Ashwaubenon, WI Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)

Village of Ashwaubenon Code § 13-3-1 adopts, "as amended from time to time," the Wisconsin Administrative Code's smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector standard, ch. SPS 328, as part of the Village's own Fire Prevention Code in Chapter 13, Article 3. That folds the state placement, interconnection and power-source rules directly into local law: § 13-3-1(D) makes any violation of the codes enumerated in that section, including SPS 328, a violation of the Village Code in its own right, not merely a state matter left to a separate citation.

The Village's Fire Inspection Division also has its own enforcement tool for detectors beyond the adopted state standard. Under § 13-2-6, when the code official finds a defective, inoperative or improperly maintained detection or suppression system during three consecutive fire prevention inspections or reinspections, the official may order specific remedies by component. For "one or more battery-operated smoke detectors which have been inoperative during inspections," § 13-2-6(C) authorizes the code official to order the premises "equipped with smoke detectors hardwired into the premises' electrical service," ending reliance on batteries at that property going forward. Responsibility for the adopted codes splits between the Building Inspector, who handles new-construction compliance before an occupancy permit issues, and the Village's designated Fire Inspector, who handles ongoing care-and-maintenance inspections after occupancy, per § 13-3-1(E).

Enforcement runs through the chapter's own penalty clause. Section 13-1-5 ties any Chapter 13 violation to the Village's general penalty in § 1-1-13: a first offense forfeits not less than $1.00 nor more than $5,000.00 plus costs of prosecution, with jail up to 90 days in default of payment; a second offense within one year for the same ordinance draws the same forfeiture range but up to six months in default. Each day a violation continues is charged as a separate offense.