(A) Licensure as a wrecking contractor of the appropriate type is required to either engage in the business, trade, or calling of demolishing, dismantling, dismembering, razing, or removing structures; provided, however, that licensure as a wrecking contractor is not required:
(1) To wreck a structure containing less than 500 square feet of floor area, or
(2) To wreck a one-story, one- or two-family residential structure, if:
(a) The wrecking is accomplished by the person who owns the structure.
(b) The person is a previous occupant of the structure.
(c) No part of the structure is located nearer than ten feet to another structure not owned by the person accomplishing the wrecking, or any street, alley, or sidewalk.
(d) The wrecking will not create a substantial potential health or safety hazard.
(e) If deemed reasonably necessary by the Building Commissioner, the person who will accomplish the wrecking demonstrates that the wrecking activity is covered by a public liability and property damage insurance policy in the amounts established by the Building Commissioner (but not less than $50,000 for personal injury or death and $25,000 for pr.cperty damage), naming the person doing the wrecking and the city as the assured.
(3) To wreck a one-story, wood frame structure; if:
(a) The wrecking is accomplished by the person who owns the structure or by permanent, full-time employees of the partnership or corporation which owns the structure.
(b) The person, partnership, or corporation which owns the premises where the structure is located is in possession of the premises where the structure is located.
(c) No part of the structure is located nearer than ten feet to another structure not owned by the person, partnership, or corporation accomplishing the wrecking or any street, alley, or sidewalk.
(d) The wrecking will not create a substantial potential health or safety hazard.
(e) If deemed reasonably necessary by the Building Commissioner, the person, partnership, or corporation who will accomplish the wrecking demonstrates that the wrecking activity is covered by a public liability and property damage insurance policy in amounts established by the Building Commissioner (but not less than $50,000 for personal injury or death and $25,000 for property damage), naming the person doing the wrecking and the city as the assured.
(B) A person not licensed under this subchapter who is employed by a licensed wrecking contractor may, however, accomplish wrecking while working under the direction and control of a person who is a licensed wrecking contractor. The scope of activity of such nonlicensed person shall not extend beyond that allowed by the license type of the licensed wrecking contractor providing direction and control over the nonlicensed person. Such nonlicensed person shall not enter into or offer to enter into a contractual relationship with a consumer to engage himself in wrecking.
(C) Construction activity for which this division allows licensed wrecking contractors to carry out is hereinafter referred to in this subchapter as wrecking.
(Ord. 29-1977, passed 10-17-77) Penalty, see § 150.999