(A) No person shall demolish or remove a structure in the city without first securing a permit therefore and complying with the provisions of this section and the conditions of the permit. The fee required for issuance of the permit shall be $50.
(B) The application for the permit shall include the following:
(1) The name and address of the applicant for the demolition permit, the name and address of the owner of the property if different than the applicant and the name and address of the demolition contractor if different than the applicant. If the applicant is not the owner, documentation shall be provided as to the authorization of the owner for the demolition or removal.
(2) A detailed breakdown of the demolition schedule shall be provided for demolition work that includes any utility interruption, or any traffic control necessitated by the demolition or removal.
(3) If the structure is connected to utilities, documentation that the respective service connections and appurtenant equipment, such as meters and regulators, have been removed or sealed and plugged in a safe manner.
(C) The following conditions shall apply to the demolition:
(1) The demolition shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Demolition and removal of buildings, ancillary structures, fixtures, planters, porches, overhangs, signage and sign structures, canopy and sidewalks (except sidewalks on public right of way).
(b) Demolition and removal to 12 inches below grade for fences, slab pavements, aggregate, etc.
(c) Disconnecting, capping or sealing and removing site utilities as required by the city.
(d) All demolition work shall be completed within 180 days of permit issuance.
(2) The applicant shall provide evidence to the city that all utility service connections have been disconnected in an approved manner before additional demolition activities commence.
(3) Prompt removal of debris, rubbish and other materials resulting from the demolition operations from the site and legal disposition of them including, but not limited to, compliance with all the applicable Environmental Protection Agency requirements and legal requirements applicable to the removal and disposal of asbestos.
(4) Compliance with any applicable Environmental Protection Agency notifications before starting demolition and compliance with all applicable local, state or federal ordinances, laws or regulations related to hauling and disposal of debris.
(5) Demolition operations and removal of debris shall be conducted so to ensure minimum interference with roads, streets, and walks, and shall avoid closing access to adjacent occupied facilities, and provide alternative routes around closed or obstructed traffic ways as required.
(6) There shall not be any disruption of traffic unless there is compliance with any applicable
requirements of The Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways and other applicable city or state requirements or rules regarding traffic.
(7) Demolition operations shall be conducted so as to prevent injury to people and damage to adjacent building and facilities to remain and ensure safe passage of people around demolition area.
(8) Temporary protection barricades shall be erected as necessary and temporary fencing erected to secure the site during demolition.
(9) There shall be no use of explosives.
(10) Buildings shall be demolished completely and removed from the site. All electric equipment, fixtures, panels, conduit, etc. shall be removed. Air conditioning equipment shall be removed without releasing refrigerants. Concrete and masonry shall be demolished in small sections. Structural framing members shall be removed and lowered to the ground by a method suitable to avoid free fall and to prevent ground impact or dust generation.
(11) Below-grade areas and voids resulting from demolition of buildings and pavements shall be completely filled.
(12) No demolished materials shall be burned.
(13) Silt fences shall be installed as necessary to control erosion if the work may cause storm water pollution.
(14) All trenches shall be backfilled or covered securely with trench plates daily.
(15) The removal of any sign shall include the removal of any frame and any pole supporting the sign.
(16) Whenever a structure is demolished or removed, or oil or septic tanks are removed, waste materials shall be removed in a manner which prevents injury or damage to persons, adjoining properties and public rights-of-way. The premises shall be maintained free from all unsafe, hazardous or unsanitary conditions by the proper regulation of the lot, restoration of established grades, the erection of any necessary retaining walls and fences, and compliance with Fire Department, County Health Department and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency requirements.
(17) The site shall be graded as needed to permit the use of conventional equipment for seedbed preparation and seeding, and topsoil shall be applied where needed to establish vegetation.
(18) All bare soil areas throughout site shall be seeded with native grasses within 14 days of final grading. Between October 30 and March 1 temporary winter seeds shall be applied. Permanent seed shall then again be applied after March 1.
(19) Mulching material to promote seed growth shall be applied immediately after seeding.
(D) The Director of Public Service may deny or impose special conditions on the issuance of a demolition permit, if there is probable cause to believe that the demolition will endanger the safety of persons or property off site from the proposed demolition. If a permit is denied or made subject to special conditions for this reason, the Director of Public Service shall notify the applicant in writing of the reason for denial of the permit or the imposition of special conditions. The applicant may appeal the decision of the Director of Public Service to the Property Maintenance Appeals Board by filing a notice of appeal with the Director of Public Service within fifteen days of receiving notice of the decision of the Director of Public Service.
(E) Each demolition permit issued shall include a complete copy of this section of the Codified Ordinances.
(F) This section shall not apply to any demolitions undertaken by or on property owned by the federal government, the State of Ohio or any political subdivision of the State of Ohio including school districts.
(G) A person entitled to apply for a demolition permit pursuant to this section who asserts that the terms of this section are unreasonable as applied to the particular site and circumstances involved, may apply to City Council for consideration of legislative authorization of a special permit based on the specific site and circumstances instead of the permit otherwise required by this section.
(H) Whoever violates division (A) of this section shall be subject to a fine of $100 for each day of violation.
(Ord. 98-152, passed 12-9-98; Am. Ord. 11-078, passed 2-7-12)