[R.O. 2012 §500.010; Ord. No. 646 §§1 — 2, 3-7-1995]
A. 
No person shall perform any excavation or work of any kind on any public property of the City or its utilities without first obtaining written permission for such from the City.
B. 
Any person violating this Section shall be subject to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00).
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Editor's Note — The general regulations related to excavations are in Ch. 510 of this code.
[R.O. 2012 §500.020; Ord. No. 620 §§1 — 4, 5-3-1993]
A. 
All business and residential dwelling units in the City of Ash Grove, Missouri, shall be numbered.
B. 
The number shall be obtained from the City Clerk's office of the City of Ash Grove, Missouri, and no number shall be displayed on any business or residential dwelling unit until the correct number has been obtained from the City Clerk's office.
C. 
All such numbers shall be placed facing the designated street or roadway; plainly visible from the street; of a contrasting color to its background; not less than five (5) inches in height; shall be in plain arabic type; shall be made with a width equivalent to at least series D stroke (as defined in the Traffic Engineering Handbook); and, shall not be more than one hundred (100) feet from designated streets or roadways.
[R.O. 2012 §500.030; Ord. No. 847 §1, 5-7-2007]
A. 
No person, firm or corporation shall wreck, demolish or raze a building or other structure within the corporate limits of the City of Ash Grove without first obtaining a permit therefore from the Codes Enforcement Officer. Such permits shall be issued only to a bonded person, firm or corporation as hereinafter provided, except that a permit may be issued to the owner of record of land who desires to wreck, demolish or raze any building thereon, provided that if such building shall be more than two (2) stories high, such owner shall be required to give bond to the City of Ash Grove as hereinafter provided and required from persons, firms or corporations engaged in the business of wrecking, demolishing or razing buildings.
B. 
All applications for permits to wreck, demolish or raze a building or other structure shall be made to the Codes Enforcement Officer and every such application shall state the location of the building or structure to be wrecked, demolished or razed, its length, width, height and the principal materials of its construction, the length of time it will require to wreck, demolish or raze the said building or structure and showing the ownership and location thereof and the proof of permission of the owner to demolish. If such application complies with the terms and provisions of this Section, then the Codes Enforcement Officer shall issue such permits; provided however, that such permit shall expire by limitation two (2) months from the date of issue.
C. 
Every person, firm or corporation shall annually, before engaging in the business of wrecking, demolishing or razing of buildings or other structures, obtain a license therefore from the Codes Enforcement Officer and no such license shall be granted or issued until the party applying therefore shall have complied with the following:
1. 
Insurance. The permit holder shall keep in force insurance, issued by a company approved by the City, meeting the following conditions:
a. 
The policy shall provide for liability insurance with either a combined single-limit policy of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) or a split-limit policy of one hundred thousand dollars/five hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00/$500,000.00) bodily injury and two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) property damage.
b. 
The City shall be listed as an additional insured to such policy by separate endorsement.
c. 
The policy shall contain a separate endorsement requiring the insurance company to notify the City in writing of any change in or cancellation of the policy at least ten (10) days prior thereto.
d. 
Before the permit is issued, the permit holder shall deposit with the City a certificate of insurance evidencing that the endorsements required by this Section are in effect.
2. 
Indemnity. Every person, firm or corporation to whom permission has been granted under the terms of this Section and other ordinances to utilize public property for the demolition work of any building, structure or utility shall at all times assume full responsibility for such demolition and shall hold harmless and indemnify the City from any and all responsibility, liability, loss or damage resulting to any persons or property or caused by or incidental to the demolition work.
3. 
Damage to public property. The permit holder assumes liability for any incurred damage to public property.
D. 
Notice stating the date upon which work is to begin shall be given to the Codes Enforcement Officer at least twenty-four (24) hours before beginning the work of wrecking, demolishing or razing any building or structure.
E. 
In the wrecking, demolishing or razing of any building or structure, the work shall begin at the top thereof and each story thereof shall be completely razed or demolished and the material therefrom completely removed from such building or structure before beginning work on the next lower story.
F. 
No material shall be placed upon the floor of any building or structure in the course of wrecking, demolishing or razing and all material shall be lowered to the ground immediately upon displacement.
G. 
All material to be removed shall be wet sufficiently to lay the dust incidental to its removal.
H. 
