(A) Permit: It shall be unlawful to wreck or demolish any building or structure that is larger than four hundred (400) square feet in floor area or that is connected to electric, gas, water or sewer service without first obtaining a permit from the building inspector. The applicant must prove that all utilities have been disconnected before a permit shall be issued.
(B) Fee Schedule:
Frame garage or accessory building | $ 25.00 |
Residential 1 story house | 50.00 |
Residential greater than 1 story | 75.00 |
Commercial building - 1 story | 100.00 |
Commercial building - greater than 1 story | 150.00 |
Industrial building - 1 story | 200.00 |
Industrial building - greater than 1 story | 250.00 |
(C) Compliance Bond: Before said demolition permit is granted by the building inspector, the party applying therefor shall file with the City Clerk a compliance bond, with the form thereof to be furnished by the building inspector, in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) conditioned upon the faithful performance of the provisions of this Building Code.
(D) Disposition Of Materials: The applicant shall certify to the building inspector that all materials removed from the site shall either be salvaged, destroyed or deposited in a landfill site approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
(E) Transportation Of Materials: The transport of all materials removed from the site of any nonframe building must be on a route approved by the City.
(F) Safety Precautions: All parts of a building or structure shall be wrecked and removed from the site so that no unsafe conditions nor hazardous materials remain. All cellars, basements, cisterns, septic tanks or other below grade cavities shall be completely removed and filled with sand or solid fill within one foot (1') of finished grade.
(G) Site Restoration: The site shall be restored to original grade with suitable topsoil material, graded to match existing terrain and drainage and seeded with grass.
Exception: In the event a structure is to be constructed upon the site within sixty (60) days after the date the demolition permit is issued, then the above requirements for site restoration need not apply. (Ord. 01-11, 4-16-2001)