Examples of State and Local Demolition Programs

State and Local Demolition Programs

The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati

The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati has incorporated deconstruction into their large scale demolition of 91 homes as part of Lick Run Greenway Project. The Ohio Lick Run Greenway Project Demolition and Construction  website describes the current demolition/deconstruction plan and their partnership with local business Building Value, which will be overseeing the deconstruction and resale of salvaged material.

Cook County, Illinois Demolition Debris Management

• Cook County, Illinois Demolition Permitting
• Reuse - What is it?
• Cook County's Demolition Debris Ordinance

Cook County's 3D Ordinance requires that demolition debris from commercial and residential structures (garages and sheds are exempt from this requirement) must be recycled, with 5% of the residential structures being reused, during the demolition process. The ordinance has resulted in more than 500,000 tons of building material being recycled since its passage in 2012. County Efforts on Recycling of Building Materials Surpass Half-Million Ton Mark

Ramsey County, Minnesota Pre-Demolition Inspection Program

Explains what documents are required from the demolition contractor, property owner or their designee to meet the county's pre-demolition inspection program. 

Ramsey County, Minnesota Pre-Demolition Inspection Program

Michigan Blight Elimination Program

Michigan Department of Human Services and other agencies are working to eliminate blight near schools in the city of Detroit. Part of that plan involves demolition of dangerous structures, to make a safer route to and from school for children, and for overall neighborhood stabilization. The program includes funding for blight elimination in other Michigan areas.

Michigan State Land Bank Authority
 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Neighborhood Stabilization Program

The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Neighborhood Stabilization Program has guidance and procedures for grantees and their partners using NSP funds to demolish blighted properties

Permits and Notifications Required before Demolition

• Fairfax County, VA: Demolition Permits
• Grand Rapids, MI: Demolition Information Packet (PDF) (11 pp, 452 K About PDF) March 2015
• Madison, WI: Demolition: Land Development
• San Antonio, TX: Information Bulletin 106: Demolition Process, Checklist and Permit Application (PDF) (11 pp, 495 K, About PDF) updated June 2020
• Santa Monica, CA: Demolition Permit Information