[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of Village of Cottage Grove 7-12-1984
as Ch. 14 of the 1984 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Compliance required. The design and installation of all
plumbing systems, including sanitary and storm drainage, sanitary facilities,
water supplies, stormwater and sewage disposal, in buildings and exterior
from property line to building shall comply with the requirements of this
chapter.
B.
Plumbing Inspector to enforce. The Plumbing Inspector
shall be responsible for the inspection of plumbing, water supply and drainage
installations in conformity with the requirements of this chapter.
It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to establish minimum plumbing
standards in terms of performance objectives, implemented by specific requirements,
which will provide reasonable safeguards for sanitation to protect the public
health against hazards of inadequate, defective or unsanitary plumbing installations.
All plumbing and drainage systems, both existing and new, and all parts
thereof shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. All devices
or safeguards which are required by this chapter shall be maintained in good
working order. The owner or his or her designated agent shall be responsible
for the maintenance of plumbing systems.
[Amended 3-19-2001 by Ord. No. 01-2001]
Chapter COMM 82, Wis. Adm. Code, and Ch. 145, Wis. Stats., are hereby
adopted by reference and incorporated herein to the extent and with the limitations
provided by this chapter.
A.
No person shall perform any plumbing in the Village without
holding a qualified license with the State of Wisconsin, except that repairs
and stoppages as defined herein do not require license status.
B.
No person shall allow the use of his, her or its name
directly or indirectly for the purpose of making application to perform plumbing
in the Village.
C.
No application shall be approved unless the individual
submitting the application is qualified as required by Chapter COMM 82, Wis.
Adm. Code, except that an application may be approved for plumbing work to
be done by the owner in a single-family residence which he or she occupies.
[Amended 3-19-2001 by Ord. No. 01-2001]
A.
Any person desiring to do plumbing shall file a permit
application with the Village before starting any work. The permit application
shall be made on forms furnished by the Village Clerk. All permit applications
shall be properly filled out and shall be signed by a person qualified as
a licensed plumber registered with the State of Wisconsin Board of Health
and Family Services. A permit application is not required when minor repairs
are made to part of an existing plumbing system.
B.
A person may start work prior to filing of the plumbing
permit application provided that the person responsible for the work has received
permission from the Plumbing Inspector. The applicant shall file the permit
application with the correct inspection fee as soon as possible after work
has started.
C.
The person responsible for the work shall sign the permit
application and give the name and address of the business, plumber's
license number and telephone number in the spaces provided on the application
form.
[Amended 3-19-2001 by Ord. No. 01-2001]
A.
An inspection fee as provided in the current fee schedule
as adopted by the Village Board and on file in the Village Clerk's office
shall be submitted with the plumbing permit application and shall be made
payable to the Village Treasurer. A fee as provided in the fee schedule shall
be paid for plumbing fixtures and appliances to be installed as follows:
(1)
All new fixtures and appliances listed on the permit
application form furnished to the applicant are subject to an inspection fee.
Replacement of water heaters and softeners is subject to permit application
and inspection fee.
(2)
All plugged or capped openings left for future installation
of fixtures are subject to the regular fee.
(3)
When any change is made in the water, soil, waste or
vent piping which necessitates the resetting of any plumbing fixture or appliance,
each fixture so affected is subject to the regular fee.
(4)
Repairing or replacing building sewer, building drain,
soil, waste or vent pipes within an existing building is subject to the regular
or minimum inspection fee as provided in the fee schedule, and a plumbing
permit must be applied for in the manner prescribed above.
(5)
When one or more plumbing fixtures or appliances not
listed in the original application are added, each fixture or appliance so
added shall be subject to a fee as provided in the fee schedule.
(6)
A single fixture is any plumbing fixture or appliance
that may include a laundry tray, two-bowl sink, kitchen sink with dishwasher
combined, soda water fountain or similar fixtures constructed as a combined
fixture.
B.
An additional fee shall be paid for any plumbing work
performed without having made application to the Plumbing Inspector prior
to doing the work. An additional fee as provided in the current fee schedule
as adopted by the Village Board and on file in the Village Clerk's office
shall be charged for each fixture or appliance so installed. The maximum additional
fee shall be as set forth in the fee schedule.
C.
The inspection fee for building sanitary sewers and building
storm sewers shall be as provided in the current fee schedule as adopted by
the Village Board and on file in the Village Clerk's office. The inspection
fee for each water service shall be as set forth in the fee schedule. If conditions
are such that the plumber cannot leave the trench open for inspection or that
extensive work is being done, the Village may assign an inspector to inspect
the installation, and the contractor shall pay the Village Treasurer for such
inspection service at the prevailing hourly rate of a journeyman plumber.
D.
There is a flat fee for single-family dwellings and a
flat fee for two-family dwellings as provided in the current fee schedule
as adopted by the Village Board and on file in the Village Clerk's office.
A.
All plumbing work within a building and exterior plumbing
installations on private property within the Village boundaries shall be inspected
and shall conform to this chapter, except work done on buildings and property
owned by federal, state and County governmental agencies.
B.
The plumber or his or her agent shall notify the Plumbing
Inspector when work done is ready for inspection and shall specify, when possible,
the street address and permit application number under which the work is being
done. Unless otherwise authorized by the Plumbing Inspector, all plumbing
work, such as water supply piping, building sewers or drains, shall be left
uncovered until inspected and the work is approved. The plumber in charge
shall make such arrangements as will enable the Plumbing Inspector to reach
all parts of a building and shall provide the equipment and labor for making
such tests under the supervision of the Plumbing Inspector. The plumber shall
notify the Plumbing Inspector when he or she is completed and the Plumbing
Inspector shall make a final inspection. See Section COMM 82.21, Inspection
and Tests, Wis. Adm. Code.
