[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of New Berlin 10-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2124 as Ch. 16 of the Municipal
Code; amended in its entirety 5-28-2019 by Ord. No. 2619. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.
Adopted by reference. Ch. 145, Wis. Stats., and the State Plumbing
Code, Chapters SPS 381 through 387, Wis. Adm. Code and all amendments
thereto, 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.
B.
To be on file. A copy of the State Plumbing Code shall be on file
in the offices of the Plumbing Inspector and the City Clerk.
C.
No person may engage in or work at plumbing in the state unless licensed
to do so by the Department of Safety and Professional Services. Licenses
shall be issued only to individuals and no license shall be issued
to or in the name of any firm or corporation. No such license shall
be transferable. It is unlawful for any licensed master plumber to
allow the use of his or her license, directly or indirectly, for the
purpose of obtaining local permits for others or to allow the use
of his or her license by others to install plumbing work.
D.
Removal of stoppages in waste and drain pipes will not need a permit.
E.
The following provisions of Wis. Stats. Chapter 145 are excepted
from the licensing or registration requirements of Section 145.06.
(1)
Plumbing work done by a property owner in a one-family building owned
and occupied by him or her as his or her home or farm building.
(2)
Plumbing from the private water supply pump to and including the
initial pressure tank and connection to an existing water distribution
system, when installed by persons licensed under Wis. Stats. Ch. 280.
(3)
Installation of sewer and water service piping from the main to the
property lot line, when installed by authorized municipal utility
employees or sewer and water utility installers under a contract with
a municipality.
(4)
Making minor repairs to faucets, valves, pipes or appliances, repair
or replacement of electrical or gas energy or other automatic valves
or control devices or removing of stoppages in waste or drainage pipes.
(5)
Installation of sewer and water mains, when installed by sewer and
water utility contractors and their employees.
(6)
Installation, repair or replacement of water service piping, from
the property line to the meter, including meter installation, to service
any building or structure or proposed building or structure when such
installation, repair or replacement is accomplished by employees of
a public municipal water utility, providing such utility regularly
has engaged in such installation, repair or replacement for at least
five years prior to January 1, 1964.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes:
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.
The water service piping from the outside or proposed outside
foundation walls of any building to the main or other water utility
service terminal within bounds of or beneath an area subject to easement
for highway purposes and its connections.
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 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 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.
A.
Appointment, term and compensation. The City Council shall appoint
a Plumbing Inspector, along with such other Assistant Plumbing Inspectors
as it deems necessary, who shall be a licensed plumber, subject to
removal for just cause, and whose compensation shall be as fixed by
the Council from time to time.
B.
Duties and authority.
(1)
General. The Plumbing Inspector shall enforce all provisions of this
chapter and all other state and City provisions relating to the construction,
installation, alteration and repair of all plumbing within the City
and shall make such inspections, perform such tests and issue such
orders as may be necessary for such enforcement.
(2)
Authority to enter premises.
(a)
In the discharge of his duties, the Plumbing Inspector or his
authorized agent may enter any building, upon presentation of the
proper credentials, during reasonable hours for the purpose of inspection
and may require the production of any permit or license required hereunder.
No person shall interfere with the Inspector or his authorized agent
while in the performance of his duties; and any person so interfering
shall be in violation of this chapter and subject to a penalty as
provided by § 193-8.
(b)
If consent to 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.
(3)
Permits. The Plumbing Inspector or his authorized agent shall prepare
suitable forms for permit applications and permits, shall take applications
and issue to qualified applicants permits as required for all work
contemplated by this chapter and shall maintain suitable records of
the permits issued. He shall weekly submit permit fees collected by
his office to the City Director of Finance and Administration.
(4)
Records and reports.
(a)
To the City Council. The Plumbing Inspector shall keep in his
office a daily record of all the transactions of his office, including
permits issued and fees received, and shall make such reports thereon
to the City Council as it may require.
(b)
To the Department of Safety and Professional Services. The Plumbing
Inspector shall make such reports to the Department of Safety and
Professional Services as are required under § 145.04(3),
Wis. Stats.
(c)
Record of special locations. The Plumbing Inspector shall keep
a record of all sewer and water connections and shall make maps showing
the locations of the same and the positions of all house drains, connections,
junctions and other data necessary for the efficient operation of
his office.
(5)
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 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.
A.
Required. 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 no permit shall be required for minor
repairs to faucets or the removal of stoppages in soil and waste pipes.
B.
Application. The application shall be in writing upon forms which
the Plumbing Inspector shall provide and shall include the name of
the owner and the description of the property on which the work is
to be done, along with such pertinent information as the Plumbing
Inspector may require and shall state that the property owner and
the applicant will be bound by and subject to the provisions of this
chapter.
C.
Issuance, term, suspension and revocation. 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
the Plumbing Inspector may, upon notice, suspend or revoke such permit
for violation of the provisions of this chapter.
D.
Restrictions on issuance.
(1)
No plumbing permit shall be issued to any person who is in violation
of this chapter until such violation has been corrected.
(2)
No plumbing permit shall be issued to any person against whom an
order issued by the Plumbing Inspector is pending, provided this restriction
may be waived by the Plumbing Inspector.
E.
Appeals for 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, to suspend or revoke such permit or to order work stopped under § 193-3B(5) may obtain review of such determination under Ch. 68, Wis. Stats.
F.
Fees.
(1)
Fee schedule. A current schedule of plumbing fees as adopted by the
Common Council and as amended from time to time shall be kept on file
in the City Clerk's office and in the Building, Inspection and
Zoning Department. All fees shall be paid to the Plumbing Inspector
in accordance with the fee schedule before a plumbing permit is issued.
(2)
Double fee. A double fee shall be charged for starting any work before
the permit is issued.
(3)
When minimum fee does not apply. Where additional permits on the
same job by the same contractor are necessary, the minimum fee does
not apply.
(4)
Application to be received before work started. No work shall be
started until the application has been received and a permit has been
issued by the Inspector.
A.
Installation of the building sewer lateral shall not be started until
the building roof has been completed, the basement floor with inside
plumbing has been completely installed and the crook and sump pump
have been installed and are operational.
B.
The City Engineering Division will furnish the lateral location according
to the best available city records as requested by the builder. It
is the ultimate responsibility of the builder or plumber to verify
the exact lateral location and depth to ensure adequate pitch is available
in the sewer lateral.
C.
In the event that a structure which is currently served by sanitary
sewer service is damaged to the extent that the structure is structurally
unsound and/or uninhabitable, the property owner shall take immediate
steps to cap the sewer service to prevent discharges of debris, stormwater
or other contaminants into the sanitary sewer system. Said capping
shall be completed not less than 15 days from the date the property
becomes uninhabitable or structurally unsound. At the time the inspector
shall inspect the cap to verify that no contaminants will be discharged
into the sanitary sewer system.
