(A) No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall demolish or cause to be demolished a building or structure in the town without first obtaining a permit to do so from the town, which permit shall be issued by the Director of Operations according to the terms and provisions hereof.
(B) Any party applying for such a permit shall pay a fee of $10 to the Clerk-Treasurer in consideration of the issuance of such permit. Any contractor who applies for such permit must be properly registered as a contractor who is allowed to do work in this county. The Director of Operations, in his or her discretion, may waive either or both of these requirements for any party applying for the permit who is an individual who owns the property that is to be demolished and intends to do that work themselves.
(C) The party applying for the demolition permit shall also produce a bond in an amount not less than $10,000 indemnifying the town against all loss or damage to public ways, public places or any other public property during the course of any such demolition. The Director of Operations may require a larger or smaller bond if he or she determines, in his or her sole discretion, that the same is necessary.
(D) In all instances where traffic control may be required by such demolition, the party applying for the demolition permit must obtain and provide a letter from the town’s Chief of Police evidencing that traffic-control issues caused by the demolition have been resolved.
(E) In all instances where such proposed demolition might require the shutoff of town utilities to the building or structure to be demolished, such party shall provide a letter from the appropriate department head of such town utility showing that appropriate arrangements have been made therewith for the shutoff of town utilities as might be required.
(F) Any party seeking the approval of the demolition must also provide to the Building Inspector its plan for the cleanup and removal of any such debris resulting from such demolition, including, but not limited to, the anticipated length of the demolition process and the completion date for removal of debris. Said plan must also include measures for the prevention of debris, trash or property of any kind leaving the demolition site during the time of demolition.
(G) Upon completion of approved demolition, the party shall also be required to return the property to grade level and grade such property with at least three inches of top soil unless a replacement structure is to be built on such property and a proper building permit has been obtained for such replacement structure.
(H) The party requesting such demolition approval or its contractor for such demolition shall also supply to the Director of Operations proof of liability insurance with limits of not less than $1,000,000 in the aggregate for the demolition of a commercial or industrial structure and of not less than $250,000 in the aggregate for the demolition of a residential structure.
(I) The bond required for consideration of the demolition request by the Building Inspector shall specifically provide that it will be payable to the town in the event that the party requesting the demolition approval fails to comply with any term or condition of this section. Such bond shall be released only upon approval by the Director of Operations that such bond may be released.
(Ord. 1-2014, passed 2-10-2014) Penalty, see § 150.99