(A) No person shall perform any demolition work on any building or structure if, by so doing, he or she endangers persons or property on adjacent real estate or pedestrians on the street that abuts the property line unless the persons, property or pedestrians are protected as specified below.
(B) Protection shall be provided for pedestrians on all sides of a building being demolished that borders on a public street or alley by providing a covered walkway four feet in clear width and seven feet in clear height. Such walkway shall be covered on top with two-inch (nominal) planking as a minimum and the sides next to the building shall be covered with plywood or other materials approved by the municipality. The side of the walkway next to the street shall have a splash guard at least two feet in height to protect the pedestrian from splashing caused by passing automobiles. The municipality may also require a raised subfloor in the walkway. The space within the walkway and the approaches thereto shall be kept well lighted with artificial lighting continuously between sunset and sunrise.
(C) Any building which is set back more than six feet from the street or alley property line may, in lieu of the covered walkway, be protected by a tightly built fence six feet high approved by the municipality. The remainder of the property shall be enclosed with a fence not less than four feet high. All material and debris being removed from the premises shall be sufficiently wetted down to settle any dust caused by its removal.
(D) A substantial protective frame and boarding shall be built around and over every streetlight, utility box, fire or police alarm box, fire hydrant, catch basin and manhole which may be damaged due to work being performed under the permit. This protection shall be maintained until such work is complete.
(E) The municipality may waive these requirements and/or approve alternative means of protecting the public.
(Ord. 968, passed 10-4-2022) Penalty, see § 9-701