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Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION

§ 15.60

Morgan Hill Building Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Morgan Hill

15.60.010 - Demolition permit issuance prerequisites.

No demolition permits shall be issued for any building or structure for which the building official has knowledge from city records or information obtained from civic organizations that verify the building is forty

years old or more, until the following procedure is followed:

A.

The applicant or his agent has caused a notice to be posted on the land, in a conspicuous place, on which the structure is to be demolished for a period of fifteen days, and filed with the building division an affidavit declaring that the posting has been done. The notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the land, shall be at least ten inches in size, and shall contain the following words in letters at least two inches high:

NOTICE OF INTENDED DEMOLITION: ANY INTERESTED PERSON MAY APPEAL THE INTENDED DEMOLITION OF THIS BUILDING OR STRUCTURE BY WRITTEN APPEAL FILED WITH THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OF THE CITY OF MORGAN HILL, FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF POSTING HEREOF, BUT NOT AFTER FIFTEENTH (15th) DAY FROM POSTING.

B.

If no appeal is filed within this fifteen-day period, the permit shall be issued. If an appeal is filed within this fifteen-day period, the permit may be withheld for an additional sixty-day period to allow the applicant time to take steps to secure the purchase or other means of preserving the building.

(Ord. 1861 N.S. § 16 (part), 2007: Ord. 497, 1979; Ord. No. 2000 N.S., § 15, 1-26-2011; Ord. No. 2095 N.S., § 2, 11-20-2013)

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Morgan Hill Building Code
  1. ▸ Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
    Overview
    1. § 15.08
    2. § 15.12
    3. § 15.16
    4. § 15.20
    5. § 15.25
    6. § 15.28
    7. § 15.30
    8. § 15.36
    9. § 15.37
    10. § 15.38
    11. § 15.40
    12. § 15.44
    13. § 15.52
    14. § 15.60
    15. § 15.62
    16. § 15.64
    17. § 15.65
    18. § 15.66
    19. § 15.80

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