Owners and contractors tearing down a building

Where is the building coming down?

Free checklist for tearing down a house, garage or pool: permit papers, utility shutoffs, historic checks and when a 10-day asbestos notice is due.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Hands off to the right door
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ePlan fills in

  • Parcel
  • Year built
  • Historic listing
  • Flood zone
  • Nearest stream

How it works

Demolition permit checklist, from one answer

  1. Enter the address and what's coming down.
  2. ePlan checks year built, historic listing and the asbestos notice rule.
  3. Read the checklist free. Clearing the lot? Start an erosion and dust control plan.

What you get

Demolition permit checklist and 1 more document

The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Grading and erosion control plan door.

The first draft

Demolition permit checklist (free)

  1. Building, owner and contractor
  2. Permit and site plan items
  3. Utility disconnects: power, gas, water, sewer
  4. Asbestos inspection and notice
  5. Historic review check
  6. Erosion and dust control on the cleared lot

Modeled on: 40 CFR 61.145 asbestos demolition notice; 2024 IRC R106.2 site plan

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Erosion and dust control plan

  1. Disturbed area
  2. Silt fence and inlet protection
  3. Dust control measures
  4. Site stabilization

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

10 working days

before demolishing a covered building: the federal asbestos notice deadline, which applies even when little or no asbestos is found
Source: 40 CFR 61.145(a)(2) and (b)(3), eCFR

Ready for the paperwork?

Draft the erosion and sediment control plan, grading narrative and dust control plan your city or county wants with the grading permit. Free to read.

Grading and erosion control plan →

Questions

Demolition Permit Checklist: what people ask

Does tearing down a house need an asbestos notice?

Not under the federal asbestos rule if it is a residential building with four or fewer dwelling units; those are excluded. Apartment, commercial and public buildings are covered, and the notice goes to the delegated agency, often a state agency.

Source: epa.gov

How far ahead is the asbestos notice due?

At least 10 working days before demolition or asbestos removal begins, postmarked or delivered. For a covered building being demolished, the notice is required even when the inspection finds asbestos below the work-practice thresholds or none at all.

Source: ecfr.gov

What does a demolition site plan show?

Under the model residential code, the construction to be demolished and the location and size of the structures and construction that will stay on the lot. The building official can waive or change the site plan requirement where warranted.

Source: codes.iccsafe.org

The rules this door follows