(A) Required plans and specification. Every application for a permit shall be accompanied by the following:
(1) Building plans and specifications. If the application includes demolition of a principal structure, then the application will include building plans and specifications prepared in compliance with the provisions for any structure to be built on the subject property.
If commencement of construction of such structure is not planned to occur within 60 days after completion of demolition, then the application also shall include a detailed site restoration plan in conformance with § 150.14(J).
(2) Storm water management plans. The application shall include detailed plans and specifications, in conformance with § 150.11(D) for storm water management, soil erosion control, and grading on the subject property. Among other details, the required storm water management shall include:
(a) Drainage plans and soil erosion control during demolition;
(b) Storm water management and soil erosion control during any period of time between completion of demolition and commencement of construction; and
(c) Storm water management commencing with preparation for foundation pouring and continuing during the entire new construction process until final grading of the subject property.
(B) Accessibility, parking and loading plans. The application shall include separate plans and specifications showing the location of all work affecting, and all parking and loading activities planned to take place on, public streets, sidewalks, and other rights-of-way. Such plans and specifications shall include, among other things, the location of pavement and sidewalk that may be affected by the proposed work; the impacts on such pavement and sidewalk; the proposed location(s) for all parking of contractor and worker vehicles; the proposed location of any loading and unloading activities (including cement) that will occur within any right-of-way; the proposed location of the gravel mat; proposed fencing or other protective measures; and temporary pavement or other temporary accessibility measures.
(1) Materials and spoils storage plans. The application shall include plans depleting the proposed location for storage of materials and spoil on the subject property.
(2) Dust and airborne particulate control provisions. The application shall include provisions for controlling dust and other airborne particles from the subject property, including without limitation a source of water and spraying equipment and any other measures to be taken to control airborne particles.
(C) Other application requirements. Every application for a demolition permit shall include all of the following elements:
(1) Cook County approval. If the application includes demolition of a principal structure and if the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability has promulgated regulations applicable to such demolition, then the application shall include a permit or letter of approval of the proposed work by Cook County.
(2) Certificate of insurance. The application shall comply with § 150.08, and include a certificate of insurance establishing that the applicant, or owner of the subject property if different from the applicant, has insurance coverage in an amount of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence for all damage to property adjoining the subject properly resulting from the proposed work on the subject property by the applicant, the owner, or any employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor of the applicant or the owner.
(D) Fencing. If the permit authorizes demolition then the applicant shall cause a six foot chain link safety fence to be installed around the perimeter of the subject property, in a location and manner approved by the Director of Fire and Building. The fencing shall have a lockable access gate and be secured at all times in which the subject property is not occupied with construction personnel. The perimeter of all excavations, material storage or property boundaries is required to be enclosed and protected by a silt fence, and is subject to erosion control requirements complying with Chapter 154 of this Code. The fencing shall be installed after permit submission, and not more than 14 days before commencement of any work. In addition to such perimeter fencing, the applicant shall cause safety fencing a minimum of four feet tall to be installed around every tree in the parkway abutting the subject property. Such tree fencing shall be located, so far as feasible, at the drip line of the tree, whether on public or private property, and is subject to the approval of the Director of Fire and Building and/or the Director of Public Works.
(E) Site management standards. The following site management standards shall apply to all work:
(1) Accessibility, parking and loading standards. No pavement or sidewalk within any public right-of-way shall be unavailable for public use at any time except during the time when such pavement or sidewalk is being removed and replaced. No such pavement or sidewalk that is removed and replaced shall be out of service for more than three days. No parking, loading, or storage of demolition debris, spoils or construction materials shall be permitted within any right-of-way, on any public property, or within ten feet of any right-of-way of adjacent public or private property unless specifically approved by the village. The village may forbid parking in any particular location on a public right-of-way if the village determines that such parking has an adverse impact on neighboring property or on traffic control.
(2) Particulate control. Airborne particles shall be controlled at the subject property at all times during work by means of water truck and spraying equipment or other water source capable of spraying and thoroughly saturating all portions of the structure and surrounding property affected by the work. Such spraying shall be undertaken at all times necessary to thoroughly control the creation and migration of airborne particles, including without limitation dust, from the subject property.
