(a) No person, firm or corporation shall raze, demolish or remove a building or other structure, or part thereof, without first securing a permit therefor from the office of the Building Official. An application for such permit shall be filed with the Building Official by the owner and/or contractor, person, firm or corporation in charge of razing such building or other structure or part thereof. The application shall described briefly the proposed work and shall provide such additional information as may be required by the Building Official. The application for such permit shall be accompanied by a policy or policies, or a copy or copies thereof, showing that such person, firm or corporation filing the application has liability insurance of not less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for personal liability and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for property liability and a certificate, or copy thereof, showing that all workmen employed on the job covered by the application are covered by Ohio Worker's Compensation. Such liability insurance shall be written by an insurance company licensed to carry on business and write policies of casualty in the State.
(b) The Building Official shall act upon applications in the order received and without unnecessary delay. The Building Official shall be given not less than forty-eight hours after an application for such permit has been filed, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, to inspect the building or structure, and if it is found that the work can be executed safely in the manner proposed, a permit shall be issued therefor.
(c) Provided, however, any person demolishing his own building or other structure, or part thereof, which is more than fifteen feet from any public or private right of way, land or building, shall not be required to have liability insurance or worker's compensation required by this section.
(Ord. 46-1989. Passed 3-20-89; (Ord. 48-2011. Passed 4-18-11.)