Chapter 15.10
Building Demolition
Sections:
15.10.020 Permit requirements.
15.10.030 Cleanup regulations.
15.10.010 Cleanup required.
It is declared:
(1) That a demolition of any building or structure within the city is not complete until the property site has been cleaned up so as not to present a hazard to the life, limb, health or safety of the public or of children in particular and so as not to be offensive to sight and smell;
(2) That site cleanup is an integral part of demolition. (Ord. 952 §1, 1973).
15.10.020 Permit requirements.
Every demolition permit issued by the building inspector of the city for the demolition of any building or structure, whether demolition is by order of the city or is voluntary on the part of the property owner, shall require that the property site be cleaned up, within the time specified in the permit for demolition, to the satisfaction of the building inspector and the appropriate health officer; provided that the building inspector, when he deems it necessary to protect the public safety or general welfare or to insure the proper completion of the demolition and cleanup, may require the applicant, as a condition of the issuance of the permit, to post with the city clerk-controller a bond running to the benefit of the city and conditioned upon satisfactory compliance with the permit and the provisions of this chapter. The bond shall be in such amount as is deemed appropriate by the building inspector, taking into consideration the nature and extent of the demolition involved, the potentialities in relation to the damage to surrounding properties, the cost of completing such= demolition if not completed by the applicant, and such other factors as may reasonably relate to the demolition. In no event shall the bond required be less than two hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars unless approved by action of the city council; provided, that in lieu of other sureties upon the bond, the applicant, if the applicant is the owner of the property, may execute in favor of the city a mortgage securing the bond, the mortgage to be secured by the property in question or such other property as may be deemed reasonably necessary by the clerk-controller to guarantee repayment of the money in the event the city must complete the demolition project or otherwise collect upon the bond; provided further, that if the building inspector deems it appropriate, after considering the nature and extent of the demolition project involved, the bond may be waived in its entirety. (Ord. 1144 §1, 1980: Ord. 1008, 1976: Ord. 952 §2, 1973).
15.10.030 Cleanup regulations.
It is unlawful for any owner of property to whom a demolition permit has been issued to fail, neglect or refuse to cleanup the property site within the time specified in the permit. Such cleanup shall include:
(1) Removal of all debris;
(2) Removal of all dangerous objects which may be a hazard to the health and safety of the general public;
(3) Filling of all holes, wells or excavations;
(4) Removal of all dead or decaying vegetable matter, offensive to sight or smell;
(5) Sealing and capping of all existing sewer lines to the property at owner's cost;
(6) Such other work as may be reasonably required by the building inspector and the appropriate health officer to render the site clean, uncluttered, and not injurious to health and safety, or not offensive to the senses of sight and smell. (Ord. 952 §3, 1973).
15.10.040 Noncompliance.
Any person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or who refuses or neglects to obey any lawful order of the building inspector and/or of the appropriate health officer, or resists any properly authorized officer in the discharge of his duty hereunder, shall, upon conviction before the court having jurisdiction of municipal offenses, be subject to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or confinement in the city jail for a period not exceeding six months, or both. (Ord. 952 §4, 1973).