(A) No person shall demolish a building in the village without first obtaining a permit.
(B) No permit shall be issued unless all of the following is agreed to in writing by the applicant:
(1) The village shall be contacted before the following work is started.
(2) This work shall be performed by a licensed wrecking contractor unless otherwise allowed by the Village Council. All work must be done in a workman like manner. A demolition permit shall be obtained from the county Division of Building Inspection before the work is started.
(3) The buildings shall be completely demolished. Basement and/or foundation walls, including concrete slabs in the case of slab-on-grade foundation systems and posts in the case of post- and-beam construction, are to be removed to a depth of not less than one foot below the finished grade. Basement floors shall be broken into units of not more than 16 square feet in area. All materials or other debris from the structure and appurtenances under demolition, except undisturbed basement and foundation materials one foot or more below the finished grade and basement floors, shall be completely removed from the site and inspected before back fill is placed.
(4) The building drain shall be capped or plugged with concrete, and the building water service piping shall be securely capped in a manner approved by the county building official and also the village DPW and the village Light and Water Departments.
(5) No back fill may be placed until such capping or plugging is inspected and approved by the county building official and also the village DPW and the village Light and Water Departments.
(6) Excavations and cavities in the earth remaining after removal of demolition materials shall be filled with clean yellow sand or clay materials and covered with a minimum after compaction of four inches at its shallowest depth of organic topsoil approved in advance by the building official. Adequate compaction shall be performed to assure that the complete filling shall leave the site of the excavation and cavities flush with the adjacent grade.
(7) No foundry sand may be used. Contractor will guarantee the work against excessive settlement for a period of six months.
(8) The work herein described is not to be let to subcontractors unless so approved by the Village Council.
(9) All building material must be removed from the premises and shall become the property of the contractor. However, any such salvage operations shall not constitute a valid reason for delay of completion.
(10) Any personal property on the premises which is not permanently attached to the building or which is not customarily a part of such a building when sold is NOT the property of the contractor and shall be delivered by him or her to the village. Upon request of the contractor, the building inspector will determine whether any given item is part of the building or personal property to be delivered to the village.
(11) The contractor shall notify the village and the county Building Inspection Division upon completion of the work for final inspections.
(12) All building demolition materials which are required by state statutes to be disposed of in licensed disposal sites shall be transported to and disposed of at such licensed disposal sites. Dump tickets and/or other evidence of proper disposal may be required prior to payment for the work.
(13) Inert materials which may be legally disposed of in unlicensed sites may be treated as salvaged building materials and disposed of accordingly so as not to violate any pertinent federal, state, or local statutes or ordinances.
(14) Walls common with adjacent structures shall be protected against damage. Any such walls which are higher than three feet above the roofs of adjacent buildings shall be lowered to such height of three feet to form parapet walls, and shall be capped with approved materials.
(15) Any joist pockets left exposed on such common walls shall be filled with brick and mortar. Any crumbled, deteriorated, or otherwise defective mortar joints on such walls shall be repaired by removal of defective mortar and pointing with new mortar. Any door, window, or other openings in common walls left exposed after demolition shall be closed with brick and mortar.
(16) All adjacent property, including but not necessarily limited to adjacent buildings, trees, sidewalks, street lighting poles, and utility poles shall be protected against damage from demolition work. Any such damage caused by demolition work shall be repaired to as good or better condition as existing at no additional cost.
(17) If any part of any street, alley, or public sidewalk shall be obstructed by or used for the purpose of the demolition work, approved barriers shall be erected to protect the public. Such barriers shall be in place and approved by the village Chief of Police prior to the commencement of demolition.
(Ord. passed 10-17-2011; Ord. passed 8-1-2016)