The owner of any building or structure in the town, unless exempt under this ordinance, who constructs, installs, remodels, reconstructs, enlarges, alters, removes, or demolishes any building or structure within the town shall seek and obtain from the town a Town Building Information Permit prior to commencing, or causing the commencement of, any construction, installation, remodeling, reconstruction, enlargement, altering, removing, or demolishing of any building.
SECTION VII – EXEMPTIONS FROM PERMIT REQUIREMENT
The requirement in Section VI to obtain a Town Building Information Permit shall not apply to any of the following:
A. Buildings or structures owned by the town.
B. Additions, remodeling, reconstruction, enlargement, or alterations to buildings, when the cost of the work, including labor, shall be less than $____ [insert dollar amount, such as $1,000] within a 12-month period.
C. The restoration or repair of building equipment, such as furnaces, central air conditioners, water heaters, and similar mechanical equipment without the alteration or addition to the building or structure.
D. Fences or other similar enclosures.
SECTION VIII – OTHER REQUIREMENTS REMAIN APPLICABLE
The issuance of this Town Building Information Permit does not relieve the owner from any of the following:
A. Obtaining any permit that may be required by any other state law or local ordinance, including but not limited to any of the following:
1. County sanitary permits.
2. Town, county, or state driveway permits.
3. State one- and 2-family dwelling code permits.
4. Any other applicable permit under town or county ordinance or state law.
B. Complying with any other requirement, ordinance, or law, including, but not limited to, those governing zoning, subdivision, land division, and setbacks.
SECTION IX – TOWN BUILDING PERMIT FORM, ISSUANCE, AND FEE
The town board is authorized to approve by resolution a Town Building Information Permit form, designate the person or persons authorized to issue the permits, and establish a fee for issuance of the permits.
SECTION X – PENALTIES
Any person that fails to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, pay a forfeiture of not less than $25 nor more than $100, plus the applicable surcharges, assessments and costs for each violation. Each day a violation exists or continues constitutes a separate offense under this ordinance. In addition, the town board may seek injunctive relief from a court of record to enjoin further violations.
SECTION XI – SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION XII – EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance is effective on publication or posting.
The town clerk shall properly publish this ordinance as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
Note: The Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Industry Services Programs, has created the Model Ordinance for Adoption of Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code, which covers adoption of the Uniform Dwelling Code, appointment of an inspector, requiring a permit and imposing a fee, and assessing a penalty. Electronic copies may be downloaded from the Department of Safety and Professional Services website at:
The following statutes affect this form: s. 60.80, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
I, ________ ________, the town clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, attest and [swear or affirm] all of the following:
1. That the following action was posted pursuant to s. 60.80, Wis. stats: [cite ordinance, resolution, motion, or other action posted].
2. That the above-noted action was posted as required in the following 3 places in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin:
[list 3 locations].
3. That the posting of this action occurred at the following times and dates:
[list times and dates].
That I filed this affidavit in the records of the town clerk for the Town of ________ on ________ ___, 20__.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
Personally came before me this ________ day of _____, 20__, the town clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, known to me to be the person who executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument.
[Signature of town chairperson]
or
[Signature of notary public]
Notary Public, State of Wisconsin
My commission _________.
The following statutes affect this form: ss. 60.80 and 985.07, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
I, ________ ________, the town clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, attest and [swear or affirm] all of the following:
1. [That the following action was published pursuant to ss. 60.80 and 985.07, Wis. stats.: or That the notice of the following action was published pursuant to ss. 60.80 (5) and 985.07, Wis. stats.:*] [cite ordinance, resolution, motion, or other action posted].
2. That I caused this [action or notice of action] to be published as a class 1 notice, under s. 985.07, Wis. stats., in the following newspaper on the stated date: [name newspaper and state of publication of notice].
3. That I filed this affidavit in the records of the town clerk for the Town of ________ on ________ ___, 20__.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
Personally came before me this ________ day of _____, 20__, the town clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, known to me to be the person who executed and acknowledged the foregoing instrument.
[Signature of town chairperson]
or
[Signature of notary public]
Notary Public, State of Wisconsin
My commission _________.
60.80 (5) (b) A notice of a resolution, motion, ordinance, or action that may be published under this subsection shall be published as a class 1 notice under ch. 985, Wis. stats., and shall contain at least all of the following: 1. The number and title of the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action.
2. The date of enactment.
3. A summary of the subject matter and main points of the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action.
4. Information as to where the full text of the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action may be obtained, including the phone number of the town clerk, a street address where the full text of the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action may be viewed, and a website, if any, at which the resolution, motion, ordinance, or action may be accessed.
Note: In s. 60.80 (5) (b), Wis. stats., “summary” means a brief, precise, and plain-language description that can be easily understood. The following statutes affect this form: s. 60.84 (2), Wis. stats. Whereas, the Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, on ________ ___, 20__, entered into a contract with ________ ________ for the survey of all the sections of the town and for the erection of permanent monuments;
We, ________ ________, as principal, and ________ ________ and ________ ________ as sureties, of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, are bound to the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, in the sum of $________, for which sum, to be paid, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators.
If ________ ________ makes a correct and true survey of all the sections in the town, causes monuments to be set permanently at the section and quarter-section corners, as established by United States survey, and faithfully performs the work and duties imposed according to law, this obligation shall be void, but otherwise shall remain in full force and effect.
Dated this ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signatures and seals of principal and sureties]
In the presence of:
[Signatures of 2 witnesses]
Approval of Bond
We hereby approve the within bond, both as to the form and the sufficiency of the sureties.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 60.85, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
Whereas, the overall development of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, hereinafter referred to as the “Town,” is recognized as a major need of the Town; and
Whereas, the Town desires to create Tax Incremental District No. ___, Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, hereinafter referred to as the “District,” in accordance with the provisions of s. 60.85, Wis. stats., the Tax Increment Law, in order to provide a viable method of financing the costs of needed public improvements within the District and thereby create incentives and opportunities for appropriate private development that will contribute to the overall development of the Town; and
