following Wisconsin Administrative Codes: Chs. SPS 361 to 366 Wisconsin Commercial Building Code and Chs. SPS 375 to 379 Existing Building Code, their referenced codes and standards, and subsequent revisions which are hereby adopted by reference. Fees for permits or inspections for commercial buildings subject to this subsection shall be enumerated in the Village Fee Schedule.[2] In the event there are any conflicts with other provisions of the Shorewood Building Code, the provisions of this subsection shall apply to all commercial building inspections regardless of Subsection C above.
[Added 3-21-2011 by Ord. No. 1987; amended 5-15-2017 by Ord. No. 2077]
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Editor’s Note: The Village Fee Schedule is on file in the Village offices.
E. 
Permits required.
(1) 
No person or entity may build, erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, improve or convert to new use any commercial or residential property or portion thereof unless there has first been issued a permit and a fee paid as prescribed in this chapter. Any person or entity violating this requirement may be subject to penalty under § 225-32 in addition to any other fees or multiple fees.
(2) 
Whenever a contractor performs work contrary to this code, the Building Inspector may issue a citation as allowed under Subsection E(1) and may also issue a notice to remedy the defective work to the violator at his or her last known address. Failure to comply with this notice shall be deemed sufficient basis for withholding future permits in addition to other penalties provided for in this chapter.
[Amended 2-25-2008 by Ord. No. 1935]
A copy of the Wisconsin Uniform Building Code shall be permanently on file and open to public inspection in the Planning and Development Department from and after the adoption of this chapter.
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
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.
CUBIC CONTENT
That volume of dwelling enclosed by the outer surface of exterior walls from the top of the footing to the roof.
DEPARTMENT
The Department of Safety and Professional Services.
[Amended 5-15-2017 by Ord. No. 2077]
DWELLING
Any building, the initial construction of which is commenced on or after the effective date of this chapter, which contains one or two dwelling units.
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 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 the following chapters of the Wisconsin Administrative Code:
[Amended 5-15-2017 by Ord. No. 2077]
(1) 
Chapter SPS 320, Administration and Enforcement.
(2) 
Chapter SPS 321, Construction Standards.
(3) 
Chapter SPS 322, Energy Conservation.
(4) 
Chapter SPS 323, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning.
(5) 
Chapter SPS 324, Electrical Standards.
(6) 
Chapter SPS 325, Plumbing.
B. 
Method of enforcement. For the purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this section and the Uniform Dwelling Code, the Village designates and authorizes the Planning and Development Department of the Village to assume the duties and responsibilities of such administration and enforcement within the Village.
C. 
Building Inspector.
(1) 
Certification. The Building Inspector, or his designee, shall be certified for inspection purposes by the Department in each of the categories specified under Chapter SPS 305, Wisconsin Administrative Code.
[Amended 2-25-2008 by Ord. No. 1935; 5-15-2017 by Ord. No. 2077]
(2) 
Subordinates. The Building Inspector may designate, as necessary, subordinates to inspect buildings within the Village after each subordinate obtains certification by the Department under Chapter SPS 305, Wisconsin Administrative Code.
[Amended 5-15-2017 by Ord. No. 2077]
(3) 
Duties. The Building Inspector shall administer and enforce all of the provisions of this section and the Uniform Building Code.
[Amended 2-25-2008 by Ord. No. 1935]
(4) 
Powers. The Building Inspector, or an authorized, certified agent of the Village, 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.
(5) 
Records. The Building Inspector shall perform all administrative tasks required by the Department under the Uniform Building Code. He shall cause the keeping of a record of all applications for building permits and shall regularly number each permit in the order of its issue, together with a record showing the number, description and size of all buildings erected, the kinds of materials used, the cost of each building and the aggregate cost of all one- and two-family dwellings.
[Amended 2-25-2008 by Ord. No. 1935]
D. 
Building permits.
[Amended 9-5-2006 by Ord. No. 1916]
(1) 
Building permit required. No one- or two-family dwelling of which initial construction shall be commenced after the first day of June 1980 shall be built, enlarged, or altered or repaired unless a building permit for that work shall first be obtained by the owner or his agents from the Planning and Development Department. Application for a building permit for new construction shall be made in writing upon the form designated as the Wisconsin Uniform Building Permit Application furnished by the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
[Amended 5-15-2017 by Ord. No. 2077]
(2) 
Repairs and additions requiring permit. No addition, alteration or repair to any one- or two-family dwelling not deemed a minor repair by the Planning and Development Department shall be undertaken unless a building permit for this work shall first be obtained by the owner or his agent from the Planning and Development Department.
[Amended 2-25-2008 by Ord. No. 1935]
(3) 
Submission of plans. The applicant shall submit three sets of plans for all new, or repairs or additions to, one- and two-family dwellings constructed after June 1, 1980, at the time that the building permit application is filed.
