1335.16 INSURANCE; ADDITIONAL BONDS.

   Prior to engaging in any demolition operations, a demolition contractor shall have on file with the Bureau of Buildings, Inspections, Licenses and Permits evidence that he has current comprehensive liability insurance as prescribed in Section 1333.02(b).

   In case of a demolition contract awarded by the City under the provisions of this chapter, the contractor shall also post satisfactory and sufficient performance, work, labor and materials bonds, and, if required by the nature of the work under the contract, sufficient explosive insurance coverage. As a condition of the issuance of any permit for a specific demolition project the City may require a performance bond indemnifying the City for defects in performance within one year after completion of the work covered by the permit.

(Ord. 07-074. Passed 5-1-07.)

1335.17 DEMOLITION PERMIT.

   (a)    Application. Application by any person for a demolition permit shall be in the form prescribed by, and filed with, the Bureau of Buildings, Inspections, Licenses and Permits. Such application shall describe the demolition to be accomplished and shall designate the manner, method and equipment to be used. Application shall be made by the owner or the contractor employed to conduct such demolition, or the agent of either; unless made by the owner the applicant shall evidence his authority to make application by means of a duly verified affidavit of the owner. The application shall indicate the date upon which demolition is intended to begin and the probable date of completion thereof.

   (b)   Issuance of Permit. Prior to issuance of the permit the Bureau shall determine that the proposed method of demolition is in accordance with good engineering practices and that the contractor or owner has the necessary and proper means and equipment to accomplish the demolition in accordance with the manner, method and equipment specified in the application.

   (c)    Fees. The fees for a demolition permit shall be at the rate of eighty dollars ($80.00) per structure for a fourteen day period for residential demolitions and sixty day periods for all other demolitions unless otherwise permitted by the Bureau. Beyond this period there shall be an additional charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day until the final inspection certificate can be issued as required by Section 1335.20 . (Ord. 19-035. Passed 9-3-19.)

1335.18 NOTICE AND PROSECUTION OF WORK.

   The contractor or owner shall give the Bureau of Buildings, Inspections, Licenses and Permits twenty-four hours notice before commencing demolition work under any permit. He shall carry out the work in an orderly manner and without unnecessary delay. He shall not, during regular working hours, interrupt his demolition operations without the consent of the Bureau when the permit relates to demolition within the Central Business District as defined by the Zoning Code of the City. Provided that the Traffic Bureau of the Police Division may require a cessation of such demolition work for one "rush" hour each morning and each afternoon when such work requires use of public rights of way and continuation thereof would be especially hazardous to traffic.
(Ord. 76-285. Passed 8-3-76.)

1335.19 REGULATION OF DEMOLITION AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS.

   In undertaking any work of demolition as defined in this chapter any general or demolition contractor during his entire employment under a contract, whether public or private, shall be responsible and liable for:

   (a)    Faithful compliance and adherence to all Federal, State and local laws and regulations relating to safe demolition and construction processes and procedures including equipment, apparel and individual protective device regulations.

   (b)    Securing all necessary licenses, permits, easements and rights of way.

   (c)    Early and adequate notice to the City and utility companies for appropriate disconnections and the safeguarding thereof.

   (d)    Early and adequate notice to adjoining property owners.

   (e)    The protection and safeguarding of adjacent property and public passersby.

   (f)    Damages resulting from the extension of explosion waves into adjacent property.

   (g)    Minimization of air pollution and contamination through wetting, soaking and other dust and debris settling techniques.

   (h)    Installation, erection and maintenance of barricades, warning lights and signals, pedestrian cautions and walkways in accordance with safety codes, regulations and ordinances. When necessary for the public protection, the contractor shall employ guards and watchmen.

   (i)    Unless the contract or orders of the City provide otherwise, total removal of the structure to the actual building and property line.

   (j)    Provision of proper drainage in the subsoil conditions. Percolation shall be provided in basement slabs by breaking or by drilling holes through the slabs, approximately six feet on center in all directions and connecting drain tile into existing storms where necessary for proper drainage. All floor slabs, under which a pit, well, cistern, tank or void exists, shall be broken or removed. All drains not removed shall be sealed with masonry or with precast clay or concrete stoppers.

   (k)    Complete removal from the demolition site of all organic materials, including wood, plastics, old plaster, floor tile and similar rubble. Masonry, stove concrete, tile bank-run gravel and compacted earth are permitted fill materials.

   (1)    Adjoining and party walls, as follows:

      (1)    If one of two back to back or adjoining walls, each of which is built along a common property line of two different ownerships, is required by order to be demolished with the rest of the structure, the contractor shall be responsible for the adjacent or adjoining property wall for repair of defects occasioned by the contractor, to the extent that the same shall be repaired or reconditioned as needed with suitable construction materials and procedures to insure that such remaining wall is as free from defects, and safety, fire and health hazards as it would have been had the wall not been demolished.

