Village
of Williamsville Code
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Chapter 12: Buildings,
Demolition of, Blasting
§ 12-1. Demolition
of buildings.
§ 12-2. Blasting.
[HISTORY: Adopted by
the Board of Trustees of the Village of Williamsville 1-22-90 as L.L. 4-1990.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
General References
Unsafe and unfinished
buildings -- see Ch. 15.
Fire prevention and
building code administration -- See Ch.
28.
§ 12-1. Demolition
of buildings.
A. The demolition of any
building serviced by one (1) or more utilities shall require a demolition
permit.
B. No demolition requiring
a permit shall be commenced in the Village of Williamsville unless the
following are completed:
(1) The property owner
or an authorized agent has submitted an application to the Code Enforcement
Official.
(2) The designated fee
as established by resolution of the Board of Trustees has been paid.
(3) A permit is issued
by the Mayor.
C. The applicant shall
file with the Building Department a current surrey showing the location
of the building(s) to be demolished, complete with property and street
lines, side-walks, adjacent abutting buildings, adjacent abutting buildings
and location of all utilities. Such survey shall also indicate proposed
new grades and type of fill to be used, if any.
D. The applicant shall
file with the Building Department a certificate of public liability and
property damage insurance, naming the Village of Williamsville as an assured
in an amount to be established by the Village Clerk.
E. The Village Clerk
shall be notified in writing at least twenty-four (24) hours before work
commences.
F. Type of fill, if any,
and new grades to be established shall be approved by the Building Department.
In the filling of basements, voids or depressions, concrete, stone, brick,
tile, mortar or plaster may be used to a level not closer than six (6)
inches below the finished grade. The final six (6) inches to the established
grade shall be leveled, clean dirt only.
G. All utility lines
shall be disconnected and, where necessary, repaired and replaced to the
approval of the Department of Public Works upon completion.
H. If a sewer connection
or water connection, or both, is abandoned, it shall be done in the following
manner:
(I) Shutoff of water
service shall be at the corporation cock or water main and shall be inspected
and approved by the Department of Public Works before closing.
(2) Shutoff of storm
or sanitary sewer lines shall be discontinued at the curb, properly plugged
to prevent backup and inspected and approved by the Department of Public
Works before closing.
(3) All work shall be
completed by a plumber licensed By the village.
§ 12-2. Blasting.
A. No person shall blast
or cause to be blasted any rock or other substance with powder, dynamite
or other explosive within eight hundred (800) feet of any building not
owned or controlled by the person directing the said blasting or within
eight hundred (800) feet of any highway or public place within the Village
of Williamsville without the written permission of the Mayor. No charge
shall be used larger than is necessary to start rock, nor such charge as
will endanger persons or property.
B. A preblast survey
of all building or structures within a radius of six hundred (600) feet
of the blast site may be required by the Mayor as a precondition to the
granting of a blasting permit. One (1) copy of the survey shall be filed
with the Village Clerk seventy-two (72) hours prior to commencement of
blasting operations.
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