[Amended 3-19-2001 by Ord. No. 01-2001]
C.
The Plumbing Inspector shall have permission at any reasonable
time and for proper purpose to enter upon any public or private premises to
inspect such work performed or existing as provided by this chapter.
D.
All public sewers on public property shall be under the
supervision of the Village Engineer, and no opening into or connection with
a sewer service shall be made except under his direction and supervision.
E.
No person shall open any street, alley or other public
place for the purpose of connecting to a public sewer without obtaining a
permit from the Village Engineer.
F.
Excavation in streets is prohibited without a permit
and approval by the Village Engineer.
G.
The Village Engineer shall maintain records locating
sewer mains and connections thereto.
[Amended 3-19-2001 by Ord. No. 01-2001]
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated herein or as defined in Chapter COMM 82, Wis. Adm. Code. No attempt
is made herein to define ordinary words which are used in accordance with
their established dictionary meanings except where it is necessary to define
their meanings as used in this chapter to avoid misunderstanding.
Approved by the Village Plumbing Inspector and the Division of Health,
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services.
Every place, whether indoors, outdoors or underground, and the premises
appurtenant thereto, whether temporarily or permanently an industry, trade
or business is carried on, or where any process or operation, directly or
indirectly related to any industry, trade or business is carried on, and where
any person is directly or indirectly employed by another for direct or indirect
gain or profit, but shall not include any place where persons are employed
in private domestic service or agricultural pursuits which do not involve
the use of mechanical power.
See s. 145.01, Wis. Stats.
That part of the sewerage system, including structures, conduits,
pipelines, septic tank and effluent absorption area, located on the same property
as the building served. It does not preclude that portion that may be connected
to the public sewer system.
Plumbing so designed and installed that it can be kept clean if free
from defects in construction and which conforms in every respect to the provisions
of this chapter and does not create a health hazard.
A.
Turning on water service. No person shall cause the water
supply to be turned on to serve a lot unless all plumbing work has been approved
and service has been authorized by the Village Utility.
(1)
Minimum size of storm and water drains. The storm building
sewer shall be of adequate size to drain the area or connection tributary.
No such drain shall be less than four-inch inside diameter.
(2)
Protection of traffic. Every licensed master plumber
shall enclose any opening which he or she may make with sufficient barriers,
shall maintain sufficient lamps and shall light the same at night and shall
take all other necessary precautions to guard the public against all accidents
from the beginning to the end of the work and shall lay drains on condition
that he or she is to be liable for all damages that may result by reason of
his or her neglect or the neglect of his or her agents in creating a hazard.
(3)
Shoring of trenches. Whenever there is danger of caving,
the sides of the trenches must be supported with adequate sheeting and braces.
B.
Catch basins and separators.
(1)
No person shall discharge sewage into the sewer main
unless an interceptor or separator has been installed to move oil, grease,
sand and other substances harmful or hazardous to the building drainage system,
public sewer or sewage treatment plant or process.
(2)
The size, type and location of each interceptor and of
each separator shall be approved by the Plumbing Inspector, and no wastes
other than those requiring treatment or separation shall be discharged into
any interceptor or separator.
(3)
No person shall deposit or permit to be deposited in
any sewer or drain, or in any sewer or drain connecting with such public sewer
or drain, any garbage, gas, tar, grease, rags or any other substance likely
to cause any obstruction, nuisance or explosion therein, or do any act which
may cause injury thereto. Any person who shall violate any provision of this
subsection shall, in addition to the penalty hereinafter provided, be liable
at the suit of the Village for the cost of removing such obstruction and of
repairing any injury resulting therefrom. Nothing contained in this subsection
shall prohibit the installation and operation of a garbage disposal or any
similar device used for grinding and pulverizing kitchen garbage and refuse
and the disposal of the remnants thereof in the Village sanitary sewer system,
provided such installation is approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
(4)
Grease interceptors. All grease interceptors shall be
approved by the Plumbing Inspector as to type and capacity. The Plumbing Inspector
shall accept rating and testing procedures set in the standards of the Plumbing
Drainage Institute.
(5)
Interceptors in laundries. Commercial laundries shall
have interceptors equipped with a wire basket, removable for cleaning, to
prevent string, rags, buttons and other solid materials from entering the
drainage system.
(6)
Catch basins in garages and service stations. In garages
and service stations where automobiles are serviced and washed, the catch
basins shall have a minimum capacity of 64 cubic feet. The depth shall be
not less than three feet below the invert. The outlet opening shall provide
a water seal.
(7)
Manholes and sampling facilities. A manhole or sampling
chamber shall be installed in all sanitary sewer lines from factories, dairies,
foundries, garages, service stations, cleaning and dyeing plants, plating
and metal finishing plants and industries, food processing plants, restaurants,
hotels, bakeries and hospitals. The access openings shall be for the purpose
of taking or collecting sewage or waste samples to determine the character
of the sewage contributed. (See Section COMM 82.34, Wis. Adm. Code, for permit
requirements and requirements for installation of manholes and sampling facilities
as part of a storm sewer connection.)
[Amended 3-19-2001 by Ord. No. 01-2001]
