Windsor By-law 148-2025, s. 5.2.29(a) — Building and Property Standards By-law
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the site shall be cleared of all rubbish, debris, refuse, masonry, lumber and other materials and left in a graded and leveled condition;
- (b) unless new construction is to commence immediately on the same footings and/or foundation walls, the footings and foundations shall be removed unless authorized and described on the demolition permit by the Chief Building Official;
- (c) only clean, inert, native material or granular material approved by the Chief Building Official shall be used as backfill;
- (d) building rubble including but not limited to, broken bricks and concrete, shall not be acceptable as backfill material;
- (e) building services such as gas, electrical and water lines, sewer lines, and other such services, shall be properly abandoned per the City Engineer’s best engineering practice standards and the authority having jurisdiction; and
- (f) the site shall be properly graded, grass seeded and otherwise restored to the satisfaction of the Officer to ensure that water will not pond on the site, or drain onto adjoining properties.
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- 5.2.28 Materials Used to Board Buildings All materials used to board vacant buildings damaged by fire, storm, or other unintended causes, shall be tight fitted plywood, composite panels or wood boards painted with an exterior grade paint so that the colour compliments the building’s exterior elements and is acceptable to the Officer
- 5.2.29 Demolition of a Building
- 5.2.30 Demolition of Part of a Building Where part of a building or structure has been demolished, the exterior walls of the remaining part of the building or structure shall comply with the requirements of this by-law and the walls shall be finished with a parge coat of cementitious mortar or otherwise treated with a protective coating to prevent the entry of water into the building and to present a neat and uniform appearance, in the opinion of the Officer, free from the outlines of partitions, stairs, doors, floors, signs and from areas of multi-coloured paint or wallpaper
- 5.2.31 Yard Rubbish, Debris All properties and every yard shall be kept clean and free from rubbish, brush or other debris and from objects or conditions, such as holes or excavations, that might create a fire hazard or unsafe conditions
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