San Bernardino Municipal Code Ch. 15.36 Demolition and Moving of Buildings and Structures

(A) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to demolish, dismantle, or tear down any house, building, or structure within the city or to move the same outside the city limits shall, before proceeding with such work, file an application with the Department of Community and Economic Development for permit to do so. The Superintendent, if he feels that the granting of such permit is not contrary to public health, safety, and welfare, and if he determines that the applicant has fully complied with and satisfied each and every other applicable provision of local and state law, shall issue such permit; provided, however, that as a condition to the issuance of such permit, the applicant shall pay to the Superintendent a fee in a sum in accordance with the schedule set forth in § 303 of the California Building Code which shall be in addition to any other fee required by law, and shall deposit with him or her a surety bond in the amount of $1,000 to ensure the faithful performance by the applicant of the following conditions under which such permit is granted, namely: that upon the moving, demolition, dismantling or tearing down of such house, building or other structure, the lot, parcel, or site shall be cleared of all debris, brick, rock, cement work, foundations, weeds, brush, dead or uncared for trees and vegetation and be filled and graded in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 15.04 in such a manner that storm waters and other waters will not accumulate thereon so that the premises are left in a clean and safe condition as determined by the Director of Community Development and Housing Department.

(B) Any permit issued under this section shall be further conditioned upon completion of the work of moving or demolition, dismantling, tearing down, filling, grading and cleaning of the site within a period of ninety days from the date of its issuance which period may be extended by the Building Official upon good cause shown for such additional periods as may be reasonably required to carry out the purposes of the permit.

(C) The permit shall not be issued or approved unless and until the applicant has furnished satisfactory evidence to the Superintendent:

(1) That he or she has fully complied with the provisions of § 119(a) of the Uniform Plumbing Code or other law pertaining to the plugging or capping of abandoned sewer outlets;

(2) That he or she has obtained a permit for such plugging and capping in accordance with § 1.8 of the Uniform Plumbing Code or other law;

(3) That he has completed the plugging and capping thereof in an approved manner as evidenced by a final inspection; and

(4) That he has cleaned and filled any abandoned cesspool and has filled and graded the property as required herein.

(Ord. 2014, passed 1-19-1954; Ord. 2784, passed 11-29-1966; Ord. 3628, passed 2-24-1977; Ord. MC-1027, passed 9-9-1998; Ord. MC-1525, passed 1-15-2020; Ord. MC-1643, passed 10-2-2024; Ord. MC-1666, passed 8-5-2026)

[Reserved]

(Repealed by Ord. MC-460, passed 5-15-1985)