No structure shall be demolished until a zoning permit for demolition has been issued by the Zoning Administrator. The demolition shall be completed within such reasonable time period as shall be prescribed by the village and under conditions that may be specified by the village as necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare. The demolition of structures within the village shall comply with the following.
(A) Any demolition project in the Civic and Commercial Historic Overlay District shall receive a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic District Commission prior to the issuance of a zoning permit for demolition.
(B) The demolition of a structure shall include the demolition and removal of all foundation, cement flooring, footings and walls, unless the applicant has immediate plans to incorporate those features into the proposed structure’s design.
(C) The demolition of structures shall not damage any public property. If any damage is done to public property, the applicant is responsible for making all of the repairs required to remediate the damage in a timely manner.
(D) (1) The demolition of a principal structure that will leave an accessory structure on the property shall not be allowed unless the accessory structure is also demolished, or if the applicant has immediate plans to construct a new principal structure.
(2) Should the principal structure be damaged by weather or fire, the property owner shall have one year to obtain a zoning permit to rebuild the principal structure before the accessory structure is required to be demolished.
(E) (1) Following demolition of the structure and the removal of all required materials, the site shall be backfilled with clean fill and the site graded to meet existing grades at the property lines and prevent drainage of surface water onto abutting properties.
(2) All non-paved areas on the site shall be top dressed with a minimum two inches of topsoil and seeded with an appropriate grass seed.
(Ord. 160, passed 4-21-2022)