(3) Gravel mat. When determined by the village engineer to be appropriate and practical, the applicant shall cause a gravel mat to be installed on the subject property of size and in a location sufficient to wash down all vehicles used on the subject property and to cause dirt and mud to be removed from the tires of such vehicles. The gravel mat shall be located so as not to interfere with any use by the public or public rights-of-way and not to cause any nuisance or inconvenience to adjacent public or private property.
(4) Sanitation facilities. Any portable toilet on the subject property shall be located and oriented as required by the Director of Fire and Building. One such portable toilet shall be provided at every site of construction of a new principal structure, not later than immediately after completion of excavation of the foundation of the new structure. The proposed location of any portable toilet shall be depicted on plans submitted at the time of application for the review and approval of the Director of Fire and Building.
(5) Litter control and clean up. Litter and debris at the subject property shall be controlled at all times. The applicant shall designate a person regularly present at the subject property as having responsibility to assure that no litter or debris migrates onto adjacent properties or public ways and that all construction debris is contained in a waste receptacle of an appropriate size, and is hauled away from the subject property as needed so as to not constitute a nuisance.
(6) Street and sidewalk cleaning. The applicant shall cause all dirt, mud, gravel, and other debris from the subject property or related to any work conducted on the subject property to be cleaned regularly every day from all sidewalks and streets adjoining and in the area of the subject property, subject to penalties in § 150.13(G)(1).
(7) No trespass. No permit issued pursuant to this division shall authorize or shall be construed to authorize any entry onto property adjoining the subject property or any work for which entry onto property adjoining the subject property is or may be necessary, unless a proper right of entry has been secured from the owner of such adjacent property.
(8) Storm water management. Storm water shall be managed during all phases of demolition and new construction in accordance with the requirements of this Code.
(F) Site management bond. Prior to the issuance of a demolition permit, the applicant shall be required to submit a site management bond in accordance with § 150.12(C).
(G) Damage to property. No person engaged in any work pursuant to a permit shall injure, damage, or destroy, or cause or allow to be injured, damaged, or destroyed, any property whether public or private, not owned by such person. In the event of any injury, damage, or destruction in violation of this provision, it shall be the duty of the person committing, inflicting, causing or allowing such injury, damage, or destruction to promptly repair and restore the injured, damaged, or destroyed property and to pay all of the costs and expenses of such repair and restoration. For purposes of this provision, a person shall be deemed to have caused or allowed injury, damage, or destruction or whenever any work being done by the person, or any contractor, subcontractor, agent, or employee of that person, shall have resulted in such injury, damage, or destruction.
(H) Notices. For the sole purpose of advising adjacent residents that a demolition authorized pursuant to this Code will be occurring, notices to adjacent owners shall be required of all applicants for a permit authorizing demolition of a principle structure at the time of application and, if a permit is issued, prior to commencement of demolition. Notice shall be given to all owners of property within 100 feet of any part of the subject property. Such notice shall, with written certification given to the village that such notice has been given properly, be given by first class mail or by personal delivery. Such notice shall include the contractor and subject property owner's contact information and approximate date such work shall commence.
(I) Posted notice of rules and regulations. The applicant shall post on the subject property in a prominent place a sign containing notice of the rules and regulations applicable to demolition and construction work in advance of the commencement of demolition. Such sign shall be maintained on the subject property until all work on the subject property has been completed and approved or until removal is approved by the Director of Fire and Building. The sign shall be supplied by the village and provided upon permit issuance, a fee shall be assessed per sign of $50.
(J) Commencement of construction or site restoration. Either construction of an approved new structure shall have commenced, or the subject property shall have been fully restored in conformance with the approved site restoration plan, if any, or with such other plan as may be approved by the village, within 60 days after completion of demolition. All utilities and service connections shall be disconnected at the source and approved by the Director of Public Works, and all disturbed right of way shall be fully restored. The completion of site restoration shall be extended by one day for every business day that weather conditions prohibit restoration work on the subject property, as determined by the Director of Fire and Building.
(Ord. 1123, passed 1-28-20)