      (2)    Where the back to back or adjoining wall of the structure to be demolished is not required to be demolished, the contractor shall insure that such wall does not create or constitute a health, fire or safety hazard. When such wall exposes a variety of materials such as brick, stone, plaster or block, a cement or latex paint specifically prepared for masonry walls shall be applied to such exposed surface; provided that other means may be utilized when prior approval of the means has been granted by the Bureau.

      (3)    The contractor shall insure that party walls are structurally sound and do not create or constitute a health, fire or safety hazard. When such party wall exposes a variety of materials such as brick, stone, plaster or block, a cement or latex paint specifically prepared for masonry walls shall be applied to such exposed surface; provided that other means may be utilized when prior approval of the means has been granted by the Bureau.

   (m)    Insuring that any remaining walls, whether adjoining, party or back to back, have all openings, crevices, gaps, fissures, joist slots and the like plugged and carefully tamped or sealed with some suitable material against the weather, elements, fowl, rodents and other wildlife, so as to render them free of health, safety and fire hazards.

   (n)    Maintaining established property lines and grades at the original lines and grades. Backfill when necessary shall include structures suitable to retain the original grades. Where vertical walls have been removed from stone retaining walls, such retaining walls may be retained if suitable backfill is provided to furnish sufficient side load to retain the original support of the property. The premises shall be graded to prevent water from unnecessarily draining onto adjacent premises.

   (o)    Construction of damaged or destroyed curbs, gutters and sidewalks with new four-inch concrete improvements in accordance with City specifications.

   (p)    Filing with the City Engineer a sketch plan of any foundations, walls or other pertinent data relating to the site which have been buried by backfill.

   (q)    Continuity of service to adjacent property by the replacement or repair of overhangs, cornices, downspouts, etc., which overhang from adjacent property and which have been removed or damaged by the contractor.

   (r)    The replacement and repair of damaged or destroyed curb boxes and utility entrance service. (Ord. 76-285. Passed 8-3-76.)

1335.20 COMPLETION.

   (a)   Demolition of any residential building or structure under any permit shall not be considered completed until:

      (1)   The contractor or resident-owner under Section 1335.24 has removed all lumber, rubble and other building or structural materials and debris and all demolition equipment from the graded premises; and

      (2)   The contractor or resident-owner under Section 1335.24 has broken and removed all foundations or slabs to not less than four feet below the ground surface, and has filled all basements, trenches or other depressions with not less than four feet of compacted earth, or with Bureau approval, graded neatly to the existing established grade level, and further depending on the season and or weather permitting has applied seed and straw, unless a building permit has been issued for a structure which will make use of the foundation or slab remaining after demolition; and

      (3)   The Bureau of Buildings, Inspections, Licenses and Permits has issued to the contractor or resident-owner under Section 1335.24 a certificate of final inspection, which certificate shall issue when the provisions of this chapter have been satisfied, subject, however, to Section 1335.16 .

   (b)   Demolition of any commercial building or structure under any permit shall not be considered completed until:

      (1)   The contractor or owner under Section 1335.24 has removed all lumber, rubble and other building or structural materials and debris and all demolition equipment from the graded premises; and

      (2)   The contractor or owner under Section 1335.24 has broken and removed all foundations or slabs to not less than four feet below the ground surface, and has filled all basements, trenches or other depressions with not less than four feet of compacted earth, or with Bureau approval, and due to the past site use that may affect the soil conditions a site may need to be left undisturbed and effectively the site shall either be graded neatly to the existing established grade level or prepared in such way as to allow for a floor slab to remain undisturbed. Further, depending on the season and or weather permitting has applied seed and straw to those sites able to be graded unless a building permit has been issued for a structure which will make use of the foundation or slab remaining after demolition; and

      (3)   The Bureau of Buildings, Inspections, Licenses and Permits has issued to the contractor or owner under Section 1335.24 a certificate of final inspection, which certificate shall issue when the provisions of this chapter have been satisfied subject, however, to Section 1335.16 .

         (Ord. 19-035. Passed 9-3-19.)

1335.21 ZONING CODE RECONCILIATION.

   (a)    The provisions of Section 1335.20(a) shall not be construed so as to permit a violation of the Zoning Code or other ordinances of the City.

   (b)    Notwithstanding the provisions of the Zoning Code or any other ordinance of the City as pertains to the valid period of a building permit, any building permit secured which will make use of the foundation or slab referred to in Section 1335.20(b) shall require the beginning of construction within thirty days of its issuance.

(Ord. 76-285. Passed 8-3-76.)

1335.22 NONCOMPLETION.

   No person shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 1335.20(a) and (b) within three days after a structure or building has been demolished.

(Ord. 76-285. Passed 8-3-76.)

1335.23 PERMIT COMPLIANCE.

   No person shall demolish a building or structure other than in accordance with the method of demolition set forth in an approved application for demolition permit.

(Ord. 76-285. Passed 8-3-76.)