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Village of Grafton, WI Plumbing Code
§ 16.12.010 State regulations adopted.
§ 16.12.020 Plumbing defined.
§ 16.12.030 Plumbing Inspector office created.
§ 16.12.040 Plumbing Inspector duties.
§ 16.12.050 Right of entry.
§ 16.12.060 Plumbing permits.
§ 16.12.070 Recordkeeping.
§ 16.12.080 Stop-work orders.
§ 16.12.090 Plumbing permits required.
§ 16.12.100 Plumbing permit application.
§ 16.12.110 Permit issuance, term, suspension and revocation.
§ 16.12.130 Appeals for failure to issue, suspension and revocation.
§ 16.12.140 Permit fees.
§ 16.12.170 Street openings.
§ 16.12.190 Sump pumps and building storm sewers.
§ 16.12.200 Reports to Department.
§ 16.12.220 Emergency work.
§ 16.12.230 Inspections.
§ 16.12.240 Occupancy inspections and permits required.
§ 16.12.250 Inspections for Class B and Class B combination intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage licenses.
§ 16.12.260 Unsafe devices or systems.
§ 16.12.270 Violations and penalties.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Grafton by Ord. No. A-002-92, 1992 (Title 16, Ch. 16.12, of the 1979 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended by Ord. No. 006, Series 1997; Ord. No. 004, Series 2004]
Chapter 145, Wis. Stats.; the State Plumbing Code, Chs. SPS 381 through 384 and SPS 305, Wis. Adm. Code, are adopted and by reference made a part of this chapter with the same force and effect as though set out in full. Failure to comply with any of the provisions of such regulations shall constitute a violation of this chapter, punishable according to the penalties provided in this chapter.
[Amended 8-20-1012 by Ord. No. 009-2012
A copy of the State Plumbing Code shall be on file in the offices of the Plumbing Inspector.
The water pressure systems other than municipal systems, as provided in Ch. 281, Wis. Stats.;
A plumbing and drainage system so designed, and vent piping so installed as to keep the air within the system in free circulation and movement; to prevent with a margin of safety unequal air pressure of such force as might blow, siphon or affect trap seals or retard the discharge from plumbing fixtures or permit sewer air to escape into the building; to prohibit cross-connection, contamination or pollution of the potable water supply and distribution systems; and to provide an adequate supply of water to properly serve, cleanse and operate all fixtures, equipment, appurtenances and appliances served by the plumbing system.
[Amended by Ord. No. 004, Series 2004; 8-20-1012 by Ord. No. 009-2012]
The office of Plumbing Inspector shall be held by a suitable and competent person, knowledgeable and well-versed in approved methods of plumbing construction and the statutes of the state relating to plumbing work, the rules and regulations issued by the Department of Safety and Professional Services. This person shall also be a state-certified Plumbing Inspector as required by the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
The Plumbing Inspector or an authorized agent shall have the power and authority at all reasonable hours for any proper purpose to enter any public or private building or premises in the discharge of official duties or for the purpose of making any inspection or test of the plumbing equipment or devices contained therein. The inspector or his agent shall be given prompt access to any premises upon request made to the owner or person in immediate charge of the premises.
If consent for entry to personal or real properties which are not public buildings or to portions of public buildings which are not open to the public for inspection purposes has been denied, the Plumbing Inspector shall obtain a special inspection warrant under § 66.0119, Wis. Stats.
The Plumbing Inspector may order work stopped on the construction, installation, alterations or repair of plumbing when such work is being done in violation of this chapter. Work so stopped shall not be resumed, except with written permission of the Plumbing Inspector, provided that, if the stop-work order is an oral one, it shall be followed by a written order within a reasonable period of time. Removal of any such order is unlawful.
No work contemplated by this chapter shall be started until a permit therefor has been obtained from the Plumbing Inspector or his authorized agent, provided that no permit shall be required for minor repairs to faucets or the removal of stoppages in solid and waste pipes.
When the Plumbing Inspector is satisfied that the work proposed by the applicant can be done in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, and after the appropriate fees have been paid to him, he shall issue the permit. Such permit shall be good for the continuous performance of the work named thereon. A permit shall automatically expire when work ceases for a period of 60 days without good and reasonable cause for same and shall automatically expire on completion of the work for which it was issued, provided that the Plumbing Inspector may, upon notice, suspend or revoke such permit for violation of the provisions of this chapter.
