5989 AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 44 - DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS

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c. Cause notice in writing to be given to those furnishing utilities to the premises not less than seven days before demolition is to commence if utility service or facilities are to be terminated, interrupted or otherwise affected by the demolition. d. Cause each sanitary sewer service connection to be terminated and plugged at the property line of the demolition site by some method recognized as proper within the provisions of the Plumbing Code, or as may otherwise be approved by the Building Official. e. Cause each such sanitary sewer service termination to be inspected and approved by the Department of Public Works before covering or backfilling over the same. f. Cause all debris to be removed promptly from the demolition site. g. Cause any underground tanks on the site to be removed and all wells, cisterns, septic tanks and the like to be broken open, and the same along with all excavations to be filled with earth and inert material of such consistency and in such a manner as to eliminate all voids. h. Cause the site to be graded so as to place the same in a clean, safe condition free from debris, ponding and mounding of earth. i. Cause the site and surrounding neighborhood and public ways to be kept free of dust, rubbish, refuse or debris resulting from the demolition operations. 7. Only inert material such as earth, sand, concrete, brick and the like material may be used as fill, all other material and debris shall be moved from the site. 8. No material or debris shall be burned at the site. 9. Debris and material removed from the site and which is to be disposed of shall be so transported, removed and disposed of as to comply with the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act and the rules of the Pollution Control Board of the State of Illinois, and with applicable rules, regulations, resolutions or ordinances of the County of Macon, Illinois or the City. 10. The person, firm or corporation to whom a permit is issued shall be and remain liable for any damage to public utility facilities occassioned by the demolition operation. 11. The Building Official may, in addition to any and all other remedies provided in the Chapter, revoke a permit if the demolition is done in such manner as to violate or fail to comply with the provisions of this Chapter. 12, In addition to any and all other remedies provided in this Chapter, the Building Official may cause any violation of, or failure to comply with the pro- visions of this Chapter to be corrected by others than the person, firm or cor- poration to whom such permit was issued in which event the holder of the permit shall become and be liable for the cost of such correction.