§ 26-46. Requirements for demolition or wrecking of buildings.

(a)

No person planning to demolish or wreck any building or other structure within the city shall commence such demolition or wrecking or be issued a permit therefor under the provisions of the building code adopted by this article until such person shall first have furnished to and filed with the director of the planning and development department of this city the following:

(1)

A written certificate properly establishing that for the period during which such demolition or wrecking is to be done there shall be in force with respect to such work an insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do, and doing business in this city, insuring such person and all employees, agents and representatives of such person against liability as follows:

a.

Public liability insurance affording protection in the amount of not less than $25,000.00 for personal injury to any one person and not less than $50,000.00 for personal injury as a result of any one accident.

b.

Liability insurance affording protection against property damage in the amount of not less than $25,000.00.

(2)

A written bond executed by such person as principal, and by a surety company authorized to do, and doing business in the city, as surety, in the principal amount of $5,000.00 which bond shall be approved by the director of the planning and development department prior to being accepted by him for filing. The bond shall be to and in favor of the city and shall be conditioned so as to guarantee that such person shall comply fully and strictly with this Code and all applicable rules, regulations and ordinances of the city including section 26-5 and all applicable laws of the state. The bond shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, the $5,000.00 bond required by section 26-5 for general contractors.

(b)

All work performed in demolishing or wrecking any building or other structure in this city shall be performed in a good and workmanlike manner, and once any such work has begun on any particular structure, it shall be completed within the time set forth in the permit. After any such work has been completed, the ground upon which the building or structure formerly stood shall be thoroughly cleared of all debris, refuse or other waste materials remaining after the demolition so as to leave the site in an orderly condition. Such clearing shall be performed without undue or unreasonable delay, and shall be completed within not more than 30 days following completion of the demolition or wrecking of the building or structure. All materials hauled from the cleared site shall be transported in such vehicles and in such a manner as to prevent any such materials from falling onto the streets of the city, and in addition to being liable therefor under the bond provided for in this section, a violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.

(c)

No person shall begin to demolish or wreck any family residence within the city until a 60-day permit is issued therefor under the provisions of the building code adopted by this article until such person shall first have furnished to and filed with the director of the planning and development department of this city a cash bond in the amount of $200.00. Failure to complete the demolition within a period of 60 days shall cause the bond to be forfeited.

(1)

The cash bond shall be to and in favor of the city and shall be conditioned so as to guarantee that such person shall comply fully and strictly with this building code and all applicable rules, regulations, and ordinances of the city, including subsection (b) of this section and all applicable laws of the state. The $200.00 cash bond shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other bond required by the owner, heir, or assignee of a family residence.

(2)

A failure to comply with any of the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall work a forfeiture of so much of the cash bond as is necessary for the city to proceed to have the land thoroughly cleared of all debris, refuse, or other waste materials remaining after the demolition so as to leave the site in an orderly condition.

(Code 1971, § 9-76)