[Adopted as Ch. 15.24 of the 1997 Code]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
No building, as defined in the City's Zoning Ordinance, shall
be demolished or razed until the required fee has been paid and a
demolition permit has been issued by the Building Official by and
on behalf of the Building and Zoning Department of the City. The application
for the demolition permit shall be filed with and the required fee
paid to the City Clerk, who shall refer the application to the Building
and Zoning Department of the City for its review and approval. If
approved by the Building and Zoning Department, the City Building
Official shall issue a demolition permit for the proposed demolition.
If the application is denied, a letter of explanation from the Building
Official shall specify the requirements necessary to be satisfied
in order to obtain issuance of the demolition permit. The application
for a demolition permit shall be executed by the owner of the real
estate premises on which the building sought to be demolished is located
or his or its duly authorized agent, and proof of ownership of the
subject real estate (such as, but not limited to, a real estate deed
or title insurance policy) shall accompany the application for the
demolition permit.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Before a demolition permit can be issued, all service connections
for utilities serving the building sought to be demolished shall be
disconnected by the providers of the services involved, and proof
thereof satisfactory to the Building Official shall be submitted to
the Building Official prior to issuance of the demolition permit,
anything in this article to the contrary notwithstanding. The service
connections shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, utility
services for water, electric, natural gas and sanitary sewer.
A.
When
a building is demolished pursuant to a demolition permit issued by
the City, the debris created thereby shall be removed from the real
estate premises and disposed of at a solid waste landfill authorized
to receive the same under the laws in such cases made and provided
or as may be otherwise authorized by law, within 14 days after the
building is demolished. All combustible materials shall be removed
from the premises. Basement floors shall be removed and cavities (such
as but not limited to those created by basements, cisterns, septic
tanks or cellars) shall be backfilled with dirt (and not with debris
or other types of combustible or noncombustible fill material).
B.
Prior
to backfilling of such cavities, the premises shall be inspected by
the Building Official to verify compliance with the provisions hereof.
Backfilling prior to obtaining the necessary inspection by the Building
Official may result in removal of the fill material at the property
owner's expense, in order to verify compliance herewith. After demolition
of the building and removal of the debris created thereby, the real
estate premises shall be graded, seeded and maintained in conformity
to the established street grades at curb level (where there are curbs)
or street level (where there are no curbs) at the subject building
site. Finish grading shall be made and maintained so as to avoid the
accumulation of water on the subject real estate premises or the illegal
diversion of water onto adjoining real estate premises.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
If required by the Department of Building and Zoning, before
a demolition permit shall be approved by the department, the owner
of the subject property or his or its authorized agent shall provide
the City with a commitment for title insurance, a land title certificate,
a title insurance company letter report or other appropriate evidence
of ownership of the property where the building sought to be demolished
is situated, same to be issued by a reputable title insurance company
of applicant's selection and at applicant's expense.
[Amended 1997 by Ord. No. 1604]
The fees to be charged by the City for processing of a demolition
permit application and issuance of a demolition permit shall be in
an amount and for a term to be set by City ordinance from time to
time.
[Amended 4-20-2015 by Ord. No. 3180]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
article shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $750 for each
offense; and a separate offense shall be deemed to have been committed
on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
