§ 95.055 DEMOLITION OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS BY OWNER.
Where a building is under the jurisdiction of the Code, the building may be demolished by the owner provided that the following requirements are met:
   (A)    If the property is in the Local Historic District obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish from the Albemarle Historic Resources Commission;
   (B)    Obtain a City Coordination Form;
   (C)    Obtain a demolition permit from the County Building Inspection Department;
   (D)    Obtain asbestos permit from the County Building Inspection Department;
   (E)    Obtain an asbestos inspection from a licensed asbestos services company;
   (F)    Remove and properly dispose of all asbestos containing materials (ACM's) by a licensed asbestos removal company;
   (G)    Properly close off and disconnect all sewer, gas, water and similar taps or connections;
   (H)    Grade the lot to a smooth, even, finished grade, free from building material, debris, holes, and/or depressions. Where building debris remains on the site below street level, the owner must back fill the lot with no less than 12 inches of clean fill which shall be graded to a smooth, even finished grade over any remaining debris;
   (I)    Where walls of adjacent buildings become exposed as a result of demolition, said walls must have all doors, windows, vents or other similar openings closed with material of the type comprising the wall. No protrusions or loose material shall be in the wall. The exposed wall shall be painted, stuccoed or bricked by such building's owner so as not to detract from the aesthetics and value of the adjacent property and weatherproofed if necessary to prevent deterioration of the wall.
(Ord. 20-01, passed 1-6-20; Am. Ord. 21-40, passed 9-7-21)