A. 
The Plumbing Inspector shall enforce all state laws and City ordinances relating to plumbing inspection and perform such further duties as set forth thereunder and specifically, but not limited to, as set forth under § 145.05(1), Wis. Stats., and this article.
[Amended 5-18-1999 by Ord. No. 99-1549]
B. 
Duties of the Plumbing Inspector. The Plumbing Inspector or his or her authorized agent shall see that the construction, reconstruction and alteration of all drainage and plumbing ventilation hereafter installed in all of the buildings in the City shall conform with the laws and ordinances and the rules laid down by the State Department of Health and Family Services, the State Department of Commerce and the City and make all inspections required thereby and in the manner therein set forth. In addition, the Plumbing Inspector or his or her authorized agent shall issue, after on-site inspection, any sanitary permit required for a private sewage system and shall further:
(1) 
Notify, in writing, each applicant who is denied a sanitary permit for a private sewage system. Each notice shall state the specific reasons for disapproval and advise the applicant if amendments to the application will make it approvable. The applicant shall further be advised of his or her right to appeal and the procedure for conducting an appeal pursuant to Ch. 68, Wis. Stats.
(2) 
Inspect all existing and new private sewage systems periodically. All new private sewage systems shall be inspected after construction, but before backfilling, no later than the end of the next working day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after receiving notice from the plumber in charge.
(3) 
Order any person owning, using, operating or installing a private sewage system to modify, repair or place it in a safe and sanitary condition if he or she finds such system to be defective, unsafe or in an unsanitary condition.
(4) 
Investigate all complaints made relating to the location, use or continued healthful operation of private sewage systems; give notice of all alleged violations of this chapter to the owner, resident, agent or occupant of the premises; and report uncorrected violations to the City Attorney.
C. 
Rights. The Plumbing Inspector or his or her authorized agent may, at all reasonable hours for any proper purpose, enter upon any public or private premises and make inspections thereof and require the production of the permit for any plumbing work being done or the required license therefor. No person shall interfere with or refuse to permit access to any such premises to the above-described representatives of the City while in the performance of his or her duties. If, however, he or she is refused entry after presentation of his or her identification, he or she may proceed to procure a special inspection warrant, in accordance with § 66.0119, Wis. Stats.
[Amended 3-5-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-1708]
D. 
Records. There shall be kept in the Department of Building Inspection a complete record of all applications and permits, regularly numbered in the order of their issue, of all inspections made, of all enforcement actions taken, of the elevation of any plumbing or private sewage system placed in a floodplain and other official work performed under the provisions of this chapter, so arranged as promptly to afford information concerning all such work.
[Amended 5-18-1999 by Ord. No. 99-1549]
A. 
Cooperation of officials. All police officers shall report at once to the Plumbing Inspector any buildings within their respective district at which plumbing work is being carried on without permits as required by this chapter. Other City enforcement officers shall cooperate with the Plumbing Inspector in the enforcement of this chapter. Police officers, the Plumbing Inspector and Health Officer shall inquire into cases of violation of this chapter and report the same to the proper officer for investigation and prosecution.
B. 
Duties of the Health Officer. Whenever it shall be reported to the Health Officer that the plumbing in any building is contrary to the ordinances of the City, or is of faulty construction and is liable to breed disease or sickness, or is a menace to health, or when upon complaint made to the Health Officer by any person that the plumbing in any building is defective as aforesaid, the Health Officer shall request the Plumbing Inspector to examine all the plumbing in the building and report his or her findings, in writing, to the Health Officer, suggesting such changes as are necessary to put the same in proper sanitary condition. The Health Officer thereupon shall direct such changes to be made as he or she deems necessary and fix the time for doing the same.
No person shall intentionally, willfully or maliciously injure or obstruct any sewer, house drain, catch basin or any plumbing fixture or apparatus, pipes or other parts of any plumbing in actual use, or any sewer, water or gas pipes or any parts or apparatus connected therewith, laid or constructed in the streets, alleys or other public places or under any sidewalks of the City.
All provisions of this chapter regulating the installation, operation, repair and maintenance of plumbing shall be neither more lenient nor more stringent than the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to Ch. 145, Wis. Stats. To this end, all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein. Any act changing Ch. 145, Wis. Stats., or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, shall constitute an amendment to this chapter.
[Amended 5-18-1999 by Ord. No. 99-1549]
No person shall install, cause to install or use any type of plumbing fixture, material, apparatus, piping or any other part of the plumbing that is in any way connected to any plumbing within the City which is not specifically mentioned in or permitted by the chapter until it has first been approved, in writing, by the Plumbing Inspector. For approval, manufacturer's specifications, instruction for installation, complete test data plus a letter of approval from the State Department of Health shall be submitted to the Plumbing Inspector.