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Board adopts ordinance aligning local fire inspections with state schedule
Summary
The board approved ordinance 26‑14 creating section 136‑6 to set fire‑inspection frequency, noting a state change allows most businesses to be inspected once per year (within a 15‑month window) while problem or hazardous sites and migrant housing (e.g., Lakeside Foods) will still receive twice‑yearly inspections.
The Village of Belgium adopted ordinance 26‑14, creating section 136‑6 to address fire inspections. A speaker explained that a change in Wisconsin policy allows fire departments to inspect most businesses once per calendar year — not to exceed 15 months between inspections — while permitting additional inspections for problem businesses or facilities storing hazardous materials. Lakeside Foods and migrant housing were identified as examples that would continue to receive twice‑yearly inspections.
The board debated the ordinance briefly, with no objections recorded, and then moved and seconded approval. The ordinance language mirrors provisions adopted in neighboring communities, the speaker said, and aligns the village’s inspection schedule with common practice in nearby jurisdictions.
The board did not at the meeting adopt a different inspection frequency for any other specific business beyond the exceptions noted, nor did it add enforcement changes beyond the inspection schedule language presented.
