(a) Adoption; Purposes. The purpose of this section is to establish a demolition bond program to ensure that the removal of homes, buildings and other structures, and the restoration of the site is completed as planned in a satisfactory manner. Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive, relieve or otherwise excuse a contractor from compliance with all applicable codes, ordinances, statutes or laws. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the enforcement of the other provisions of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Campbell or the Ohio Revised Code and nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve a contractor from duties imposed pursuant to any regulatory code, ordinance, statute, or law of the City of Campbell or State of Ohio.
(1) Applicability. This section shall be applicable to all residential, commercial and industrial structures located within the City of Campbell.
(2) Bond requirement: Upon applying for a demolition permit to the Director of Administration or their designee, every person, firm or corporation shall be required to deliver to the Director of Administration or their designee, a cash or surety bond in the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for residential structures, and seven dollars per square foot ($7 sq./ft.), but no less than seven thousand dollars ($7,000) for all commercial and industrial structures. Square footage shall be determined by the Mahoning County Auditor’s Records, or if no such record exist, by the Director of Administration, who shall base their determination on field measurements. Said bond, shall by its terms, be forfeited in the case that such building is not demolished according to the plans, specifications and requirements outlined in the Codified Ordinances of the City of Campbell, or upon expiration of the permit, Upon forfeiture, the City is permitted to use the bond to complete the demolition work.
(3) Release: Upon notification from the contractor that the demolition work has been completed, and provided that the Director of Administration, or their designee, determines that the contractor has complied with all conditions applicable to the bond, the bond shall be refunded/returned to the permit applicant.
(Ord. 2015-1116. Passed 5-20-15.)