[R.O. 2011 § 500.460; R.O. 2009
§ 150.125; CC 1981 § 5-65; Ord. No. 3533, 11-8-1967; Ord. No. 98-494, 11-19-1998]
No person shall demolish or remove
or cause the demolition or removal of a building of greater than five
hundred (500) square feet of floor area within the limits of the City
without the permission of the Building Code Official to do so.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.470; R.O. 2009
§ 150.126; CC 1981 §§ 5-66 — 5-68; Ord. No. 3533, 11-8-1967; Ord. No. 98-494, 11-19-1998]
A.
Permit Application. Every person desiring to demolish or remove a building within the City shall first apply to the Building Code Official for and obtain the permit required by Section 500.460.
B.
Form And Content. The permit required by Section 500.460 shall be on a blank form to be prepared by the Building Code Official and shall set forth the address of the building to be demolished or removed and such other data and information as the Building Code Official may deem necessary and pertinent.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.480; R.O. 2009
§ 150.127; CC 1981 § 5-69; Ord. No. 3533, 11-8-1967; Ord. 98-494, 11-19-1998; Ord. No. 22-160, 12-6-2022]
Upon receipt of the permit required in Section 500.460 from the Building Code Official, the applicant shall present the same to the City Clerk who shall endorse upon such permit the fact that the applicant has deposited with him/her the deposit stated in Section 150.030 in the form of a cashier's check of some banking institution payable to and for the use and benefit of the City as a forfeiture or guarantee for the proper replacement and restoration of the lot upon which the building was demolished or removed.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.490; R.O. 2009
§ 150.128; CC 1981 § 5-70; Ord. No. 3533, 11-8-1967; Ord. No. 98-494, 11-19-1998]
Before a building can be demolished
or removed, the owner or agent or contractor shall notify all utilities
having service connections within the building, such as water, electric,
gas, sewer and other connections. A permit to demolish or remove a
building shall not be issued until there is on file with the Building
Code Official a release from the utilities having service connections
within the building to be demolished and appurtenant equipment, such
as meters and regulators, stating that they have been removed or sealed
and plugged in a safe manner.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.500; R.O. 2009
§ 150.129; CC 1981 § 5-71; Ord. No. 3533, 11-8-1967]
Whenever a building is demolished
or removed, the premises shall, within thirty (30) days after the
completion of demolition or removal, be cleared of all rubble, debris
and otherwise made free of all unsafe or hazardous conditions and
established grades shall be restored as may be needed to insure public
safety.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.510; R.O. 2009
§ 150.130; CC 1981 § 5-72; Ord. No. 3533, 11-8-1967; Ord. No. 3577, 6-5-1968; Ord.
No. 98-494, 11-19-1998]
The owner or agent or contractor
shall carry public liability insurance in the sum of five hundred
thousand dollars ($500,000.00) combined single limit for each occurrence
or in excess of such sums to protect the owner or agent or contractor
and the City from all tort liability and such owner or agent or contractor
must furnish evidence of such insurance coverage before issuance of
any permit to demolish or remove a building closer than ten (10) feet
from a property line adjacent to a public street or a greater distance
if the Building Code Official deems it necessary for the safety of
the public.
[R.O. 2011 § 500.520; R.O. 2009
§ 150.131; CC 1981 § 5-73; Ord. No. 3533, 11-8-1967; Ord. No. 87-108, 5-20-1987; Ord.
No. 93-40, 3-3-1993; Ord. No. 22-160, 12-6-2022]
The fee for a permit to demolish or remove a building required by this Chapter shall be the fee stated in Section 150.030 and shall be paid by the applicant to the City Collector for deposit in the General Fund of the City.