Any person directly interested who is aggrieved by the decision of the Plumbing Inspector to refuse to issue a permit or to suspend, or revoke such permit, or to have work stopped under § 16.12.080 of this chapter may obtain review of such determination under the administrative review procedures set forth in Chapter 2.38, Administrative Review, of the Code of the Village of Grafton.
[Amended 3-21-2016 by Ord. No. 005-2016; 7-1-2019 by Ord. No. 012-2019]
A fee shall be required for a permit issued to an individual doing any work on or in any building owned by the Village, and a permit shall be procured before the commencement of any work on or in such building.
A street opening permit must be applied for and received in accordance with Chapter 11.16, Street and Sidewalk Openings, of this Code, before excavating in any street, alley or other public way to repair, alter or install plumbing, and the applicant must pay the appropriate fee as provided in Chapter 11.16, Street and Sidewalk Openings, and shall comply with all regulations.
Roof water drainage into the building storm sewer system in conjunction with the sump-pump-discharged water is prohibited.
Section 145.04(3), Wis. Stats., requires reports by city or metropolitan sewerage district authorities to the Department of Safety and Professional Services of failure of state-licensed plumbers to qualify as journeymen or master plumbers and of willful violations of plumbing regulations.
In emergency work, the individual, firm or corporation doing or causing such work to be done shall report the same to the Plumbing Inspector immediately after beginning work and shall obtain a permit for such work within 24 hours of the commencement of such work, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. All work shall be done in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. A-003-93, 1993; Ord. No. 006, Series 1997; Ord. No. 027, Series 2004]
Upon the completion of the plumbing in or on any building and before any plumbing is to be hidden from view, it shall be the duty of the individual, firm or corporation doing the same to notify the Plumbing Inspector. The inspection shall be made by the end of the next workday of the time such notice is received, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. However, in the case of a one- or two-family home, the inspection shall be conducted in accord with the provisions of § SPS 320.10, Wis. Adm. Code, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. If upon inspection it is found that the installation is in compliance with this chapter and does not constitute a hazard to life or property, the Plumbing Inspector shall authorize the concealment of the plumbing. If the installation is incomplete or not strictly in accordance with this chapter, orders shall be issued to the individual, firm or corporation installing the same to remove all hazards and defects and make the necessary changes or additions within 30 days. However, if it is determined that an imminent lack of safety or current danger exists, the Plumbing Inspector may issue a forty-eight-hour correction order. No individual, firm or corporation shall conceal any plumbing work before inspection or fail to comply with any order of the Plumbing Inspector. Upon completion of the plumbing work in a building, a final inspection shall be required. If the installation is not complete, the Plumbing Inspector shall notify the individual doing the work of any additional work to be done. If such work is not done within 30 days after such notice, any individual, firm or corporation failing to comply with the order of the Plumbing Inspector shall be fined according to Chapter 1.12, Issuance of Citations, of the Code of the Village of Grafton. No permit shall be issued to any plumber until all fees due and payable for plumbing inspection have been paid and all lawful orders of the Plumbing Inspector complied with.
No person, firm, business or corporation shall occupy any owned, rented or leased building, structure, premises or space, except residential occupancies, without first having obtained an occupancy inspection and permit. The Plumbing Inspector may waive the occupancy inspection if it has been determined that the premises has been inspected within the previous twelve-month period.
The Plumbing Inspector shall have the authority to seal and tag unsafe devices or systems or order the disconnection of all water service from any plumbing device or system which is found to be in an unsafe condition. No individual, firm or corporation shall reconnect any device or system thus sealed and tagged or disconnected until verbal or written authorization is given by the Plumbing Inspector. It shall be unlawful to remove, alter or tamper with any device or system which has been sealed and tagged or disconnected by orders of the Plumbing Inspector. Use of any such sealed or tagged device or system or removal of any seal or tag shall be unlawful under penalty of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. A-029-93, 1993; Ord. No. 004, Series 2004; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1.01, Code Adoption)]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the general penalty in Ch. 1.08 of this Code.