[Adopted 11-5-1990 as Ch. 14 of the 1990 Code]
[Added 4-5-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1]
A. These regulations are adopted under the authority granted
by § 101.65, Wis. Stats., to protect and foster the health, safety,
and well-being of the general public and persons occupying or using buildings
within the Village. The scope of this section includes the construction and
inspection of one- and two-family dwellings built since June 1, 1980. Not
withstanding § COMM 20.05, Wis. Adm. Code, the scope also includes
additions and alterations made to and the remodeling of one- and two-family
dwellings built before June 1, 1980, and the scope also includes the construction
of detached garages and sheds serving one- and two-family dwellings. The building
structure and any heating, electrical, or plumbing system shall comply with
the Uniform Dwelling Code.
B. The Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code, Chs. COMM 20 through
25, Wis. Adm. Code, and all amendments thereto, is adopted and incorporated
by reference and shall apply to all buildings within the scope of this section.
C. There is hereby created the position of Building Inspector,
who shall administer and enforce this section and shall be certified by the
Division of Safety and Buildings, as specified by § 101.66(2), Wis.
Stats., in the category of Uniform Dwelling Code Inspector. Additionally,
this or other assistant inspectors shall possess the certification categories
of UDC HVAC, UDC Electrical, and UDC Plumbing. The Village desires to compensate
the Inspector from the fees collected by the issuance of building, heating,
ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, and electrical permits
to parties constructing, remodeling or altering structures within the Village.
D. No person shall build, add on to, or alter any building
within the scope of this section without obtaining a building permit for such
work from the Village Clerk-Treasurer; no person shall be granted a building
permit without first obtaining a zoning permit from the Zoning Administrator.
Any structural changes or major changes to mechanical systems (plumbing and
electrical included) that involve extensions shall require permits. Restoration
or repair of an installation to its previous code-compliant condition as determined
by the Building Inspector is exempted from permit requirements. Residing,
reroofing, finishing of interior surfaces, minor nonstructural changes, and
installation of cabinetry shall be exempted from permit requirements.
[Amended 4-3-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
E. Fees for construction shall be as adopted by resolution
of the Village Board and on file in the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
[Amended 4-3-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
F. The enforcement of this section and all other laws and
ordinances relating to building shall be by means of the withholding of building
permits, imposition of forfeitures and injunctive action. The penalty assessed
for any work started without a building permit shall be equal to the permit
fee.
[Amended 4-3-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
There is hereby adopted by the Village, for the purpose of prescribing
regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire
or explosion, that certain code known as the "Fire Prevention Code" recommended
by the American Insurance Association, of which code not less than one copy
has been and now is filed in the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer, and
the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length
herein, and from the date on which this section shall take effect, the provisions
thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the Village.
A. Enforcement. The code hereby adopted shall be enforced
by the Chief of the Fire Department.
B. Definitions. Wherever the word "municipality" is used
in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held to mean the Village.
C. Permits. Permits required by § 17 of the code
hereby adopted shall be valid for an indefinite period where additional licenses
renewable annually are required by the Village. Where additional licenses
are not required by the Village, the permits required by § 17 of
the code hereby adopted shall be valid for one year from date of issuance
and shall be thereafter renewable on an annual basis.
D. Establishment of limits of districts in which the storage
of explosives and blasting agents, the storage of flammable liquids in outside
aboveground tanks and the bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gases are to
be restricted. The limits referred to in § 53b of the code hereby
adopted in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited,
the limits referred to in § 74a of the code hereby adopted in which
storage of Class I liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited, and
the limits referred to in § 114 of the code hereby adopted in which
bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted are hereby established
as follows: the limits or areas referred to hereinabove shall include all
areas located within the Village except those zoned RD (Rural Development)
or I (Industrial).
E. Establishment of motor vehicle routes for vehicles transporting
explosives and blasting agents. The routes referred to in § 55i
of the Fire Prevention Code for vehicles transporting explosives and blasting
agents are hereby established as follows: within the Village, STH 46 and CTH
"I" shall be designated as motor vehicle routes for vehicles transporting
explosives and blasting agents. Where it shall be necessary for such vehicles
to pass over streets and areas other than those indicated above in order to
reach a point of destination or transshipment point, the shortest, most direct
route between the designated routes and the point of destination shall be
used.
F. Establishment of motor vehicle routes for vehicles transporting hazardous chemicals or other dangerous articles. The routes referred to in § 109.1b of the Fire Prevention Code for vehicles transporting hazardous chemicals and other dangerous articles are hereby established as follows: the routes established in Subsection
E above shall apply.
G. Establishment of fire lanes on private property devoted
to public use. The fire lanes referred to in § 169.2 of the Fire
Prevention Code are hereby established as follows: none.
H. Amendments made in the Fire Prevention Code. The Fire
Prevention Code is amended and changed in the following respects: none.
I. Modifications. The Chief of the Fire Department shall
have power to modify any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code upon
application in writing by the owner or lessee, or his authorized agent, when
there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter
of the code, provided that the spirit of the code shall be observed, public
safety secured and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modification
when granted or allowed and the decision of the Fire Chief thereon shall be
entered upon the records of the Department, and a signed copy shall be furnished
the applicant.
J. Appeals. Whenever the Fire Chief shall disapprove an
application or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed
that the provisions of the code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning
of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may
appeal from the decision of the Fire Chief to the Village Board within 30
days from the date of the decision appealed.
Chapter COMM 10 (Flammable Liquids Code), Wis. Adm. Code, issued by
the Department of Commerce, is hereby adopted by reference as a part of this
article, and the Zoning Administrator and Fire Chief shall enforce the provisions
thereof.
Except as otherwise provided, any person found to be in violation of any provision of this article or any rule or order promulgated hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-4, of this Code.
[Adopted 6-5-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-4]
These regulations are adopted under the authority granted by § 101.12,
Wis. Stats.
The purpose of this article is to promote the general health, safety,
and welfare of the public by enforcing such codes.
The following Wisconsin Administrative Codes, their referenced codes
and standards, and subsequent revisions are adopted for municipal enforcement
by the designated Village Building Inspector, who shall be commercially certified
by the Wisconsin Division of Safety and Buildings:
A. Wisconsin Commercial Building Code Volumes I and II.
B. Chapters COMM 75 through 79, Existing Buildings Code.
C. Chapter COMM 70, Historic Buildings Code.
The Village Building Inspector authorized by the Village Board to enforce
the adopted codes shall be properly certified by the Wisconsin Division of
Safety and Buildings.
Building permit fees shall be determined by resolution of the Village
Board.
Enforcement of this article of the Balsam Lake Village Code shall be
by means of withholding building permits, imposition of forfeitures and injunctive
action. Forfeitures shall be not less than $25 nor more than $1,000 for each
day of noncompliance.