(a) All demolition work shall be performed in a workmanlike manner in accordance with the terms and conditions of the demolition permit.
(b) A demolition permit shall not be transferable.
(c) The demolition of all commercial buildings shall comply with requirements of the Ohio Building Code.
(d) No demolition permit shall be issued with respect to the demolition, partial demolition or removal of any building or structure unless all required permits, variances, zoning changes, certificates, reviews or other approvals have been granted or completed, except when demolition is determined by the Building Department to be required to abate a nuisance or eliminate an unsafe building as defined in Section 1476.01 of the Building and Housing Code. Without limiting the foregoing, such approvals shall include, in the case of:
(1) A structure located in the Bexley Environmental Review District, environmental approval under Section 1222.04 of the Planning Code,
(2) A structure located in the Main Street Redevelopment District, approval under Section 1224.04 of the Planning Code,
(3) A structure located in the Bexley Architectural Review District, approval under Section 1223.04 of the Planning Code, and
(4) A structure located in a Planned Unit District, approval by Council in accordance with the procedure for preliminary and final approval of a detailed development plan under Section 1264.21 of the Zoning Code.
(Ord. 23-03. Passed 4-22-03.)
(5) A structure located in the Campus Planning District, approval under Section 1224.04(b) of the Planning Code.
(Ord. 88-03. Passed 2-24-03.)
(e) When demolition is required to abate a nuisance or eliminate an unsafe building in accordance without subsection (d) above, the owner shall promptly be required to restore the subject property, and the owner or the owner’s agent shall submit a site restoration plan for approval by the Building Department within 10 days following the issuance of a demolition permit or waiver of the permit requirement pursuant to Section 1480.01. The owner shall also notify the City within 60 days following issuance or waiver of the demolition permit of the owner’s plans for replacement of the demolished structure. If the owner does not intend to replace promptly the structure, the owner shall be required to landscape the property in a manner appropriate to the neighborhood and shall within 120 days following issuance or waiver of the demolition permit file an application for approval of a landscape plan pursuant to Sections 1222.04, 1223.04, 1224.04 or 1264.21, whichever is applicable.
(f) The site of every demolition, without regard to whether a demolition permit is required pursuant to this chapter, shall be restored in accordance with any required environmental approval, certificate of appropriateness or site restoration plan, or if none of the foregoing is required, in accordance with the minimum standards set forth in this subsection. Every restoration shall be performed in a manner which prevents erosion and shall include, at a minimum, promptly removal of debris, backfilling any excavation with granular material, grading, a six-inch overlay of topsoil, seeding with grass and preservation of existing trees and vegetation. Restoration of the site shall be completed within 30 days after completion of demolition. Site restoration shall not be required if building permits for a replacement structure have been obtained and construction begins within 30 days of the completion of demolition; provided that such construction date may be extended by the Building Department on such terms and conditions as it may impose.
(Ord. 23-03. Passed 4-22-03.)