12 - Amendment to the Substandard and Dangerious Building Ordinance and authorizing a Salvage Program - Article 4.03

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WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that such a salvage program is in the best interest of the City and its residents; Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 3. That Article 4.03, Sec. 4.03.002, "Definitions," shall be amended to add the following definitions, to be placed where appropriate alphabetically in the section: "Demolition. The process of dismantling or `knocking down' buildings (usually using heavy machinery), after which the products of the demolition are afterwards landfilled or partially recycled." "Deconstruction. The process of systematically dismantling a structure in an environmentally, economically, and socially responsible manner to maximize recovery of materials for reuse and recycling. Section 3. That Article 4.03, Sec. 4.03.009, "Action by city; assessment of city's expenses, shall be amended to read as follows: "(a) If a building or structure is not vacated, secured, repaired, removed, or demolished in accordance with an order of the building and standards commission, the city may vacate, secure, remove, deconstruct and or demolish the building on its own initiative....." Section 4. That Article 4.03 shall be amended by adding Sec. 4.03.009.1 to read as follows: "Sec.4.03.009.1 Deconstruction prior to demolition. "(a) Purpose "The city recognizes the distinction between traditional demolition, which uses smaller work crew and heavy equipment for a swift dismantling of a structure, and deconstruction, which emphasizes the use of a trained labor force to manually extract material for use and resale. It is the purpose of this section to authorize the city to, where appropriate for structures it demolishes pursuant to final orders of the Building and Standards Commission, utilize deconstruction methods to both reduce