(a) No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the demolition of any building or be employed or hired as a contractor or subcontractor to demolish any building or part thereof without first obtaining a permit.
(b) No permit shall be granted unless the applicant shall give surety bond to the Village in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) on the condition that the applicant shall pay any and all damages and injuries which may occur to any private or public property; and that the applicant shall save, indemnify and hold harmless the Village against all liabilities, judgments, costs and expenses which may in any way accrue against the Village in consequence of the granting of such permit, and shall in all things strictly comply with the condition of his permit. The contractor shall file and keep in force and effect a good and sufficient bond or continuation certificate during such period of demolition.
(c) No permit for a demolition contractor shall be granted until the applicant shall provide evidence of liability insurance of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) for personal injury liability and one million dollars ($1,000,000) for property damage liability and, in addition thereto, certification showing that all employees of the applicant are covered by Ohio Workers' Compensation or equivalent insurance. The contractor shall further keep in force and affect the foregoing insurances during the period of the permit.
(d) All demolition contractors, in addition to all other requirements of this chapter, must at the time of initial application for a demolition contractor's permit, furnish a statement indicating the locations or places where all demolition materials will be disposed of and documentary proof that such disposal site or sites are approved by the appropriate state and/or authorities for the disposal of demolition materials.
(Ord. 2013-O-13. Passed 8-12-13.)