[R.O. 2012 §500.010; Ord. No. 646 §§1 — 2, 3-7-1995]
A. No person
shall perform any excavation or work of any kind on any public property
of the City or its utilities without first obtaining written permission
for such from the City.
B. Any person
violating this Section shall be subject to a fine of up to five hundred
dollars ($500.00).
[R.O. 2012 §500.020; Ord. No. 620 §§1 — 4, 5-3-1993]
A. All business
and residential dwelling units in the City of Ash Grove, Missouri,
shall be numbered.
B. The number
shall be obtained from the City Clerk's office of the City of Ash
Grove, Missouri, and no number shall be displayed on any business
or residential dwelling unit until the correct number has been obtained
from the City Clerk's office.
C. All such
numbers shall be placed facing the designated street or roadway; plainly
visible from the street; of a contrasting color to its background;
not less than five (5) inches in height; shall be in plain arabic
type; shall be made with a width equivalent to at least series D stroke
(as defined in the Traffic Engineering Handbook); and, shall not be
more than one hundred (100) feet from designated streets or roadways.
[R.O. 2012 §500.030; Ord. No. 847 §1, 5-7-2007]
A. No person,
firm or corporation shall wreck, demolish or raze a building or other
structure within the corporate limits of the City of Ash Grove without
first obtaining a permit therefore from the Codes Enforcement Officer.
Such permits shall be issued only to a bonded person, firm or corporation
as hereinafter provided, except that a permit may be issued to the
owner of record of land who desires to wreck, demolish or raze any
building thereon, provided that if such building shall be more than
two (2) stories high, such owner shall be required to give bond to
the City of Ash Grove as hereinafter provided and required from persons,
firms or corporations engaged in the business of wrecking, demolishing
or razing buildings.
B. All applications
for permits to wreck, demolish or raze a building or other structure
shall be made to the Codes Enforcement Officer and every such application
shall state the location of the building or structure to be wrecked,
demolished or razed, its length, width, height and the principal materials
of its construction, the length of time it will require to wreck,
demolish or raze the said building or structure and showing the ownership
and location thereof and the proof of permission of the owner to demolish.
If such application complies with the terms and provisions of this
Section, then the Codes Enforcement Officer shall issue such permits;
provided however, that such permit shall expire by limitation two
(2) months from the date of issue.
C. Every
person, firm or corporation shall annually, before engaging in the
business of wrecking, demolishing or razing of buildings or other
structures, obtain a license therefore from the Codes Enforcement
Officer and no such license shall be granted or issued until the party
applying therefore shall have complied with the following:
1. Insurance. The permit holder shall keep in force insurance,
issued by a company approved by the City, meeting the following conditions:
a. The
policy shall provide for liability insurance with either a combined
single-limit policy of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)
or a split-limit policy of one hundred thousand dollars/five hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000.00/$500,000.00) bodily injury and two hundred
fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) property damage.
b. The
City shall be listed as an additional insured to such policy by separate
endorsement.
c. The
policy shall contain a separate endorsement requiring the insurance
company to notify the City in writing of any change in or cancellation
of the policy at least ten (10) days prior thereto.
d. Before
the permit is issued, the permit holder shall deposit with the City
a certificate of insurance evidencing that the endorsements required
by this Section are in effect.
2. Indemnity. Every person, firm or corporation to whom permission
has been granted under the terms of this Section and other ordinances
to utilize public property for the demolition work of any building,
structure or utility shall at all times assume full responsibility
for such demolition and shall hold harmless and indemnify the City
from any and all responsibility, liability, loss or damage resulting
to any persons or property or caused by or incidental to the demolition
work.
3. Damage to public property. The permit holder assumes liability
for any incurred damage to public property.
D. Notice
stating the date upon which work is to begin shall be given to the
Codes Enforcement Officer at least twenty-four (24) hours before beginning
the work of wrecking, demolishing or razing any building or structure.
E. In the
wrecking, demolishing or razing of any building or structure, the
work shall begin at the top thereof and each story thereof shall be
completely razed or demolished and the material therefrom completely
removed from such building or structure before beginning work on the
next lower story.
F. No material
shall be placed upon the floor of any building or structure in the
course of wrecking, demolishing or razing and all material shall be
lowered to the ground immediately upon displacement.
G. All material
to be removed shall be wet sufficiently to lay the dust incidental
to its removal.
