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All licenses issued under this division shall expire on December 31st of each year.

The City Commission may revoke any license granted under this division for violation of this article or other ordinances regulating the wrecking or moving of buildings. No license shall be revoked by the City Commission without a hearing at which the licensee may appear in person or by counsel. The licensee shall be given at least 10 days' notice of the time and place of such hearing.

DIVISION 3 Wrecking Permit

Before any person shall commence any wrecking of a building or structure within the City, he shall obtain a permit therefor from the Building Division; provided, however, a wrecking permit shall not be required for minor work incidental to or in connection with the repair or alteration of a building or structure for which a building permit has been issued.

[Amended 5-8-1978 by Ord. No. 1132 ; 4-6-1992 by Ord. No. 1529 ; 12-20-1999 by Ord. No. 1691 ] A. Except for those structures determined to be a dangerous building, an application for a wrecking permit shall be filed with the City no less than 30 working days before demolition is scheduled to commence and shall contain the following information: (1) The street number, property description, type of building or structure, type of construction, width, length and number of stories. (2) The number of dwelling units within the structure, when totally or partially residential. (3) The names of all owners of the premises. (4) Written consent to the wrecking by all owners. (5) Utility notification information. (6) Completion date of the wrecking. (7) A complete li...

[Amended 9-27-1976 by Ord. No. 1098 ; 6-19-2006 by Ord. No. 1804 ] The Building Official may require that each application for a wrecking permit, other than incident to a City demolition contract, be accompanied by a cash deposit, certified check or performance bond in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, and in an amount deemed by the Building Official to be sufficient to permit the City to complete the wrecking and restore the site in the event the permittee should fail to do so within the period of the permit or an authorized extension thereof.

[Amended 9-27-1976 by Ord. No. 1098 ] A. Wrecking permits may be issued only to persons who are currently licensed as wreckers under Division 2 of this article or to property owners, as authorized by Subsection B below. B. A wrecking permit may be issued to the owner of property to wreck or demolish a building or structure owned by him, not exceeding three stories above ground level.

[Amended 6-19-2006 by Ord. No. 1804 ] The fee for a wrecking permit shall be such as is prescribed by resolution of the City Commission and shall be paid at the time the permit application is filed. An investigation fee, not to exceed the amount of the fee for the wrecking permit, may be charged in the event that wrecking operations begin before issuance of the permit by the City.

No permit issued under this division shall be assigned or transferred.

[Amended 6-19-2006 by Ord. No. 1804 ] A. Before a wrecking permit shall be issued, an inspection of the premises shall be made by the Building Official and such other City officials as may be appropriate to determine whether any substance that could endanger public health or safety is stored or used on the premises. B. The inspection shall include, but is not limited to, visual observations, sampling of substances, and use of oxygen and combustion-explosion meters to determine the presence of any of the aforementioned substances. C. If any substance which is or may become injurious to the public health or safety is discovered during said inspection, the Building Division shall refer the applicant to the appropriate department of the State of Michigan for ...

DIVISION 4 Moving Permit