(a) Permit required. No building within the village shall be razed without a permit from the Building Inspector. Razing permits shall lapse and be void unless the work authorized thereby is commenced within six months from the date thereof or completed within 30 days from the commencement of said work. Any unfinished portion of work remaining beyond the required 30 days must have special approval from the Building Inspector.
(b) Permit regulations. A snow fence or other approved barricade shall be provided as soon as any portion of the building is removed, and shall remain in place during razing operations. All debris must be hauled away at the end of each day for the work that was done on that day. No combustible material shall be used as backfill, but shall be hauled away. There shall not be any burning of materials on the site of the razed building, except as provided in subsection (c) below. If any razing or removal operation under this section results in, or would likely result in, an excessive amount of dust particles in the air creating a nuisance in the vicinity thereof, the permittee shall take all necessary steps, by use of water spraying or other appropriate means, to eliminate such nuisance. The permittee shall also take all necessary steps, prior to the razing of a building, through the employment of a qualified person in the field of pest control or by other appropriate means, to treat the building as to prevent the spread and migration of rodents and insects therefrom during and after the razing operations. After all razing operations have been completed, the foundation shall be filled at least one foot above the adjacent grade, the property raked clean, and all debris hauled away.
(c) Exceptions. A person may obtain a special permit from the Building Inspector to raze a building by burning if all of the following have been obtained.
(1) Written approval from the State Department of Natural Resources, Air Management Program.
(2) Written approval of the Fire Chief with the condition that such burning will be under the direct supervision of the Fire Chief, or his or her designated appointee(s).
(3) Written approval from the Village Board.
(Prior Code, § 15-1-9)