(4) 
Issuance of permit. If the Planning and Development Department finds that the proposed building or repair or addition complies with all Village ordinances and all applicable building codes, the Planning and Development Department 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 in the office of the Planning and Development Department.
(5) 
Lapse of permit. All building permits shall become void if no work is commenced within four months of the date the permit is issued, or if active work is suspended for a period of four months.
(6) 
Final inspection. Once the project is concluded, a final inspection of the completed work by the Village is required.
E. 
Fees for building permits and inspections. At the time the application for a building permit is filed, the applicant shall pay the fees as enumerated in the Village Fee Schedule.
[Amended 5-15-1989 by Ord. No. 1553]
F. 
Violation and penalties.
[Amended 2-25-2008 by Ord. No. 1935]
(1) 
No person shall erect, use, occupy or maintain any one- or two-family dwelling in violation of any provision of this section or any applicable building codes or cause or permit any such violation to be committed. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties as provided under § 225-16.
(2) 
If an inspection reveals a noncompliance with this section or any applicable building codes, the Building Inspector, or his designee, shall notify the applicant and the owner, in writing, of the violation(s) to be corrected. All cited violations shall be corrected within 30 days after written notification unless an extension of time is granted pursuant to § SPS 320.20(3)(b), Wis. Adm. Code.
[Amended 5-15-2017 by Ord. No. 2077]
(3) 
If, after written notification, the violation is not corrected within 30 days, a stop-work order may be served on the owner or his or her 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 or his designee after satisfactory evidence has been supplied that the cited violation has been corrected.
(4) 
Each day each violation continues after the thirty-day written notice period has run shall constitute a separate offense. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Village from maintaining any appropriate action to prevent or remove a violation of any provision of this section or any applicable building codes.
(5) 
If any construction or work governed by the provisions of this section or any applicable building codes is commenced prior to the issuance of a permit, triple fees shall be charged.
[Added 12-4-1995 by Ord. No. 1724]
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
HISTORIC PROPERTY
Any building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior or the State Register of Historic Places as maintained by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and located within the Village of Shorewood.
B. 
Permit required.
(1) 
No historic property shall be enlarged, altered or modified unless a permit shall first be obtained by the owner or the owner's agent from the Building Inspector or his designee. Applications for such a permit shall be in writing and upon an application form provided by the Planning and Development Department.
(2) 
Alterations or modifications requiring permit. No addition, alteration or modification to any historic property not deemed a minor repair by the Building Inspector shall be undertaken without the permit described herein.
(3) 
Submission of plans. In addition to or as a part of the plans for additions, alterations or modifications as described in § 225-3D(3), any applicant for a permit for additions, alterations or modifications to a historic property shall also, at the time the permit application is filed, submit three sets of plans describing how the proposal shall undertake to preserve and to minimize detrimental impacts upon historical or architectural characteristics.
(4) 
Issuance of permit. If the Building Inspector or his designee finds that the proposed addition, alteration or modification complies with other Village ordinances and does not adversely affect, detrimentally change or destroy historically or architecturally significant external features of the building upon which the work is to be done, the Building Inspector shall approve the application and a historic property permit shall be issued to the applicant. The issued permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place next to the building permit at the building site. A copy of any issued historic property permit shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Inspector.
(5) 
The permit required under this section shall be in addition to any other permits required under Shorewood ordinances.
(6) 
Razing or removal.
[Amended 11-5-2001 by Ord. No. 1823]
(a) 
Consistent with the standards as contained in these sections, the procedures as described in Subsection B(1) through (5) for the application and issuance of a permit shall also be required and applicable before any building or structure included in a historic property listing is demolished or razed.
(b) 
The Building Inspector or his designee shall approve the application for the razing or removal of a building or structure included in a historic property listing, and the permit to raze shall be issued to the applicant if the Building Inspector finds that the razing or removal is otherwise consistent with other Village ordinances and upon a finding based upon one or more of the following criteria:
[1] 
The building has ceased to meet the criteria for listing in the state or national register because the qualities which caused it to be originally listed have been lost or destroyed;
[2] 
Additional information shows that the property does not meet the state or national register criteria for evaluation;
[3] 
An error in professional judgment has been disclosed as to whether the property meets the criteria for evaluation; or
[4] 
A prejudicial procedural error in the nomination or listing process has been disclosed.
(c) 
The issued permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place next to the demolition site and a copy shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Inspector.
(d) 
The Village shall give notice to the Wisconsin State Historical Society within 10 days of the issuance of a permit to raze or remove per this Subsection B(6).
(e) 
No such building or structure to which this section applies may be razed or removed within 40 days after the permit is issued. During this period the Wisconsin State Historical Society may ask the permit holder for access to the building or structure to create or preserve a historic record.
C. 
Fees for historic property permit. At the time the application for the historic property permit is filed, the applicant shall pay the fees as enumerated in the Village Fee Schedule.
D. 
Appeals. Appeals under this section shall be made according to § 225-15.
E. 
Penalties. Penalties under this section shall be as provided under § 225-16.