Amending Chapter 6 Entitled Buildings Deleting Chapter 8 Articles 1 Through 6

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(d) At its next regularly scheduled meeting, the Board of Public Works shall review the application, information, certificate of insurance, and recommendations to determine the effect that the move of the structure will have on public health, safety or welfare, as well as any possible physical damage to public streets, sidewalks, other public ways and public places and other properties. The Board shall recommend to the Department whether or not to issue the permit. The Department shall follow the recommendation of the Board and shall not issue a moving permit without an affirmative recommendation from the Board. In the event of denial of a permit, the Department shall notify the applicant of such denial in writing setting forth the specific reasons for such denial. (e) In the event that the Department denies the moving permit, the applicant shall have the right to request a hearing to review such denial before the Mayor or his designee. Such request shall be made in writing to the Mayor within seven (7) days of the Department's denial of the permit. Notice of hearing for denial of the permit shall be in writing given by the Mayor or his designee. Service of such notice shall be made either by personal service, which shall be certified, or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the applicant at the last known address, at least five days prior to the date of the hearing. The Mayor or his designee shall file a copy of his findings and determination with the Department, the Board of Public Works, and the applicant within twenty -four (24) hours after it is made. The determination of the Mayor or his designee shall be the final municipal action for the purpose of judicial review. Section 6 -6.3 Demolition Permit. (a) No person, firm, or corporation shall demolish or cause to be demolished a building or structure in the City without obtain- ing in advance a demolition permit from the Department. (b) The applicant shall file with the Department a completed application on the form provided, with all information indicated on the application submitted in full and with all other required information. (c) The Department shall not issue a demolition permit until the applicant files a Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollar bond with the Department, which bond must be approved by the Controller, indemnifying the City against all loss or damage to public ways, public places, and other public property during the course of the work under the demolition permit and further conditioning that the applicant will indemnify the City and pay any and all personal and property damages caused by any negligent act or omission in the demolition of such building or structure. (d) In all cases where traffic control may be necessary during the demolition work or whenever the building or structure to be demolished is adjacent to arterial streets, the Department shall not issue a demolition permit without first obtaining the approval of the Public Works Department for barricading and traffic control. The permit holder shall be liable upon his performance bond for the placement of any necessary traffic control devices, such as barricades, warning signs and lights. (e) The permit holder shall place any necessary devices such as barricades, warning signs, and lights when performing demolition work over, across, or upon public sidewalks. (f) The permit holder shall take all necessary precautions to protect public ways, public places, and other public property during the course of the work authorized by the demolition permit. The permit holder must repair or replace any public ways and public places, and other public property, damaged during the demolition, to conform to current City specifications, with the work to be approved by the Public Works Department. -5- ,:I I : 1