Section 318.1012. Agent municipalities.

 

(1)   Designation.

(a) Pursuant to ss. 101.12 and 101.983 (4) , Stats., the department may designate a municipality as an agent of the department and thereby assign the authority to review and approve conveyance plans and specifications, conduct inspections and issue permits to operate those installations located within the municipality's boundaries.

(b) The plan review activities of a municipality that is not a 1 st or 2 nd class city shall be limited to parameters specified in s. 101.12 (3) (b) , Stats.

(2)   Conditions of agent designation.

(a) In addition to the statutory provisions under s. 101.12 (3) (a) to (b) , Stats., all agent municipalities shall comply with all of the following:

1. Employ or contract with licensed elevator inspectors to perform plan review and inspection functions.

2. Forward to the department any information requested by the department relative to the examination of plans and inspections of conveyances.

3. Notify the department, in writing, at least 60 days prior to the date upon which the agent municipality intends to relinquish the plan examination and inspection responsibilities for equipment covered under this chapter.

(b) An agent municipality may waive its jurisdiction for plan review and approval for any project. In that case, plans shall be submitted to the department for review and approval.

CR 14-020 : cr. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.

Note

Section 101.12 (3) (b) of the Statutes reads as follows: "[The department shall] Accept the examination of essential drawings, calculations and specifications in accordance with sub. (1) for buildings containing less than 50,000 cubic feet of volume and alterations to buildings containing less than 100,000 cubic feet of volume performed by cities, villages, towns or counties, provided the same are examined in a manner approved by the department. The department shall determine and certify the competency of all such examiners." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1