(A) Permit required. No building of any kind shall be moved within or into the village and no new building or structure, or any part thereof, shall hereafter be erected or ground broken for the same, or enlarged, altered, moved, demolished, or used within the village, except as herein provided, until a permit therefor shall first have been obtained by the owner or his or her authorized agent from the Building Inspector.
(B) Application. Application for a building permit shall be made in writing upon a form furnished by the Building Inspector, which may be obtained at the office of the Village Administrator/Clerk, and shall state the name and address of the owner of the land and also the owner of the building, if different, the legal description of the land upon which the building is to be located, the name and address of the designer, the use to which said building is to be put, and such other information as the Building Inspector may require.
(C) Utilities required. No occupancy permit shall be issued for the construction of any residential building until sewer is installed and grading and graveling of the street necessary to service the property for which the permit is required is completed. See Chapter 155.
(D) Plans. With each application there shall be submitted three complete sets of plans and specifications, including a plot plan showing the location of the proposed building with respect to adjoining roads, highways, streets, alleys, lot lines, and buildings. Plans for public, commercial, and industrial buildings involving the state’s Building Code shall bear the stamp of approval of the state’s Department of Industry, Labor, and Human Relations, if necessary. One plan shall be submitted which shall remain on file in the office of the Building Inspector. All plans and specifications shall be signed by the designer. Plans for all new one- and two-family dwellings shall comply with the provisions of Wis. Adm. Code SPS Chapters 320 through 325.
(E) Plot plan required.
(1) A plot plan prepared by a registered land surveyor shall be submitted to the Building Inspector showing the location, boundaries, dimensions, elevations, uses, and size of the following:
(a) The subject site;
(b) The existing and proposed structures;
(c) The existing and proposed easements, streets, and other public ways;
(d) Off-street parking, loading areas, and driveways;
(e) The existing highway access restrictions; and
(f) The existing and proposed street, side and rear yards.
(2) In addition, the plot plan shall show the location, elevation, and use of any abutting lands and their structures within 60 feet of the subject site. The Building Inspector may waive any portion or all of the requirements of this section.
(F) Approval of plans. If the Building Inspector determines that the building will comply in every respect with all ordinances and orders of the village and all applicable laws and orders of the state, he or she shall issue a building permit which shall state the use to which said building is to be put, which shall be kept and displayed at the site of the proposed building. After being approved, the plans and specifications shall not be altered in any respect which involves any of the above mentioned ordinances, laws, or orders or which involves the safety of the building or the occupants, except with the submittal and approval of revised plans. In case adequate plans are presented for part of the building only, the Building Inspector, at his or her discretion, may issue a permit for that part of the building before receiving the plans and specifications for the entire building. The finished grade adjacent to all new construction shall be at least one foot above the finished or proposed grade of the centerline of the adjacent street.
(G) Waiver of plans. If the Building Inspector finds that the character of the work is sufficiently described in the application, he or she may waive the filing of plans for alterations, repairs, or moving.
(H) Grant or denial of permit. After the receipt of an application and plans required by this section, the Building Inspector shall grant or deny the application within ten business days.
(I) Minor repairs and alterations. The Building Inspector may authorize minor repairs or alterations which will cost less than $1,000 and which do not change the occupancy area, structural strength, fire protection, exits, light, or ventilation of the building without requiring a building permit to be issued.
(J) Inspection of work. The permittee or an authorized representative shall, in writing or orally, request inspections by the Building Inspector at appropriate times required for the enforcement of this code. The Building Inspector shall perform the requested inspection within 48 hours after notification, except the final inspection. Construction may not proceed beyond the point of inspection until the inspection has been completed, except if inspection has not taken place within 48 hours of notification, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, unless otherwise agreed upon between the permittee and the Building Inspector.
(K) Permit lapses. A building permit shall lapse and be void unless building operations are commenced within four months. In any event, all permits shall lapse one year from the date of issuance unless extended by the Building Inspector.
(L) Revocation. If the Building, Plumbing, or Electrical Inspector shall find at any time that applicable ordinances, laws, orders, plans, and specifications are not being complied with and that the holder of the permit refused to conform after written warning or instruction has been issued to him or her, he or she shall revoke the building, electrical, or plumbing permit by written notice posted at the site of the work. When any such permit is revoked, it shall be unlawful to do any further work thereunder until the permit is reissued, except such work as the Building, Electrical, or Plumbing Inspector may order to be done as a condition precedent to the re-issuance of the permit or as he or she may require for the preservation of human life and safety.
(M) Report of violations. The police or other village employees shall report at once to the Building Inspector any construction which is being carried on without a permit as required by this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 14.06) Penalty, see § 150.999