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Timestamp: 2019-11-19 11:14:26
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 283', '§ 1', '§ 1']

City of Waterloo, WI Plumbing
§ 283-1 State regulations adopted.
§ 283-3 Plumbing Inspector.
§ 283-4 Plumbing permits.
§ 283-5 Fees.
§ 283-6 Plumbers to be licensed.
§ 283-7 Inspection of work.
§ 283-8 Clear waters.
§ 283-9 Grease separators.
§ 283-10 Street excavations.
§ 283-11 Separate drain required for each building.
§ 283-12 Disturbing existing pipes; use of old pipes.
§ 283-13 Obstructed drain.
§ 283-14 Protection of pipes.
§ 283-15 Protection of sewers and drains.
§ 283-16 Cross-connections.
§ 283-17 Liability.
§ 283-18 Violations and penalties.
Chapter 283 Plumbing
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Waterloo 10-19-1987 by Ord. No. 87-6 as Ch. 15 of the 1987 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Adopted by reference. Chapter 145, Wis. Stats., and the State Plumbing Code, Chs. COMM 81 to 85, 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 herein.
To be on file. A copy of the State Plumbing Code shall be on file in the offices of the Plumbing Inspector.
All piping, fixtures, appliances, equipment, devices and appurtenances in connection with the water supply, water distribution and drainage systems, including hot-water storage tanks, water softeners and water heaters connected with such water and drainage systems, and the installation thereof.
The construction, connection or installation of any drain or waste piping system from the outside, or proposed outside, foundation walls of any building to the mains or other sewerage system terminal within bounds of or beneath an area subject to easement for highway purposes, including private domestic sewage treatment and disposal systems, and the alteration of any such systems, drains or waste piping.
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 pressures 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 contamination or pollution of any potable water supply and distribution system; 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.
To Council. The Plumbing Inspector shall make such reports to the Council as it may require concerning the activities of his office.
Stop-work orders. The Plumbing Inspector may order work stopped on the construction, installation, alteration or repair of plumbing when such work is being done in violation of this chapter. Work so stopped shall not be resumed except on 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.
Application. The application shall be in writing upon forms provided by the Plumbing Inspector, which may be obtained at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer, and shall include the name of the owner and the description of the property on which the work is to be done, and all plumbing to be installed, along with such pertinent information as the Plumbing Inspector may require.
Failure to issue; suspension and revocation. 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 may, within 20 days, appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Fees shall be as set from time to time by the Common Council.[1] The fees shall be doubled for any work commenced prior to obtaining a permit.
Exception. The owner-occupant of a single-family residence may perform plumbing work in his own home upon obtaining a permit pursuant to § 283-44 of this chapter.
Nuisance. The discharge into a sanitary sewer from any drain enumerated in Subsection A above is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and a hazard to the health, safety and well-being of the residents of the City and to the protection of property.
Groundwater. Where deemed necessary by the Plumbing Inspector, every dwelling shall have a sump pump installed for the purpose of discharging clear waters from foundation drains and ground infiltration and, where the building is not serviced by a storm sewer, shall either discharge into an underground conduit leading to a drainage ditch, gutter or dry well or shall discharge onto the ground surface in such other manner as will not constitute a nuisance as defined herein. All clear water shall be discharged to the rear of the lot unless the Building Inspector approves another location.
Catch basins and receptacles. See § COMM 82.36, Wis. Adm. Code.
Conducting tests. If the Director of Public Works or his designated agent suspects an illegal clear water discharge, as defined by this chapter or by any other applicable provision of the Wisconsin Administrative Code as it may from time to time be amended, he may, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, enter the private premises where such illegal clear water discharge is suspected and conduct appropriate tests to determine whether such suspected illegal clear water discharge actually exists.
Compliance and penalty. Any person determined to be in violation of any provision of this section shall be given a written notice stating the nature of such violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the foregoing time limits shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided in Chapter 1, § 1-4 of this Code.
Grease catch basins or separators of a capacity based upon the temperature and the amount of the water tributary shall be installed wherever kitchen or other greasy wastes from hotels, restaurants, clubhouses, boardinghouses, public or private institutions, hospitals or similar places are discharged into a public sewer or private sewage disposal system. Garbage disposal units shall not be tributary to grease catch basins or interceptors.
See Chapter 324, Streets and Sidewalks, of this Code.
In all cases where any sanitary system or other drainpipe to be laid is obstructed by water, gas, steam, pipe or conduit, the decision to pass over or under the obstruction or the raising or lowering of the obstruction so as to permit the construction and installation of such pipe shall be made by the Director of Public Works.
All water, sewer, drain, gas, conduits or other pipes must be protected to the satisfaction of the Plumbing Inspector from injury by frost or settling.
No person shall permit any earth, sand or solid materials to enter any main sewer during progress of any work in laying drains and sewers or in making alterations, extensions or repairs to the same, or in connecting such drains or sewers to the sewer main of the City.
See Chapter 340, Utilities, of this Code.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any order, rule or regulation thereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-4 of this Code.