[Amended 3-8-2010 by Ord. No. 2-10; 12-9-2019 by Ord. No. 21-19]
A. State code
adopted. The Administrative Code provisions describing and defining
regulations with respect to one- and two-family dwellings in Chs.
SPS 320 through SPS 325, Wis. Adm. Code, are hereby adopted and by
reference made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein.
Any act required to be performed or prohibited by an Administrative
Code provision incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited
by this chapter. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications
of the Administrative Code provisions incorporated herein are intended
to be made part of this chapter to secure uniform statewide regulation
of one- and two-family dwellings in the Village. A copy of these Administrative
Code provisions and any future amendments shall be kept on file in
the Village Clerk's office.
B. Definition.
"Uniform Dwelling Code" means those Administrative Code provisions
and any future amendments, revisions or modifications thereto contained
in the following chapters of the Wisconsin Administrative Code:
(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.
[Amended 6-12-1995 by Ord. No. 13-95; 3-8-2010 by Ord. No.
2-10; 12-9-2019 by Ord. No. 21-19]
A. Portions
of State Building Code adopted. Chapters SPS 326 through SPS 366,
Wis. Adm. Code (Wisconsin State Building Code), are hereby adopted
and made a part of this chapter with respect to those classes of buildings
to which the Building Code specifically applies. Any future amendments,
revisions or modifications of the Administrative Code provisions incorporated
herein by reference are intended to be made a part of this chapter.
A copy of these Administrative Code provisions and any future amendments
shall be kept on file in the Village Clerk's office.
B. State Plumbing
Code adopted. The provisions and regulations of Ch. 145, Wis. Stats.,
and Chs. SPS 381 through SPS 387, Wis. Adm. Code, are hereby made
a part of this chapter by reference and shall extend over and govern
the installation of all plumbing installed, altered or repaired in
the Village. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications of
the Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative Code provisions incorporated
herein by reference are intended to be made part of this chapter.
C. State Electrical
Code adopted. The following chapter of the Wisconsin Administrative
Code is adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter:
(1) Chapter
SPS 316, Electrical.
D. Elevations,
footing certification. The top of foundation elevation shall be 18
to 24 inches above to top of curb. A registered surveyor must inspect
and certify to the Building Inspector that the footing forms are in
place and that the location of the proposed building, the foundation
elevation, and the grades will conform to Village ordinances and to
the plans as previously approved. The Building Inspector may not make
a footing inspection until such certification is filed with the Building
Inspector.
[Added 3-15-1993 by Ord. No. 8-93]
Whenever a structure is located, erected or
moved on a previously vacant lot, the owner must adequately sod or
seed the lot with appropriate ground covering within one year following
occupancy of said structure.
[Added 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 27-00]
Whenever a structure is located, erected or moved on a previously vacant lot, the owner shall complete the final grading of the lot prior to issuance of an occupancy permit under Chapter
270, Zoning, §
270-116. If said lot is included in a master grade plan on file with the Village, the final grading shall comply with the master grade plan.
Whenever the Building Inspector and Village
Board find any building or part thereof within the Village to be,
in their judgment, so old, dilapidated or out of repair as to be dangerous,
unsafe, unsanitary or otherwise unfit for human occupancy or use and
so that it would be unreasonable to repair the same, they shall order
the owner to raze and remove such building or part thereof or, if
it can be made safe by repairs, to repair and make safe and sanitary
or to raze and remove, at the owner's option. Such order and proceedings
shall be as provided in § 66.0413, Wis. Stats.
The Village Building Inspector is hereby authorized and directed to administer and enforce all of the provisions of the Uniform Dwelling Code. The Building Inspector shall be certified for inspection purposes by the Department of Commerce in each of the categories specified under § IND 26.06, Wis. Adm. Code. The Building Inspector's duties shall be as set forth in §
270-113 of Chapter
270, Zoning.
The purpose of the inspections under this chapter
is to improve the quality of housing in the Village. The inspections
and the reports and findings issued after the inspections are not
intended as, nor are they to be construed, as a guarantee. In order
to so advise owners and other interested persons, a disclaimer shall
be included in each inspection report as follows: "These findings
of inspection contained herein are intended to report conditions of
noncompliance with code standards that are readily apparent at the
time of inspection. The inspection does not involve a detailed examination
of the mechanical systems or the closed structural and nonstructural
elements of the building and premises. No warranty of the operation,
use or durability of equipment and materials not specifically cited
herein is expressed or implied."
The fees for building permits and other permits
shall be as determined by resolution of the Village Board.
If any section, clause, provision or portion
of this chapter, or of the Wisconsin Administrative Code adopted by
reference, is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
Any person feeling aggrieved by an order or a determination of the Building Inspector may appeal from such order or determination to the Zoning Board of Appeals, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Chapter
270, Zoning, §§
270-96 through
270-104.
Except as may otherwise be provided by statute
or ordinance, no officer, agent or employee of the Village of Belgium
charged with the enforcement of this chapter shall render himself
personally liable for any damage that may accrue to persons or property
as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his
or her duties under this chapter. Any suit brought against any officer,
agent or employee of the Village as a result of any act required or
permitted in the discharge of his or her duties under this chapter
shall be defended by the legal representative of the Village until
the final determination of the proceedings therein.