El Monte Municipal Code Ch. 15.32 Building Regulations—moving, Relocation and Demolition of Buildings,…

Every person salvaging or wrecking a structure shall comply with each of the regulations contained in the following sections.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Every person desiring to salvage or wreck a structure shall file an application for a demolition permit on a form provided by the Building Department.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

No person, except a demolition contractor licensed as such by the state of California or a general contractor licensed as such by the state of California doing demolition work under a permit calling for demolition only in connection with remodeling or new construction upon the same premises, shall salvage or wreck any building or structure; provided, however, that the owner of a structure may salvage or wreck his or her own structure, provided he or she also owns the property on which his or her structure stands.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Each application for a demolition permit shall contain the following:

A. Name, address and telephone number of the owner of the building to be demolished and whether or not this person also owns the property on which this building stands;

B. The address, or legal description, of the property on which the building to be demolished stands;

C. The name, address, telephone number and state contractor's license number of the person that will demolish the building if such person is not the same as the person described in subsection A hereof;

D. A precise description of the portion of the building to be demolished.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Prior to the issuance of the demolition permit, the applicant shall deposit with the city fees and deposits prescribed in the following subsections.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

A demolition fee of eighty dollars ($80.00) per lot; provided, however, that the total permit fee shall not exceed eighty dollars ($80.00) for demolition on contiguous lots performed simultaneously pursuant to a permit or permits issued under a single application.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Insurance shall be provided, which names the city as an additional insured in accordance with Section 3.24.030 of this title.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Improvement security of a type set forth in Section 66499 of the California Government Code in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00), together with written authorization of the owner of the property for the city or its agents to enter upon the land described in the application and to complete the site clearance required by Section 8554.3 after expiration of the completion time specified pursuant to Section 8554.5.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

No demolition permit shall be issued until all utility services have been shut off and disconnected from the building to be demolished. Notification of such shutoff and disconnection shall be furnished to the Building Department by each of the utility companies concerned.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Every person demolishing a building shall comply with each of the regulations contained in the following subsections.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

The permit required by this chapter shall be conspicuously posted in the immediate vicinity of the building being demolished.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

The person demolishing a building shall be responsible for all damages or injuries caused by such demolition and shall cause all dry or dusty materials or debris to be wet down to lay the dust.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

All combustible materials or debris remaining at the site at the completion of work shall be removed, all cement, steel or other building material removed to a point even with the finished grade, and all excavations filled in to average grade with soil free of debris.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

The applicant shall provide the Building Official with a sketch showing the location and depth of the sanitary sewer lateral which was capped off during the demolition work. If the building was served by a cesspool, it shall be exposed and filled with sand as a part of the demolition work.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

The demolition of any building shall be completed within forty-five (45) days after the issuance of the demolition permit. Demolition shall not be deemed completed until the provision of Sections 15.32.060.3 and 15.32.060.4 of this chapter have been complied with. If before the expiration of the forty-five-day period time a valid building permit has been issued for construction upon the same property, the excavations shall not be required to be filled in unless, in the opinion of the Building Official, a hazardous condition is created by the failure to fill in such excavations.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Upon completion of the demolition work, as required in Section 15.32.060.5 of this chapter, the Building Official shall write a memorandum to the Administrative Officer requesting that the cash bond deposit pursuant to Section 15.32.040.2 of this chapter be returned to the depositor thereof after first deducting therefrom the cost, as determined by the Director of Public Services of repairing or replacing any public property damaged by the demolition of the building, the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) per day for each day beyond the limit specified in Section 15.32.060.5 of this chapter for the completion of the demolition and the clearance of the site in accordance with the provisions of this chapter during which such demolition and site clearance remains uncompleted, and the cost to the city for its expense in completing the demolition work if it becomes necessary, as provided in Section 15.32.040 of this chapter. If improvement security other than a cash bond be deposited with the city pursuant to this chapter, the same shall not be released until due to the city pursuant to this chapter have been paid.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

The City Council has adopted by reference the primary code known as "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, 2000 Edition," in accordance with the provisions of Government Code Section 50022.2. The City Administrator is authorized and directed to include an appropriate reference to the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, 2000 Edition, in public works construction bid and contract documentation as may be necessary to comply with state or federal law or as may be consistent with prudent public works civil engineering standards.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)