[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Holland 12-10-2007
by Ord. No. 1-2007. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to § 101.65, Wis. Stats., the Town Board of the Town
of Holland does hereby ordain a building code for new one- and two-family
dwellings as follows.
The purpose of this article is to:
A.
Exercise jurisdiction over the construction and inspection
of new one- and two-family dwellings;
B.
Provide for plan review and on-site inspections performed
by persons or agencies certified by the Department of Commerce;
C.
Establish and collect fees to defray the costs of exercising
jurisdiction under this article; and
D.
Provide remedies and penalties for violations of this
article.
Chapter Comm 22, Wis. Adm. Code, as adopted and effective December 1,
1978, and Chs. Comm 20, 21, 23, 24 and 25, Wis. Adm. Code, as adopted and
effective June 1, 1980, and all amendments to the foregoing regulations, are
adopted and incorporated by reference.
There is hereby created the position of Town Building Inspector, who
shall administer and enforce this article and who shall be certified by the
Department of Commerce as specified by § 101.66(2), Wis. Stats.
This appointment shall be made by the Town Board Chairperson, subject to the
approval of the Town Board.
No person, partnership, association or corporation shall build or cause
to be built any one- or two-family dwelling without first obtaining a state
uniform building permit for such dwelling from the Town Building Inspector.
Building permit fees shall be determined by the Town by resolution.
The enforcement of this article and all other laws and regulations relating
to buildings shall be by means of the withholding of building permits, imposition
of forfeitures and/or injunctive action as specified by § 62.23(9),
Wis. Stats., or as otherwise provided by law. Any person, firm, company, corporation,
owner, occupant, or other user of the premises who or which violates, disobeys,
omits, neglects, resists, or refuses to comply with the enforcement of any
provisions of this article shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less that
$5 and no more than $2,000 and costs. Each day that a violation is permitted
to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
Pursuant to the authority granted under § 101.12, Wis. Stats.,
the Town adopts this article to promote the general health, safety and welfare
by enforcing and adopting the Commercial Building Code of the State of Wisconsin.
The following chapters of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, their reference
codes and standards, and subsequent revisions are adopted for municipal enforcement
by the Town Building Inspector, who shall be commercially certified by the
Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Division of Safety and Buildings:
The Town Building Inspector, authorized by the municipality to enforce the adopted building codes noted in § 150-9 above, shall be properly certified by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Division of Safety and Buildings.
No person shall build or cause to be built any new public building or
alter a public building without first submitting plans and specifications
to the Town Building Inspector and obtaining a building permit for such a
building.
Building permit fees shall be determined by the Town by resolution.
The enforcement of this article and all other laws and regulations relating
to buildings shall be by means of the withholding of building permits, imposition
of forfeitures and/or injunctive action as specified by § 62.23(9),
Wis. Stats., or as otherwise provided by law. Any person, firm, company, corporation,
owner, occupant, or other user of the premises who or which violates, disobeys,
omits, neglects, resists, or refuses to comply with the enforcement of any
provisions of this article shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less that
$5 and no more than $2,000 and costs. Each day that a violation is permitted
to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