H. When
any building or structure over forty (40) feet in height is being
wrecked, demolished or razed, a shed covering shall be provided adjacent
to such building from the full frontage of such building on the street
and over the area from the building line to the curb line; provided
however, that no shed shall be required when such building or structure
is ten (10) feet or more back of the building line. Such shed shall
have a clearance inside not less than seven (7) feet in height and
shall be kept properly lighted at night.
I. Wherever
excavations are not completely filled and are within ten (10) feet
of public sidewalks or alleys, substantial barricades or fences shall
be provided for the safety of the public.
J. Basements
or excavations under demolished buildings in a retail business zone
shall not be filled with combustible debris unless such debris is
thoroughly and completely covered with incombustible materials.
K. Demolition Permit Fees.
1. Single-
and two-family dwellings and detached accessory buildings per building
— sixty dollars ($60.00).
2. All
other structures — one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
3. Pre-demolition inspected plans review fee. A pre-demolition
inspection plans review fee shall be paid to the Codes Enforcement
Officer prior to pre-demolition inspection plans review being performed.
Such pre-demolition inspection plans review fee shall be a credit
toward the total fee when the permit is issued.
[R.O. 2012 §500.040; Ord. No. 848 §1, 6-4-2007]
A. No person,
firm or corporation shall move a building along or across any street,
boulevard or alley without a permit therefore from the Board of Aldermen.
B. No person,
firm or corporation shall raise, shore or hold up any building in
its entirety or any major section of a building or any major portion
of the structure of a building, when such raising or shoring would
constitute a hazardous operation, without a specific permit for such
raising or shoring from the Board of Aldermen.
C. Application For Permit To Move Building. All applications
for permits to move a building through the streets of the City or
for shoring and raising shall be made to the Board of Aldermen and
every such application shall state the location of the building to
be moved or shored, its dimensions and its principal materials and
if it is to be moved, the length of time that will be required to
move it and the proposed new location thereof. Before any permit for
such house moving is issued, specific written approval must be obtained
from the Board of Aldermen for the partial or complete removal of
any shade tree or for the temporary moving of any lamppost or other
public property and satisfactory arrangements must be made with any
public utility whose property will be moved or disturbed during the
process of moving.
D. Bond. Every person shall annually, before engaging in the
occupation of house moving or shoring, obtain a license therefore
from the Board of Aldermen. No such license shall be granted until
the party applying therefore shall have given bond to the City of
Ash Grove in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), with good
and sufficient securities to be approved by the City Treasurer, conditioned,
among other things, that the holder of such license will pay any and
all damages which may be caused to any property, public or private,
within the City of Ash Grove when such injury or damage shall be inflicted
by such license holder or by his/her agents, employees, contractors
or subcontractors. Such bond shall be further conditioned that such
license holder will save harmless, indemnify and protect the City
of Ash Grove, Missouri, from all liability and will in all respects
comply with this Code in regard to the moving or shoring of buildings.
The form of such bond must be approved by the City Attorney or Acting
City Attorney. Upon execution of such bond and its approval by the
City Treasurer, a license for house moving and shoring will be issued
by the Board of Aldermen.
E. Insurance. In lieu of the bond required under Subsection
(D), the applicant for license for moving or shoring may furnish satisfactory evidence of the carrying of satisfactory liability and property damage insurance. Such liability and property damage insurance shall protect and save harmless the City of Ash Grove against any all liability and property damage to the same extent as the specified required bond. The form and coverage of such policy or policies must be approved by the City Attorney or Acting City Attorney. Upon the approval of such policy or policies by the City Attorney or Acting City Attorney, a license for house moving or shoring shall be issued by the Board of Aldermen.
F. Moving Safes And Machinery. The Board of Aldermen may grant
permits to suitable persons to raise and lower safes, machinery or
other heavy articles into and from buildings and to occupy in so doing
such portions of the streets and sidewalks as the Board of Aldermen
may deem necessary, subject to such conditions and regulations they
may prescribe for the safety and convenience of the public.
[R.O. 2012 §500.050; Ord. No. 849 §1, 5-7-2007]
A. It shall
be unlawful for any person, partnership or corporation to initiate
or perform any work for the installation of culverts upon the right-of-way
of any public street, public highway or public sidewalk unless there
shall be first obtained a permit from the City for its installation.
B. No person
shall permit, cause or keep any culvert within the City limits unless
the same be functioning for the passage of water.
C. A culvert
is deemed non-functional when it will not allow the passage of at
least fifty percent (50%) of its maximum volume based on nominal pipe
diameter.