101.65(1r)(b)(b) The owner may not be able to collect from the contractor damages for any loss sustained by the owner because of a violation by the contractor of the one- and 2-family dwelling code or an ordinance enacted under sub. (1) (a), because of any bodily injury to or death of others or damage to the property of others that arises out of the work performed under the building permit or because of any bodily injury to or death of others or damage to the property of others that is caused by any negligence by the contractor that occurs in connection with the work performed under the building permit. 101.65(2)(2) Shall contract with the department for those inspection services which the municipality does not perform or contract for under sub. (1) (a) or (b) and reimburse the department for its reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such services pursuant to s. 101.63 (9). 101.65(3)(3) Except as provided in par. (a), shall use the standard building permit form prescribed and furnished by the department or, if approved by the department under s. 101.63 (7m), a different building permit form. A city, village, town, or county may require an applicant to submit the form in paper or electronic form, but may not require that an applicant submit the form in both paper and electronic forms. If a city, village, town, or county requires submission of the form in paper form, both of the following apply: 101.65(3)(a)(a) The applicant may submit any of the following: 101.65(3)(a)1.1. A printed copy of the form that the city, village, town, or county makes available electronically. 101.65(3)(a)2.2. A printed copy of the form that the department makes available electronically. 101.65(3)(a)3.3. The form that the department makes available to the public in paper form. 101.65(3)(b)(b) The city, village, town, or county shall submit electronically to the department the information on the form submitted by the applicant under par. (a). 101.65(4)(4) Not later than the 15th day of the first month beginning after issuance of each building permit, electronically file a copy of the permit with the department. If a city, village, town, or county fails to file with the department an electronic copy of an issued permit not later than the last day of the first month beginning after the issuance of the permit, the city, village, town, or county shall refund to the person to whom the building permit was issued an amount equal to the difference between the amount paid by that person to the respective city, village, town, or county for that permit and the portion of the permit fee remitted by the city, village, town, or county to the department, if any. This subsection first applies to a city, village, town, or county beginning on the date the city, village, town, or county begins implementation of the system required under s. 101.63 (7m). 101.65 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also s. SPS 320.06, Wis. adm. code. 101.651101.651 Special requirements for smaller municipalities. 101.651(1)(1) Definition. In this section, “municipality” means a city, village or town with a population of 2,500 or less. 101.651(2m)(2m) Enforcement options. A municipality shall exercise jurisdiction over the construction and inspection of new one- and 2-family dwellings by enacting ordinances under s. 101.65 (1) (a) or shall exercise the jurisdiction granted under s. 101.65 (1) (a) jointly under s. 101.65 (1) (b), unless any of the following conditions are met: 101.651(2m)(a)(a) The municipality adopts a resolution requesting under sub. (3) (a) that a county enforce this subchapter or an ordinance enacted under s. 101.65 (1) (a) throughout the municipality and that a county provide inspection services in the municipality to administer and enforce this subchapter or an ordinance enacted under s. 101.65 (1) (a). 101.651(2m)(c)(c) Under sub. (3) (b), the department enforces this subchapter throughout the municipality and provides inspection services in the municipality to administer and enforce this subchapter. 101.651(3)(3) Departmental and county authority in municipalities; generally. 101.651(3)(a)(a) A county may not enforce this subchapter or provide inspection services in a municipality unless requested to do so by a person with respect to a particular dwelling or by the municipality. A request by a person or a municipality with respect to a particular dwelling does not give the county authority with respect to any other dwelling. For any services provided under this paragraph, the county shall collect costs under s. 101.65 (1) (c) from the person or municipality that requests the service. 101.651(3)(am)(am) Except as provided in s. 101.64 (2m), if a municipality exercises jurisdiction under sub. (2m) or adopts a resolution under sub. (2m) (a), the department may not enforce this subchapter in the municipality unless requested to do so by the municipality. For any services provided under this paragraph, the department shall collect costs under s. 101.63 (9) from the municipality. 101.651(3)(b)(b) The department shall provide inspection services and shall enforce this subchapter throughout any municipality that does not exercise jurisdiction under sub. (2m) and that has not adopted a resolution under sub. (2m) (a). 101.651(4)(4) Data relating to housing starts in municipalities. Municipalities shall furnish statistical data relating to housing starts to the department as requested by the department. 