The following shall be and are hereby declared to be the fire
limits within the city: Blocks 118, 119, 120, 121-B, 121-A, 136, 137,
138, 152 and 153, of the original townsite for the city.
(1987 Code, sec. 5-1)
It shall be the duty of every contractor or builder who shall make contracts for the erection, construction or repair of buildings for which a permit is required, and every contractor or builder making such contracts and subletting the same or any part thereof, to pay a license tax as provided in the fee schedule in appendix
B to this code, per year, and to register their name in a book provided for that purpose with the building official, giving full name, residence and place of business, and, in case of removal from one place to another, to have made corresponding change in the register accordingly. It shall be the duty of every such person to give good and sufficient bond in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) in cash, or issued by a bonding company licensed to do business in the state, to be subject to approval by the city attorney, conditioned to conform to the building regulations, the regulations of this section and other ordinances or laws of the applicable governing body in reference to buildings or provide proof of a liability insurance policy, in the minimum amount of $300,000.00 per occurrence, in the name of the contractor or builder.
(Ordinance 1782 adopted 10/27/20)
Whenever any house, building or other structure (including fences or signs) has been rendered unusable or destroyed by reason of fire, demolition or decay, the premises shall be cleared of all debris, surface pipes, foundation material (including concrete slabs), and lumber, by the owner of record of the structure, within sixty (60) days after the date that the building is declared destroyed or rendered unusable by the fire marshal report, or is declared unsuitable for habitation by the building inspector or has been declared a dilapidated or unsafe building. A violation of this section may be punishable by fine as provided in section
1.01.009 of this code per day. Each day that the condition exists shall be considered a separate violation of this section.
(1987 Code, sec. 5-75; Ordinance
adopting Code)