1309.03 DEMOLITION BOND.

   (a)    Adoption; Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to establish a demolition bond program to ensure that the removal of homes, buildings and other structures, and the restoration of the site is completed as planned in a satisfactory manner.

   Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to waive, relieve or otherwise excuse a contractor from compliance with all applicable codes, ordinances, statutes or laws. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent the enforcement of the other provisions of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Youngstown or the Ohio Revised Code and nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to relieve a contractor from duties imposed pursuant to any regulatory code, ordinance, statute, or law of the City of Youngstown or State of Ohio.

      (1)    Applicability. This Chapter shall be applicable to all residential, commercial, and industrial structures located within the City of Youngstown.

      (2)    Bond Requirement. Upon applying for a demolition permit pursuant to Section 1309.02 (a) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Youngstown, every person, firm or corporation shall be required to deliver to the Deputy Director of Public Works, or his designee, a cash or surety bond in the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for residential structures, and seven dollars per square foot ($7/sq. ft), but no less than seven thousand dollars ($7,000) for all commercial and industrial structures. Square footage shall be determined by the Mahoning County Auditor's records, or if no such record exists, by the Deputy Director of Public Works, who shall base his determination on field measurements and engineering judgment. Said bond, shall by its terms, be forfeited in the case that such building is not demolished according to the plans, specifications and requirements outlined in Section 1309.02 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Youngstown, or upon expiration of the permit. Upon forfeiture, the City is permitted to use the bond to complete the demolition work.

      (3)    Release. Upon notification from the contractor that the demolition work has been completed, and provided that the Deputy Director of Public Works, or his designee, determines that the contractor has complied with all conditions applicable to the bond, the bond shall be refunded/returned to the permit applicant.

         (Ord. 15-92. Passed 4-1-15.)