No provision in this chapter is intended to prohibit or prevent
the use of any alternate material or method of construction not specifically
mentioned in this chapter. Approval of alternate materials or methods
of construction shall be obtained from the Department. Requests for
approval shall be accompanied by evidence showing that the alternate
material or method of construction performs in a manner equal to the
material or method required by this chapter. The Department may require
any claims made regarding the equivalent performance of alternate
materials or method to be substantiated by test.
The Department may require that the materials, methods, systems,
components or equipment be tested to determine the suitability for
the intended use. The Department will accept results conducted by
a recognized independent testing agency. The cost of testing shall
be borne by the person requesting the approval.
A.
The test method used to determine the performance shall be one that
is a nationally recognized standard.
B.
If no nationally recognized standard exists, past performance or
recognized engineering analysis may be used to determine suitability.
C.
Ungraded or used building materials may be used or reused as long
as the materials possess the essential properties necessary to achieve
the level of performance required by this chapter for the intended
use. The Department or the municipality enforcing this chapter may
require tests in accordance with this section.
A.
Manufacture, sale and installation of dwellings. No manufactured
dwelling, manufactured building system or component of the building
system subject to this part shall be manufactured for use, sold for
initial use or installed in this state unless it is approved by the
Department and it bears the Wisconsin insignia issued or a state seal
or an insignia reciprocally recognized by the Department.
B.
Installation. A permit shall be obtained before any on-site construction
falling within the scope of this chapter is commenced for a manufactured
dwelling.
C.
Approval. An application for the approval of any manufactured dwelling,
building system or component shall be submitted to the Department,
in the form required by the Department, along with the appropriate
fees in accordance with the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
All materials shall be identified by the approved label, the
grade mark, the trademark or by other approved manufacturer's identification.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, clause or provision of
this chapter shall be adjudged invalid, such adjudication shall apply
only to the provisions so adjudged and the rest of this code shall
remain valid and effective.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in violation of any provisions of this Code, or to cause, permit or suffer any such violations to be committed. Any person, firm or corporation found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-4. It shall be the responsibility of the offender to abate the violation as expeditiously as possible, and each day that such violation is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense.[1]
B.
If, in any action, a permit was issued, it shall not constitute a
defense nor shall any error, oversight or dereliction of duty on the
part of the Building Inspector constitute a defense.
It shall be unlawful to commence work prior to obtaining a permit
therefor. Double fees shall be charged if work is commenced prior
to the issuance of a permit.
[Amended 8-13-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-13; 5-14-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-03; 12-8-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-08]
A.
General requirements. Wisconsin Administrative Code § SPS
321.225(1) and (2), and the provisions referenced therein, are hereby
adopted by reference and shall apply to attached and detached decks,
subject to the following exception.
(1)
Exception: Detached decks not serving as an exit shall not be required
to have frost protected footings, and are not subject to SPS 321.225(1)(b)
and (c). Such decks, however, shall have footings placed on non-organic
material at a uniform depth below grade, and all other Subsections
of SPS 321.225 apply. This exception would typically apply to "detached"
pool, spa, patio and other yard decks.
B.
Permits required. No deck or any other structure, as defined in this section, or any part thereof, shall hereafter be built, enlarged, or altered within the Village, except as hereinbefore provided, and unless a permit therefor shall first be obtained by the owner or his agent from the Building Inspector. Permits issued under this section shall be subject to the requirements and provisions of § 756-7A(1).
C.
ATTACHED DECK
DECK
DETACHED DECK
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Any deck which is physically connected to the principal building
or accessory structure.
Any structure which serves as a raised horizontal platform
or floor constructed of wood or other materials, without enclosing
walls or roof.
Any deck which is not physically attached to the principal
building or accessory structure.
