(A) Required. It shall be unlawful to wreck or demolish any building or structure in the city without first securing a permit therefor.
(B) Application. An application for a permit to wreck or demolish any building or structure in the city shall be made in writing to the Building Inspector and to any utility company serving the premises. The application shall give the location of the building or structure, the date when wrecking or demolition is to commence and the approximate time when the wrecking or demolition shall be completed.
(C) Fees. The following fees shall be paid for a permit for the wrecking or demolition:
(1) Wrecking frame or masonry buildings not exceeding 400 square feet of floor space, $15;
(2) Single-family and two-family residences, $40; and
(3) Nonresidential buildings over 400 square feet, $75 for first 2,000 square feet and $1 per each additional 1,000 square feet or fraction thereof.
(D) Insurance. Proof of public liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000, combined liability, and proof of $100,000 single/$300,000 aggregate automobile liability coverage shall accompany any application for a permit. In addition, if the demolition work is to be done for the city, the city shall be named as an additional insured on the insurance policies, and the insurance policies shall be in effect for a period of not less than six months beyond the date of the contract bid. In addition, the demolition contractor shall provide a $5,000 surety bond to the city prior to the issuance of a demolition permit.
(E) Insurance exception. Insurance shall not be required for those applications covering structures eligible for a permit without charge as mentioned in division (C) above.
(F) Inspection of premises. Before any permit shall be issued, the Building Inspector shall inspect the premises where the wrecking and demolition work is to take place, and ascertain that provision for proper care has been made so as not to endanger any public sewer or public water connections.
(G) Approval and issuance. If the Building Inspector finds that the terms of this subchapter have been complied with by the applicant, he or she shall issue a permit for the wrecking or demolition; provided that the permit shall require that the demolition be completed in accordance with the terms of this subchapter within 30 days from the date the permit is issued.
(H) Permit issuance. A demolition permit shall not be issued to a person, partnership or corporation unless it is registered as a demolition contractor with the city. The demolition contractor registration shall not be required for an owner of a building to be demolished, if the owner or employees of the owner(s) perform the work. The registration fee shall be $100 annually. No permit shall be issued to a demolition contractor until he or she has registered pursuant to this section.
(1990 Code, § 6-57) (Ord. 68-989, passed 10-7-1968; Ord. 71-145, passed 6-1-1971; Ord. 04-3055, passed 8-2-2004; Ord. 04-3068, passed 12-20-2004; Ord. 10-3300, passed 7-6-2010; Ord. 14-3465, passed 11-17-2014; Ord. 17-3560, passed 12-20-2017; Ord. 21-3659, passed 12-6-2021; Ord. 22-3682, passed 10-3-2022) Penalty, see § 150.999