[Ord. No. 2009-65 §1, 12-21-2009]
Any, person or entity desiring to demolish, wreck, raze, dismantle
or otherwise destroy any structure or building within the City shall
first obtain a permit from the Building Inspector authorizing the
work to be performed, which permit shall be valid for a period of
thirty (30) days from the date of issuance and no demolition, wrecking,
razing or dismantling shall take place unless and until such permit
has been issued.
[Ord. No. 2009-65 §1, 12-21-2009]
A. Before
the Building Inspector shall issue a permit under this Article, the
person or entity desiring to effect such demolition, wrecking, razing
or removal of any building or structure shall make application in
writing accompanied by the written consent of the owner of the property,
if not the applicant, and by the written consent of the subdivision
trustees, if the property is in a subdivision and consent is applicable
and required. The application shall also set out the location and
methods of the proposed work and state when the same shall be commenced.
The application shall demonstrate that the applicant has made satisfactory
provision, in the discretion of the Building Inspector, for the following
and that the following shall be conditions to and requirements of
issuance of any permit under this Article:
1. All material, debris or parts of the wrecked structure be stored
or removed in a manner so as not to create a fire or safety hazard;
2. All material, debris or parts of the wrecked structure be stored
or removed in a manner so as not to create a public nuisance or a
harbor for animal and insect infestation;
3. The razed structure and all debris area shall be roped, taped or
otherwise identified as an area of demolition and of a safety hazard;
4. After any such building or structure has been demolished, razed,
wrecked or removed, all ground openings, excavations or extrusions
shall be filled or graded in compliance with relevant provisions of
the current adopted building and property codes of the City of Warsaw
in order to eliminate or reduce, to the fullest extent practicable,
the hazards of falling or tripping;
5. All accumulations of rubbish or debris or other unsafe or hazardous
conditions, including broken glass, timber products and nails, shall
be removed expeditiously; and
6. Complete restoration of the site including the planting of grass
seed or sodding shall occur within thirty (30) days of the completion
of the demolition of the structure or building unless, within such
thirty (30) days, a building permit for the construction of a new
structure or building on the same site has been obtained from the
Building Inspector and construction commenced.
[Ord. No. 2009-65 §1, 12-21-2009]
Any person or entity desiring to demolish, wreck, raze, dismantle
or otherwise destroy any structure or building within the City shall
be further required to post, for each such permit under this Article,
a cash bond or a bond, in a form suitable to the City, in an amount
not less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) or a greater
amount, as determined by the Building Inspector, with such amount
sufficient to insure that all clearing, filling, backfilling and removal
of debris, returning the site elevations to the original contour levels,
seeding and/or sodding of bare dirt, stormwater and siltation controls
can be properly completed or installed. Such bond shall be held, without
interest, and shall not be released by the City until such restoration
is complete or construction of a replacement structure or building
has commenced.
[Ord. No. 2009-65 §1, 12-21-2009]
Any person or entity desiring to demolish, wreck, raze, dismantle
or otherwise destroy any structure or building within the City shall
be further required to provide a certificate of insurance stating
general liability and Workers' Compensation coverage.
[Ord. No. 2009-65 §1, 12-21-2009]
Before any permit is issued under this Article, there shall
be paid to the City Clerk a permit fee in a sum of three hundred dollars
($300.00) with two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) refunded if all
regulations and requirements are met.
[Ord. No. 2009-65 §1, 12-21-2009]
Inspections under this Article shall be made by the Building
Inspector or his designee and a record of each such inspection shall
be entered and maintained in the City office.
[Ord. No. 2009-65 §1, 12-21-2009]
All utilities to the property are to be disconnected and/or
capped off per instruction by the appropriate utility. All disconnections
shall be made known to the Building Inspector and noted on the demolition
permit prior to commencing work on the demolition.
[Ord. No. 2009-65 §1, 12-21-2009]
The provisions of this Article relating to issuance of a permit prior to commencement of any demolition, wrecking, razing or removal of a building or structure shall not apply in case of emergency where public safety or health is endangered and such work may proceed immediately, subject thereafter to compliance with the conditions and requirements of Section
500.110 of this Article and followed by application for appropriate permits as soon as practicable after the work is initiated.
[Ord. No. 2009-65 §1, 12-21-2009]
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector or his designee
to keep a full complete account in a file for that purpose of all
permits issued showing the date of issue, party to whom issued, location,
money collected on account thereof, which money shall be paid directly
to the City office when and as received and any and all other information
as required by this Article.
[Ord. No. 2009-65 §1, 12-21-2009]
In addition to compliance with the terms of this Article, demolition,
wrecking, razing or removal of any building or structure shall comply
with the Code of Ordinances of the City of Warsaw, including all applicable
building codes. The Building Inspector shall deny approval of any
demolition, wrecking, razing or removal which does not meet all minimum
standards as set forth in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Warsaw.
[Ord. No. 2009-65 §1, 12-21-2009]
Any firm, association, person, partnership or corporation or any agent thereof, who violates any provisions of this Article or any of the codes adopted herein, shall be guilty of an offense, upon the conviction of which, shall be punished pursuant to City of Warsaw Section
100.220.
[Ord. No. 274 § 1, 2-6-2017]
The Board of Aldermen shall establish a Board of Appeals as set forth in Section
145.020 allowing the Board of Appeals to hear and decide appeals pertaining to the building codes adopted by the City of Warsaw.