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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
REPORT
Meeting: General Purpose and Administration Committee File # P1.
Date: Monday, September 9, 1991 Res. #
Report#:PD-206_91 File #: By-Law#
Subject: DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PD-206 -91 be received for information.
1. BACKGROUND:
1 . 1 At a regular meeting on July 15, 1991, Council directed staff to
review and report on the procedure and policy for the demolition
of buildings in the Town of Newcastle.
2. COMMENT:
2 . 1 our present policy with respect to the demolition of buildings is
to issue a permit to the applicant on the submission of an
application and the required fees, confirmation the services have
been disconnected (i.e. hydro, gas, water) when applicable, and
upon determining the building is not a designated heritage
building. At the time the applicant is advised of their
responsibility to provide fencing or hoarding for the protection
of the public .
2 .2 The owner or the owner's agent may apply for a permit to demolish.
On receipt of the application, staff:
a) review the application to ensure completeness
b) review notice of disconnection of services to ensure all
applicable authorities have signed
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c) verify building is not a heritage building, roll number
and ownership
d) complete office portion of form and obtain fee
e) assign permit number, record, complete receipt and issue
permit
f) list for inspection the next day
2 .3 The Ontario Building Code Act requires a permit be obtained to
demolish any building greater than 10 square metres in area.
However, it or the Building Code do not set out any standard for
safety or a time limit or requirement to clean up the site after
demolition.
2 .4 The Ministry of Labour have safety requirements for larger
buildings, 600m2 or greater, but not smaller buildings . These
requirements vary, depending on site and the building being
demolished. They may require hoarding to be erected to protect the
public, or perhaps guards around openings for the safety of the
workers within the building and safety precautions for the use of
certain tools and equipment.
2 .5 The Ontario Fire Code does provide some authority to issue orders
where combustible waste material and rubbish do accumulate during
demolition. Good judgement must be exercised in issuing an order
giving consideration to such things as location of other buildings
and property, combustibility of material/rubbish, security of the
site and does a fire hazard really exist.
2 . 6 Staff contacted a number of municipalities to determine how they
deal with problems in having demolition sites cleaned up. It was
learned the problem rarely occurs and if it did the matter would
be dealt with under the Property Standards By-law or the Waste
Materials/Debris By-law. Performance bonds were not required as
there was no apparent need.
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3. CONCLUSION:
3 . 1 It would seem with the Town's Property Standard By-law and Waste
Material By-law, there is legislation to require demolition sites
to be cleaned and graded. In addition, as has been done under the
Fire Code, an order can be issued to clean up a site.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for Presentation
to the Committee
Franklin Wu jLawrence/\q. Kotseff
Director of Planning & Development Chief ImAnistrative Officer
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29 August 1991