[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Brockport 12-1-1975 by L.L. No. 4-1975.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building Construction Code — See Ch. 10.
Building construction administration — See Ch. 11.
Minimum Housing and Buildings Code — See Ch. 36.
Code enforcement — See Ch. 59.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Ch. 14, Discarded Refrigerators,
adopted 11-19-1953, was repealed 11-19-1973.
On and after the effective date of this chapter, no person shall
demolish or cause to be demolished any building or other structure
within the Village of Brockport without first obtaining a written
permit therefor from the Building Inspector of the Village of Brockport.
A.
Prior to the issuance of a demolition permit, a certificate of insurance
for liability shall be given the Building Inspector of the Village
of Brockport. The limits of said liability for the demolition of buildings
and structures shall be in the amounts as follows:
(1)
One hundred thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death
of any one person.
(2)
Three hundred thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death
of two or more persons.
(3)
Fifty thousand dollars because of damage to or destruction of property
caused by any one accident resulting from said demolition.
B.
The fees for the issuing of a demolition permit shall be as follows:
A.
In the demolition of a structure, the person making application for
the permit will obtain, prior to permit issuance, a letter of approval
from the Building Inspector regarding extermination. The applicant
will be issued a barricade permit, then he will erect an approved
system of barricades and have the electric, gas and telephone services
disconnected by the respective utility companies. The Superintendent
of Public Works of the Village of Brockport, or his designated representative,
shall supervise the disconnecting and the capping of the water service
at the main, as well as the plugging of the sewer laterals at the
structure foundation. If the above-mentioned items have been completed
in accordance with this chapter, a demolition permit will be issued.
B.
The contractor shall obtain appropriate approval for the water use
on the site from the Superintendent of Public Works for dust control
and have sufficient lengths of one-and-one-half-inch and/or two-and-one-half-inch
hose for this purpose. The contractor shall provide a flagman for
traffic control when necessary and, should a street have to be closed,
he shall obtain permission from the Superintendent of Public Works,
the Chief of Police and the Fire Chief.
C.
In cases of the demolition of an existing building which has a common
or party wall with one or more adjoining buildings, the owner of the
building to be demolished shall be responsible for and bear all costs
in relation to the safeguard of said adjacent wall.
D.
Where beams, girders and joists are removed from party walls, these
pockets shall be cleaned out and filled with solid masonry. Necessary
repairs shall be made to put the party wall in a safe condition. This
work shall be done by the contractor at the expenses of the property
owner having said demolition performed.
E.
Where such demolition work is to be made and no immediate new construction
is intended at the site, the adjacent wall, whether of the party type
or otherwise, shall be left in an acceptable condition as far as appearance
is concerned. In addition to the repair of all joists, pockets and
similar openings, the owner of the demolished building will be required
to remove all old plaster, wallpaper and other decorative material
in addition to any loose wood, trim or other unrequired material,
subject to the approval of the Building Inspector.
F.
In the case of the demolition of an existing building in which the
removal of the building endangers the adjoining structure (and there
is no party wall), it shall be the responsibility of the owner of
the adjoining building to protect his property.
G.
During the demolition work, debris must be systematically removed
from the site and not allowed to pile up or cause any obstruction.
Debris removed from demolition work shall only be deposited at a site
approved by the Superintendent of Public Works and Building Inspector.
In all cases, it shall be the responsibility of the contractor to
locate an approved site. Burning of debris within the Village limits
is prohibited.
H.
When the buildings to be demolished contain a cellar or basement,
the contractor shall remove all debris and organic material from the
cellar or basement and then break up and/or perforate the cellar floor.
The bearing or foundation wall shall be removed to a depth of 24 inches
below the present grade or 24 inches below any future grade to be
established. The material resulting from the cellar or foundation
wall demolition may remain in the excavation, provided that the material
is crushed and compacted.
I.
Where there is no cellar or basement, the bearing or foundation wall
shall be removed to a depth of 24 inches below present grade or 24
inches below any future grade to be established.
J.
The Building Inspector of the Village of Brockport shall inspect
the demolition of any building or structure in the Village of Brockport
daily and shall be empowered to halt any such demolition that, in
the judgment of the Building Inspector, is not being performed in
a safe and sanitary manner.
Final completion of the demolition process shall be within 30
days of the commencement of the process.
Immediately after said demolition, the Building Inspector shall
notify the Village Clerk, in writing, that said structure or building
has been demolished.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this
chapter shall be guilty of a violation punishable as follows: by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 15 days or by a fine not exceeding $250,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense
against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each
day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