101.651(5)(5) Effect of section on certain laws. This section does not affect the applicability of rules or an ordinance adopted under this subchapter to builders, designers and owners of dwellings located in a municipality. 101.652101.652 Manufactured homes; responsibility for compliance. 101.652(1)(d)(d) “Manufactured home owner” does not include a person that leases a manufactured home from another. 101.652(2)(2) If a requirement of the uniform dwelling code adopted by the department under this subchapter applies to a manufactured home or to an attachment to a manufactured home, the manufactured home owner shall comply with that requirement. If the manufactured home is located in a manufactured home community, the manufactured home community operator is not responsible for compliance with that requirement unless the manufactured home community operator is the manufactured home owner. 101.652 HistoryHistory: 2017 a. 109. 101.653101.653 Construction site erosion control. 101.653(1)(1) Definition. In this section, “best management practices” means practices, techniques or measures that the department determines to be effective means of preventing or reducing pollutants of surface water generated from construction sites. 101.653(2)(2) Soil erosion prevention rules. The department shall promulgate rules that establish standards for practices to prevent soil erosion related to the construction of one- and 2-family dwellings, subject to all of the following requirements: 101.653(2)(a)(a) At a minimum, the rules shall require the use of best management practices. 101.653(2)(b)(b) The rules shall require the use of more restrictive or additional practices on an area with a slope that is greater than 12 percent. 101.653(2m)(2m) Rules for administration. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of construction site erosion control under this subchapter by counties, cities, villages and towns, including provisions regarding the issuance of building permits and the collection and distribution of fees. 101.653(4)(4) Applicability of local subdivision regulation. All powers granted to a county, city, village or town under s. 236.45 may be exercised by it with respect to construction site erosion control regulation if the county, city, village or town has or provides a planning commission or agency. 101.653(5)(5) Municipal responsibilities; department review. 101.653(5)(a)(a) Each city, village, town or county that enforces those provisions of an ordinance enacted under s. 101.65 (1) (a) related to construction site erosion shall do all of the following: 101.653(5)(a)1.1. Obtain the services of an inspector certified to conduct all inspections related to the soil erosion control standards under this section. 101.653(5)(a)2.2. Obtain the services of a plan reviewer certified to review all erosion control plans submitted under this section. 101.653(5)(a)3.3. Review erosion control plans, conduct inspections of erosion control practices and enforce the requirements of this section as provided in s. 101.65 (1) (d). 101.653(5)(a)4.4. Complete the review of an erosion control plan no later than the 15th working day after the day that the erosion control plan is submitted. 101.653(5)(b)(b) The department shall review the construction site erosion control program for one- and 2-family dwellings of each city, village, town or county that enforces those provisions of an ordinance enacted under s. 101.65 (1) (a) related to construction site erosion to ascertain compliance with par. (a) and the rules promulgated under this section. This review shall include all of the following: 101.653(5)(b)1.1. A performance audit of the erosion control program of the county, city, village or town. 101.653(5)(b)2.2. A written determination by the department, issued every 5 years, of whether or not the county, city, village, or town complies with par. (a). 101.653(6m)(6m) Review. The department and the department of natural resources shall enter into a memorandum of agreement that establishes a process for reviewing the standards established under sub. (2), periodically updating those standards and reviewing the training program. The memorandum of understanding shall ensure that local officials and other persons interested in the standards established under sub. (2) and the training program may participate in the process. 101.653(7)(a)(a) A county, city, village or town may submit orders to abate violations of those provisions of an ordinance enacted under s. 101.65 (1) (a) related to construction site erosion to the district attorney, the corporation counsel or the attorney general for enforcement. The district attorney, the corporation counsel or the attorney general may enforce those orders. 101.653(7)(b)(b) The department or a city, village, town or county may issue a special order directing the immediate cessation of work on a one- or 2-family dwelling until the necessary plan approval is obtained or until the site complies with the rules promulgated under sub. (2). 101.653(8)(8) Inapplicability. This section does not apply to a construction site that has a land disturbance area that is one acre or more in area. 101.653 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also s. SPS 321.125 and ch. SPS 360, Wis. adm. code. 101.654101.654 Contractor certification; education. 101.654(1)(a)(a) Subject to par. (b), no person may obtain a building permit unless the person annually obtains from the department a certificate of financial responsibility showing that the person is in compliance with sub. (2), completes the continuing education requirements described under sub. (1m), and furnishes to the issuer of the permit proof of completion of those continuing education requirements. 