When any building or structure over forty (40) feet in height is being wrecked, demolished or razed, a shed covering shall be provided adjacent to such building from the full frontage of such building on the street and over the area from the building line to the curb line; provided however, that no shed shall be required when such building or structure is ten (10) feet or more back of the building line. Such shed shall have a clearance inside not less than seven (7) feet in height and shall be kept properly lighted at night.
I. 
Wherever excavations are not completely filled and are within ten (10) feet of public sidewalks or alleys, substantial barricades or fences shall be provided for the safety of the public.
J. 
Basements or excavations under demolished buildings in a retail business zone shall not be filled with combustible debris unless such debris is thoroughly and completely covered with incombustible materials.
K. 
Demolition Permit Fees.
1. 
Single- and two-family dwellings and detached accessory buildings per building — sixty dollars ($60.00).
2. 
All other structures — one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
3. 
Pre-demolition inspected plans review fee. A pre-demolition inspection plans review fee shall be paid to the Codes Enforcement Officer prior to pre-demolition inspection plans review being performed. Such pre-demolition inspection plans review fee shall be a credit toward the total fee when the permit is issued.
[R.O. 2012 §500.040; Ord. No. 848 §1, 6-4-2007]
A. 
No person, firm or corporation shall move a building along or across any street, boulevard or alley without a permit therefore from the Board of Aldermen.
B. 
No person, firm or corporation shall raise, shore or hold up any building in its entirety or any major section of a building or any major portion of the structure of a building, when such raising or shoring would constitute a hazardous operation, without a specific permit for such raising or shoring from the Board of Aldermen.
C. 
Application For Permit To Move Building. All applications for permits to move a building through the streets of the City or for shoring and raising shall be made to the Board of Aldermen and every such application shall state the location of the building to be moved or shored, its dimensions and its principal materials and if it is to be moved, the length of time that will be required to move it and the proposed new location thereof. Before any permit for such house moving is issued, specific written approval must be obtained from the Board of Aldermen for the partial or complete removal of any shade tree or for the temporary moving of any lamppost or other public property and satisfactory arrangements must be made with any public utility whose property will be moved or disturbed during the process of moving.
D. 
Bond. Every person shall annually, before engaging in the occupation of house moving or shoring, obtain a license therefore from the Board of Aldermen. No such license shall be granted until the party applying therefore shall have given bond to the City of Ash Grove in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), with good and sufficient securities to be approved by the City Treasurer, conditioned, among other things, that the holder of such license will pay any and all damages which may be caused to any property, public or private, within the City of Ash Grove when such injury or damage shall be inflicted by such license holder or by his/her agents, employees, contractors or subcontractors. Such bond shall be further conditioned that such license holder will save harmless, indemnify and protect the City of Ash Grove, Missouri, from all liability and will in all respects comply with this Code in regard to the moving or shoring of buildings. The form of such bond must be approved by the City Attorney or Acting City Attorney. Upon execution of such bond and its approval by the City Treasurer, a license for house moving and shoring will be issued by the Board of Aldermen.
E. 
Insurance. In lieu of the bond required under Subsection (D), the applicant for license for moving or shoring may furnish satisfactory evidence of the carrying of satisfactory liability and property damage insurance. Such liability and property damage insurance shall protect and save harmless the City of Ash Grove against any all liability and property damage to the same extent as the specified required bond. The form and coverage of such policy or policies must be approved by the City Attorney or Acting City Attorney. Upon the approval of such policy or policies by the City Attorney or Acting City Attorney, a license for house moving or shoring shall be issued by the Board of Aldermen.
F. 
Moving Safes And Machinery. The Board of Aldermen may grant permits to suitable persons to raise and lower safes, machinery or other heavy articles into and from buildings and to occupy in so doing such portions of the streets and sidewalks as the Board of Aldermen may deem necessary, subject to such conditions and regulations they may prescribe for the safety and convenience of the public.
[R.O. 2012 §500.050; Ord. No. 849 §1, 5-7-2007]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership or corporation to initiate or perform any work for the installation of culverts upon the right-of-way of any public street, public highway or public sidewalk unless there shall be first obtained a permit from the City for its installation.
B. 
No person shall permit, cause or keep any culvert within the City limits unless the same be functioning for the passage of water.
C. 
A culvert is deemed non-functional when it will not allow the passage of at least fifty percent (50%) of its maximum volume based on nominal pipe diameter.