No building, structure or other improvement
shall be demolished unless a permit to do so has been approved by
the Building Inspector and issued by the Village Clerk of the Incorporated
Village of New Hyde Park.
Applications for demolition permits shall be
obtained from the Village Clerk, and all questions and information
thereon must be answered, supplied and filed with the Building Inspector.
No permit shall be issued unless and until there
is first submitted to the Building Inspector, in form and content
satisfactory to him, the following:
A. A sewer disconnection permit, where premises are connected
to a sewer.
B. State and county and town permits, where required.
C. All utility shutoff consents, in writing, including
but not limited to water, gas and electricity, where premises are
served by utilities.
D. A proposed water source for wet down to control dust
or other particles or debris which may emanate from the premises.
E. An insurance policy as provided in §
71-4.
A policy of insurance shall be supplied at the
cost and expense of the applicant or owner of the property as follows:
A. Types of policies which may be used:
(1) Owners' or contractors' protective liability.
(3) Manufacturers' and contractors' liability.
B. A policy must be issued as follows:
(1) Assured: Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park.
(2) Address: 1420 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, New
York 11040.
(3) Limit: $500,000/$1,000,000 bodily injury; $50,000
property damage.
C. Location. The location shall be the specific location
where work is to be performed, or it may read "Anywhere in the Incorporated
Village of New Hyde Park, New York."
D. Original policy. The original policy must be filed
with the Building Inspector of the Incorporated Village of New Hyde
Park with proof of payment of the premium.
[Amended 11-1-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005]
If the application indicates that excavated
areas are not to be filled in and leveled, then the following work
shall be done within two days after demolition is completed:
A. A chain link fence shall be erected around the entire
perimeter of the premises with a minimum height of seven feet in all
commercial zones and four feet in all residential zones. Such fences
shall be maintained in a neat and clean condition, and no signs, advertising
or promotional matter shall be affixed or permitted to remain thereon.
The height requirements set forth in this section may be varied only
in the discretion of the Superintendent of Buildings upon good cause
shown.
B. The chain link fences provided for in this section
shall be maintained until the foundation upon the subject lot is capped
and backfilled.
Premises must be cleared of debris and left
in a safe condition.
[Amended 4-17-2018 by Res. No. 17-147]
No permit will be issued unless compliance is
had with all of the above rules and regulations and payment of the
fee for demolition permit is made as follows:
A. Commercial: $150 per structure, plus $10 per 100 square
feet.
B. Residential: $75 per structure, plus $10 per 100 square
feet.
C. Combination of commercial and residential: $225 per
structure, plus $10 per 100 square feet.
[Added 11-16-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999]
A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared to be unlawful and a criminal offense. Each such offense is hereby designated a Class B misdemeanor as defined in Article IIA of Chapter
1 of the Village Code, and every such misdemeanor shall be punishable in accordance with the provisions of Subsections
D,
E and
F of §
1-27 of that article.