As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ABANDONED BUILDING MATERIAL OR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
Any building material or construction equipment, whether
created in the course of construction operations or otherwise, and
regardless of whether a building permit has been issued for the same,
which remains upon the premises and which is not secured in a permanent
type building or enclosure, for a period of one month after building
material or construction equipment has been placed upon the premises
and no work has been commenced upon same; or if said work has been
commenced, one month after work has ceased on said premises.
ADJACENT CONSTRUCTION
Any construction, demolition or excavation activity occurring
on, above, or under adjacent property.
BRACKET CHIMNEY
A masonry chimney without a proper footing and supported
by wood-framed brackets on or in a building.
BUILDING MATERIAL
Any lumber, siding, roofing material, masonry material, electrical
wiring, plumbing, plumbing fixtures and parts of fixtures or any other
item or items used in the trades for the construction of buildings
of any substance or material.
COMBUSTIBLE VEGETATION
Material that in its natural state will readily ignite, burn
and transmit fire from native or landscape plants to any structure
or other vegetation. Combustible vegetation includes dry grass, brush,
weeds, natural cut trees, loose surface litter or other flammable
vegetation that creates a fire hazard. See also "highly flammable
plants."
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS
Discarded materials generally considered to be not water
soluble and nonhazardous in nature, including but not limited to clean
cardboard, paper, plastic, wood, and metal scraps, steel, glass, brick,
concrete, asphalt material, pipe, gypsum, wallboard, and lumber from
the construction or demolition of a structure as part of a construction
or demolition project or from the renovation of a structure and/or
landscaping, and including rocks, soil, tree remains, trees, and other
vegetative matter that normally results from land clearing, landscaping
and development operations for a construction project.
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
Any scaffolding, planks, tools, forms, saw horses, construction
shanties, or any other item or items used in the trades as tools or
equipment for the construction of a building of any substance or material.
CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS
Any of the following activities:
A.
The construction, alteration, repair, extension, demolition
or dismantling of buildings or structures.
B.
The construction, alteration, repair, extension or demolition
of any works forming, or to form, part of the land, including but
not limited to walls, road works, power lines, telecommunication apparatus,
aircraft runways, docks and harbors, railways, pipelines, reservoirs,
water mains, wells, sewers, etc.
C.
The installation in or about any building or structure of systems
of heating, lighting, air conditioning, soundproofing, ventilation,
power supply, drainage, sanitation, water supply, burglar or fire
protection.
D.
Operations which form an integral part of, or are preparatory to, or are for rendering complete such operations as are described in Subsections
A through
C, including site clearance, earth moving, excavation, tunneling and boring, laying of foundations, erection of scaffolding, site restoration, landscaping and the provision of roadways and other access works.
E.
Operations which form an integral part of, or are preparatory
to, or are for rendering complete the drilling for or extraction of
minerals, oil, natural gas or the exploration for, or exploitation
of, natural resources.
EXCAVATION
Any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in the earth's
surface formed by earth removal, using machinery or powered equipment.
FIRE STOPPING
Materials used to prevent or limit the spread of fire in
hollow walls or floors, above false ceilings, in penetrations for
plumbing or electrical installations, or in cocklofts or crawl spaces.
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE PLANTS
Combustible vegetation that generally has several of these
characteristics: contains fine, dry, or dead material within the plant,
such as twigs, needles, and leaves; leaves, twigs, and stems contain
volatile waxes, terpenes, or oils; leaves are aromatic (strong odor
when crushed); sap is gummy, resinous, and has a strong odor; may
have loose or papery bark. A common example is juniper.
IMMEDIATE LANDSCAPED AREA
The area of improved property extending at least 30 feet
from the foundation of the structure, including the footprint of decks
and all extensions, and the area in which vegetation has been modified
for reduced flammability or aesthetic purposes, such as lawns and
gardens.
SCAFFOLD
A temporary platform, either supported from below or suspended
from above, on which workers sit or stand when performing tasks at
heights above the ground.
SCAFFOLD, SUPPORTED
A scaffold supported by legs, outrigger beams, brackets,
poles, uprights, posts, frames, or similar rigid support.
SCAFFOLD, SUSPENSION
A scaffold suspended by ropes or other nonrigid means from
an overhead structure.
Except for emergency work, the conducting of construction operations
between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. shall be prohibited.
Any building material and construction equipment which has been abandoned as herein defined is hereby declared to be a menace to the public health and safety and a nuisance. All abandoned building material and construction equipment must be removed from the property or enclosed in a permanent building suitable for storage of said equipment or material, which building shall comply with Chapter
300, Zoning, of the Town Code.
Once installed, housewrap and building paper shall not be left
exposed to the elements for longer than four months.
A. Exception 1. Such materials may be left exposed to the elements for
a longer period of time where specifically permitted by the manufacturer.
B. Exception 2. in cases of extension issued by the Code Enforcement
Officer due to climate conditions.
It shall be the absolute duty and irrevocable responsibility
of the building contractor to verify that all permits required by
the Town of Lyons are lawfully in effect before proceeding with any
work to construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve,
move, wreck or demolish the whole or part of any building or structure
or any of the appurtenances thereto, sidewalk, street or pavement.
No building contractor, worker or other person shall perform any construction
or demolition or other work unless a building permit covering such
work has been displayed as required by this chapter.
A. Exception 1 (emergency repairs). Where equipment replacements and
repairs must be performed in an emergency situation, the permit application
shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer within three working
business days.
B. Exception 2 (ordinary repairs). Work is not prohibited where such
work does not require a permit.
After submittal of the appropriate construction documents, the
Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to issue a permit for the construction
of foundations of a building or structure before the construction
documents for the whole building or structure have been submitted.
The holder of such permit for the foundation shall proceed at the
holder's own risk and without assurance that a permit for the entire
structure will be granted. Neither the basement and/or cellar may
be occupied for any purpose until a certificate of occupancy has been
issued for the entire structure.