101.654(1)(b)(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an owner of a dwelling who resides or will reside in the dwelling and who applies for a building permit to perform work on that dwelling. 101.654(1)(c)2.2. The continuing education requirements under par. (a) and the rules promulgated by the department under sub. (1m) do not apply to any person who holds a current license issued by the department at the time that the person obtains a building permit if the work the person does under the permit is work for which the person is licensed. 101.654(1m)(a)(a) The department shall promulgate rules establishing continuing education requirements for persons seeking to obtain a building permit under sub. (1) (a). 101.654(1m)(b)(b) The rules promulgated under this subsection shall require all of the following: 101.654(1m)(b)1.1. Completion every 2 years of at least 12 hours of continuing education relevant to the professional area of expertise of the person seeking to obtain a building permit, approved by the department. The hours of continuing education required under this subdivision shall include a total of at least 4 hours of continuing education on construction laws and codes and contracts, liability, and risk management every 2 years. 101.654(1m)(b)2.2. Attendance at one or more professional meetings or educational seminars designed for both building contractors and building inspectors. 101.654(1m)(b)3.3. For a person who does not hold a certificate of financial responsibility on April 11, 2006, successful completion of an examination developed by the department on the continuing education courses required under this subsection. 101.654(1m)(c)(c) The rules promulgated under this subsection may not require a person who holds a certificate of financial responsibility on April 11, 2006, to take an examination on the continuing education courses required under this subsection. 101.654(1m)(cm)(cm) The rules promulgated under this subsection may not require a person to take continuing education courses, or to take an examination on continuing education courses, that are not relevant to that person’s professional area of expertise. 101.654(1m)(d)(d) Subject to the continuing education requirements under pars. (b) and (c), the rules promulgated under par. (a) may specify different continuing education course requirements for persons who hold a certificate of financial responsibility on April 11, 2006, and for persons who do not hold a certificate of financial responsibility on April 11, 2006. 101.654(1m)(e)(e) The department may approve continuing education courses that are offered by other states. 101.654(1m)(f)(f) A provider of a continuing education course approved by the department under this subsection shall do all of the following: 101.654(1m)(f)1.1. Submit to the department test questions related to the course. 101.654(1m)(f)2.2. After each occasion that a person completes the course over the Internet, submit to the department verification that the person completed the course and any test related to the course. 101.654(2)(2) An applicant for a certificate of financial responsibility shall provide to the satisfaction of the department proof of all of the following: 101.654(2)(a)(a) That the applicant has in force one of the following: 101.654(2)(a)1.1. A bond endorsed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state of not less than $5,000, conditioned upon the applicant complying with all applicable provisions of the one- and 2-family dwelling code and any ordinance enacted under s. 101.65 (1) (a). 101.654(2)(a)2.2. A policy of general liability insurance insuring the applicant in the amount of at least $250,000 per occurrence because of bodily injury to or death of others or because of damage to the property of others and issued by one of the following: 101.654(2)(a)2.b.b. An insurer that is eligible to provide insurance as a surplus lines insurer in one or more states. 101.654(2)(b)(b) If the applicant is required under s. 102.28 (2) (a) to have in force a policy of worker’s compensation insurance or if the applicant is self-insured in accordance with s. 102.28 (2) (b) or (bm), that the applicant has in force a policy of worker’s compensation insurance issued by an insurer authorized to do business in this state or is self-insured in accordance with s. 102.28 (2) (b) or (bm). 101.654(2)(c)(c) If the applicant is required to make state unemployment insurance contributions under ch. 108 or is required to pay federal unemployment compensation taxes under 26 USC 3301 to 3311, that the applicant is making those contributions or paying those taxes as required. 101.654(2m)(2m) If an applicant wishes to use a bond under sub. (2) (a) 1. of less than $25,000 to comply with sub. (2) (a), the applicant shall agree not to perform any work on a dwelling for which the estimated cost of completion is greater than the amount of the bond. The department shall indicate any restriction under this subsection on the certificate of financial responsibility issued under sub. (3). 101.654(3)(a)(a) Upon receipt of all of the following, the department shall issue to the applicant a certificate of financial responsibility: 101.654(3)(a)3.3. Proof of completing at least 12 hours in an educational course approved by the department that satisfies all of the following:
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