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)