3115.01 Scope and Application; Compliance Standard
3115.02 Relation to Statutes
3115.03 Use of Public Property
3115.04 Demolition Permit; Registration and Identification
3115.05 Bulkheading Abandoned Sewer Facilities
3115.06 Moving of Buildings
3115.07 Driving Over Sidewalk or Curb
3115.08 Storage and Handling of Material and Equipment
3115.09 Maintenance of Walkways
3115.10 Protection for Pedestrians and Wheelchair Riders on Sidewalks and Walkways in Connection with Building Operations
3115.11 Required Materials for High Exterior Scaffolds, Hoists, and Similar Equipment
3115.12 Stairways and Ladders
3115.13 Required Illumination and Obstruction Marking
3115.14 Protection of Floor and Wall Openings
3115.15 Protection of Party Walls and Adjoining Buildings
3115.16 Steam Cleaning and Fireproofing
3115.17 Water and Toilet Facilities
3115.18 Cleaning Debris; Permit, Deposit and Fee
Note: The legislative history of this chapter, except where specifically noted at the end of a section, is as follows: Ordinance No. 1116-A-85, passed February 10, 1986.
Cross-reference:
Demolition and moving fees, CO 3105.25
Demolition and moving fees, CO 3105.25
Statutory reference:
Demolition construction documents, OAC 4101:1-1-06
Demolition construction documents, OAC 4101:1-1-06
The provisions of this chapter shall apply whenever buildings or other structures are demolished, moved or removed in whole or in part, and whenever buildings or other structures are erected, altered, or repaired. All work of demolition or moving or removing of buildings or other structures or partsthereof, and all precautions during erection, alteration, or repair of buildings or other structures shall be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and in conformity with accepted safe practice. When deemed necessary, the Director of Public Works may promulgate rules or regulations limiting or restricting the use of public property and the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals may promulgate rules or regulations defining accepted safe practice. In the absence of such rules or regulations the provisions of NFiPA Standard 241, "Safeguarding Building Construction and Demolition Standards", shall be deemed to establish and define accepted safe practice, and the Commissioner may require conformity with any provision of such Standard where deemed necessary by him or her for safety to life or property. The Directors of Capital Projects and Public Works shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing the criteria for traffic and pedestrian maintenance plans, according to Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (OMUTCD) standards, required for a street obstruction permit under Section 411.011 for construction and rehabilitation projects in the public right-of-way, but not for a demolition permit under Section 3115.04.
(Ord. No. 979-2020. Passed 7-14-21, eff. 7-16-21)
(a) Approval of Director of Public Works Required. Public property shall not be used for the storage of materials or equipment or for the operation of equipment, nor shall any fence, railing, barricade, walkway, canopy, shed, scaffold or other construction or protection be erected on public property without the approval of the Director of Public Works. Any permit issued for such use of public property shall be valid only while such use is maintained safe and non- hazardous. The City authority issuing such permit shall revoke any such permit when unsafe conditions are not promptly corrected.
(b) Limitations and Restrictions. The use of public property for storage of material or for other uses incidental to demolition, house moving, alterations or building operations shall conform to the limitations and restrictions imposed by the Director of Public Works, as deemed necessary by him or her for safety to life and property and the maintenance of traffic on sidewalks and roadways.
(c) Any permit issued for the use of public property shall terminate with the completion of the operations for the performance of which it was procured.
(Ord. No. 979-2020. Passed 7-14-21, eff. 7-16-21)
(a) Permit Required. No person, firm or corporation shall raze or demolish or remove a building or other structure, or part thereof, without obtaining a permit from the Director of Building and Housing.
(b) Registration. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of house wrecking, demolition of structure or parts thereof or removal of a building or other structure unless the person, firm or corporation holds a valid certificate of registration issued by the Director in conformity with the applicable provisions of Chapter 3107.
(c) Requirements. All demolition work shall be performed in conformity with NFiPA Standard 241, "Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations" and Section 509.14 of the Codified Ordinances.
(d) Identification. All equipment and vehicles used in demolition or removal of debris from demolition shall be clearly identified. This identification shall be the name of the person, firm, or corporation owning or renting such vehicles and equipment, in letters having a minimum dimension of four (4) inches. Symbols or logos shall not be deemed to meet the identification requirements unless they comply with the minimum letter dimension and identify the person, firm or corporation.
Such identification shall be identical to the registration of the person, firm or corporation as set forth in the Department of Building and Housing.
(e) A condition of a demolition permit shall include the requirement that the contractor or permit holder conduct a rodent survey and, when necessary, baiting operation.
The survey and baiting program shall be conducted by an applicator or operator duly licensed pursuant to RC Chapter 921.
(Ord. No. 1121-18. Passed 12-3-18, eff. 12-5-18)
No permit authorizing the razing, demolition or removal of any building or other structure which contains sewer facilities connecting into any sewer operated or controlled by the City shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation until there is first posted with the Director of Public Utilities a bond or deposit adequate to reimburse the City for any costs which may be incurred because of the failure of the permittee to properly bulkhead all such abandoned sewer facilities, as herein provided, at a point within the sidewalk or tree lawn area approximately one (1) foot from the curb line. Such bulkhead shall consist of concrete or a vitrified stopper sealed into the bell of the sewer pipe with cement mortar.
The bond or deposit provided for in this section shall not be released or returned until an inspector authorized by the Director of Public Utilities shall approve the bulkheading of any such abandoned sewer facilities which connect into any sewer operated or controlled by the City.
The provisions of this section shall not apply when the sewer operated and controlled by the City and into which the private sewer is connected, is abandoned.
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