Section 5.06. Designer permit limitation.

 

(1)  Design services which may be performed by designers are the preparation of plans and specifications, consultation, investigation and evaluation in connection with the preparation of plans and specifications in those fields and subfield set forth in sub. (2) .

(2)  Permits for the design of engineering systems shall be issued in the following fields and subfield:

(a) The field of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

(b) The field of plumbing systems.

(c) The subfield of private sewage systems.

(d) The field of electrical systems.

(e) The field of fire protection systems.

(3)  Permit numbers shall designate the fields or subfield to which permits are restricted.

(4)  Designers may not perform design services in those fields or subfield for which they do not hold a permit, unless the designer or building involved is exempt under ss. 443.14 and 443.15 , Stats.

(6)  

(a) A master plumber's license restricted to private sewage systems issued pursuant to s. 145.14 , Stats., shall be deemed equivalent to 4 years of approved experience in designing private sewage systems. The mathematics and mechanical science portions of the examination for the subfield of private sewage systems may be waived for an applicant who holds such license. An applicant who does not hold such license shall take the mathematics, mechanical science and practice portions of the examination for the subfield of private sewage systems.

(b) A plumbing design permit in the subfield of private sewage systems shall be limited to the design of septic tanks for private sewage disposal systems, drain fields designed to serve such septic tanks, and the sewer service from the septic tank or sewer extensions from mains to the immediate inside or proposed inside foundation wall of the building.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1987, No. 374 , eff. 3-1-87; am. (1), (2) (intro.), (a) and (b), (3) and (4), renum. (2) (c) and (d) to be (2) (d) and (e) and am., cr. (2) (c) and (6), Register, October, 1991, No. 430 , eff. 11-1-91; am. (2) (a), (b) and (d), r. (5), Register, January, 1999, No. 517 , eff. 2-1-99.