Section 318.1008. Plan review actions.

 

(1)   Processing. The department shall review and make a determination on a request for plan approval within 15 business days, except as provided in sub. (2) (d) .

(2)   Determinations.

(a) Conditional approval.

1. If the department determines the application and plans for installation or alteration substantially comply with the provisions of this chapter, the department shall grant a conditional approval in writing.

2. Non-code-complying conditions stated in the conditional approval shall be corrected before or during installation.

3. A conditional approval issued by the department may not be construed as an assumption of any responsibility for the design or construction of the equipment.

4. The issuance of a conditional approval by the department does not alleviate the responsibility to correct any non-code-complying condition, element, or component not specifically enumerated in a conditional approval.

(b) Revocation of approval. The department may revoke any approval issued by department if the department determines any of the following:

1. That information provided for obtaining the approval contains false statements or misinterpretations of material fact.

2. That the approval was issued in error.

3. That the work performed is not consistent with the approval or is in violation of this chapter.

(c) Denial of approval. The request for plan approval shall be denied, in writing, if the department determines that the plans or the application do not substantially comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(d) Hold.

1. The request for plan approval shall be placed on hold if the department determines that the submittal is not of sufficient detail or missing information to determine whether the proposal conforms to this chapter.

2. If the request for plan approval is placed on hold, the permit-processing timeframe in par. (a) shall also be interrupted until the appropriate information is submitted to complete the review, except the request for approval and the hold shall expire if the appropriate information is not submitted within 90 calendar days of being requested.

(e) Expiration. As required under s. 101.983 (1) (d) , Stats., an approval issued under this chapter expires under any of the following circumstances:

1. If the work authorized under the approval does not commence within 6 months after the date on which the approval is issued.

2. If the work authorized under the approval is suspended or abandoned for 60 consecutive days at any time following the commencement of the work.

(f) Re-submittal. When an approval expires under par. (e) , plans shall be resubmitted in accordance with s. SPS 318.1007 .

(3)   Revisions to approved plans.

(a) All proposed revisions and modifications which involve rules under this chapter and which are made to construction documents that have previously been granted approval by the department or agent municipality shall be submitted for review to the entity that granted the approval, unless determined by the department or agent municipality to be too minor to warrant re-submittal.

(b) All revisions and modifications to the plans shall be approved in writing by the department or agent municipality prior to the work involved in the revision or modification being carried out.

(4)   Evidence of approval. Where plan approval is required by this chapter, one set of plans bearing the stamp of approval, a copy of the specifications, the approval-application form, and the approval letter shall be kept at the installation or alteration site from the beginning of construction until an inspection determines compliance with this chapter for the approved scope of work.

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