HomeMy WebLinkAbout06072007 BSC Agenda Item 3 •
Amendment to allow
salvage operations
under a demolition permit,
before the ten-day period,
but only inside a building
June 4, 2007
Amend Section 18-1 to add the following definition:
"Demolish" and"demolition" include removal of a structure and all activity in
or- ,aration for removal includin l but not limited to: i installin l t- 'or. fencin l or other
temporary facililities, (ii) clearing of vegetation or obstacles, (iii) removal or salvage of parts of
the structure, and(iv) deployment of equipment, etc.
Amend Section 18-65 as follows:
Sec. 18-65. Demolition.
It shall be the duty of each permittee on a demolition permit, at the time required by this section:
(1) To remove and properly dispose of the structure and all equipment, slab,beams,
porches,rubble, steps and other debris resulting from the work; and
(2) Grade the surface of the all ground affected by the work so that water will not
accumulate and the ground can be mowed with ordinary lawnmowers.
Demolition permittees shall notify the building official when-before work begins, shall prosecute
the work diligently to completion and shall complete the removal, disposal and grading on or
before the tenth day following the day work begins. It is an affirmative defense in any
proceeding to enforce this section that 11) inclement weather prevented completion and that
diligence was used to complete the work at the earliest practicable rime; or (ii) if work occurred
before the start of such ten-day period, it consisted of salvage operations only, it took place
completely inside a building(without any outdoor storage, without any exterior changes on the
site and without disturbing any window, outside door or other external part of the building), and
it-occurred during the term of the demolition permit-