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150.16 Wrecking Buildings and Structures
150.16 WRECKING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
 
(a)        Wrecking Permits
 
Before proceeding with the wrecking or tearing down of any building or structure, in whole or part, a permit therefor shall first be obtained by the owner or his agent from the City Enforcement Authority, upon a form prescribed by said Department. It shall be unlawful to proceed with such work unless such permit shall have been first obtained.
 
(b)        Liability for Property Damage and Bodily Injury
 
All persons engaged in the demolition of a building or structure, including the property owner and his agent, shall be liable for any bodily injury or damage to public or private property occurring as a result of the demolition work. Said persons shall indemnify and save harmless the City of Richmond against any loss, damage, expense, claim, demand, action, judgement or liability of any kind whatsoever which may arise or result from the demolition work. Before any Demolition Permit is issued to any person, firm or corporation who offers to demolish a building or structure for another person and/or who engages in the business of demolition contracting, said person, firm or corporation shall furnish to the City Enforcement Authority a Certificate of Insurance, indicating the appropriate endorsement for wrecking or demolition work. The minimums of such insurance shall be as follows:
 


                                                            Each Occurrence                      Aggregate
 
Liability for Bodily                    $100,000.00                           $300,000.00
       Injury
 
Liability for Property                             $100,000.00                            $300,000.00
       Damage
 
 OR COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT COVERAGE AS FOLLOWS:
 
Liability for Bodily                                $300,000.00                            $300,000.00
Injury and Property
Damage
 
(c)        Minimum Standards for Demolition
 
All persons engaged in the demolition of a building or structure shall comply with the following minimum standards:
 
(1)        Control shall be maintained over the site and operation to eliminate hazards to the public. Nails or other tire puncturing items shall not be dropped on streets, alleys and adjacent property. Public streets, curbs and sidewalks shall be protected from damage. The person engaged in the demolition work shall be liable for any and all damage to curbs, streets, sidewalks and other public or private property and for any bodily injury occurring as a result of the demolition work.
 
(2)        Basement walls and all other concrete slabs and footings not intended or not able to be reused shall be removed two (2) feet below finished grade. Material used for backfill shall be free of wood and compacted thoroughly.
 
(3)        All sewer and drain lines shall be removed for a distance of two (2) feet outside of the basement wall and shall be thoroughly plugged and sealed with cement. All water service shall be turned off at the service valve and water lines shall be removed for a distance of two (2) feet outside of the basement wall and shall be thoroughly plugged and sealed to prevent leakage.
 
(4)        Basement floors shall be broken to provide positive drainage for a minimum of twenty percent (20%) of the floor area uniformly distributed.
 
(5)        All underground tanks present on the site shall be removed. Cisterns present on the site shall be filled in accordance with the requirements for basements.
 
(6)        All debris resulting from the demolition work shall be properly disposed of.
 
(7)        The demolition site shall be left with a uniform grade and shall be free of debris.
 
(8)        The person engaged in the demolition work shall be responsible for requesting two (2) inspections during the course of the work. The first inspection shall be made after the basement floor is broken and the water and sewer services are sealed. The second inspection shall be made after the backfill is completed, the site is uniformly graded and all debris has been removed.


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