Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-12-23
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
An Ordinance

| revised and published in 1921 by the Indus
| trial Commission of Wisconsin is hereby
| adopted and declared to be the Building
CoGe Of the City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
and it shall be unlawful 20 build erect
| alter, repair or move any building OF
| other structure, within the limits of the
| 10y of Hauwatosa, which does not comply
| with the requirements of the aforesaid coue.
Sec. 2. The City Engineer is hereby con-
stituted the Building Inspector of said city
and is authorized and empowered TO enforce
| the provisions of this ordinance
| Sec. 3. Before commencing with the execu-
| ton or installation OF any work pertaining
to the erection, construction or alteration of
| any building or structure, permit shall be
secured from the Inspector of Buildings by
| the owner or his agent, and it shall be
/ lawful to commence any such work unless
such permit shall first have been obtained.
| Sec. 4. No permit shall be required for
| the repair of buildings or structure or for
| minor altera tions which do not involve any
change of their use or of their areas or
/ their structural parts, their means of
/ communication, stairways, elevators, FIRE
! escapes, egress, light, or ventilation. 10
| building shall repaired altered that
| has deteriorated has been damaged by
| any cause so per cent or more of its original
| value, and no permit shall be granted to
| repair or alter such building.
/ See. s. Application for a permit shall be
made in writing by the owner or his agent
to the Inspector of Buildings upon blank
| forms furnished by the Inspector of Build
! ings and he shall upon request furnish
| copy to the applicant.
/ Sc 6. The application shall state the
4 mar Of the owner of the building struc-
! TIVE, the name of the owner OF the land
/ upon which il is TO be erected, the descrip-
! ton of the land by lot block and ward and
! the street. the size and kind of construction
| and the intended use of the building
structure. the safe floor loads for which the
building is designed, except in the case Of
! dwelling, and such other pertinent inforna-
| ton as the Inspector of Buildings may
quire, and the estimated cost.
Sec. z. In case the applicant shall fail
/ to give a just estimate of the cost of the
work for which the permit is asked it shall
haE nf IEG tor Of a ~,
estimate the cost of the buildings to the
| best of his knowledge and this amount shall
/ be placed In the application.
| Sec 8, In all a situation plan shall
| be submitted with the application. The
! application and the situation plan shall be
| kept on file as a permanent record in the
| Office Of the Inspector of buildings
This situation plan shall be drawn in ink
/ or other indclible medium to a scale not
| smaller than 1-16 inch to foot If the size
| Of the lot permits otherwise not smaller
| tl.an 1872 inch to one foot and shall show
| the location. number and size of the lot, the
width of adjoining streets alleys, the
| ground plan of the proposed structure with
| all projections and the main dimensions of
| the structure and its distance from its lot
| lines in figures.
Sec 8. Plans and specifications shall also
| accompany the applications.
Plans or drawings shall consist of the
| foundation and footing plan, and If of a
building, plan of each floor showing the
computed superimposed load of each floor,
a roof plan, a transverse or longitudinal
section, at least two eleva ions and the
necessary structural plans One typical floor
plan serving for several stories, If alike, will
pc permitted. These drawings shall be
dered indelby on paper cloth and shall
be marked with the name and address OF
the owner and author and shall be drawn to
a scale not smaller than Is inch to one
foot
The dimensions of the structure and the
dimensions of the structural parts thereof
shall be accurately shown in figures; all
plumbing fixtures, drain pipes and heating
apparatus shall be shown. In addition
thereto plans shall be submitted as required
by any other ordinance.
See 10. The Inspector OF Buildings shall
have a reasonable time to examine the plans
and specifications and he shall approve Of
them II he finds them in all respects in con- !
formity with the provisions of the city ordi- |
nances shall affix his official stamp TO them |
and shall return them to the applicant. and |
true copy Of the stamped drawings ana |
specifications shall be filed with the Inspec- |
tor of Buildings and shall be kept on record |
for 30 days after the completion and final ,
inspection of the building. AT the expira- |
ton of this period the Inspector of Build |
ings may destroy such copies of stamped |
drawings and specifications or may surren- |
der them to their authors upon request or |
may keep them in the municipal vaults on |
permanent record.
Sec. II. 1t shall be unlawful to erase |
alter or modify any lines. letters figures or |
otUv.ug contained upon sach drawings or |
specifications stamped by the Inspector of |
Buildings or filed with him for reference. |
II, curing the progress OF the execution OF |
the wotA, 1t is desired to deviate in any |
essential manner from the terms of the /
application or drawings or specification |
tce of such intention shall be given in |
writing to the Inspector of Buildings and |
his written approval shall first be obtained /
before such alteration or deviation may be
made.
See. IL. The Inspector Of Buildings is
authorized TO issue permit for the erection |
IF part of building structure provided /
that. the drawings and data submitted with |
he fnn sufficient information
of the parts to be added in the future and |
that complete plans and specifications are |
submitted to and approved by the Inspector |
Of Buildings and permit obtained before any |
parts of the structure are erected above the
grade line.
sec 10 No factory warehouse or other |
commercial building shalr be occupied unless
a final inspection after completion is made
by the Inspector of Buildings and framed |
placard is posted in conspicuous place III |
each room or on each floor by the owner
agent showing the safe allowable floor !
loads Such placards shall be kept perma-
nentiy posted and II shall be unlawful 10 |
place any loads on the floor in excess OF
the stated loads,
Sec IA II nulding operations not |
commenced within six months of the date |
of the issuance of the permit or IL there |
is a cessation of the building operations OF |
more than six months continuously or inter-
mittently said permit shall have lapsed and |
be void and the opvi atoms shall not be |
begun resumed before new permit is
obtained and the fees paid therefor
this and any other ordinance shall be paid |
into TIE city treasury and credited to the /
general city fund and the amount shall he /
as follows: For new buildings additions |
and spaces excavated below a sidewalk, two /
(2) cents for every Ice cubic feet of the /
contents of such structure; said can't con-
tents shall be measured for the entire struc- |
ture from the lowest floor, For alterations /
or repairs for structures that cannot be /
figured by the cubic foot, one "a dollar for |
every thousand Il 000j dollars of their cost. |
But the minimum fee for any of the above |
mentioned permits shall be one % dollar. |
For moving wreclStng a structure, one |
Cd dollar For moving a road roller. steam /
shovel eNcavating or trenching machine one /
ID dollar.
For permission 70 occupy, not to exceed |
one third CISl of the width OF any street |
for the purpose OF building a sidewalk or /
driveway or for the storage of building |
material or apparatus, one % dollar for |
each month or portion of month the street |
is so occupied or INSTRUCTED
Sec. 16. Any person. firm or corporation /
owning, controlling or managing any build |
ing or premises wherein or wherein anything |