Big Bear Lake Municipal Code Ch. 15.52 Moving of Buildings

No person shall move any building or structure from a lot within the city or from outside of the city to a lot in the city not previously authorized by a valid conditional use permit without filing of an application with the planning commission for such, and obtaining a permit therefrom to allow such moving to be done. The permit shall be required for the following:

A. Any structure previously established on another parcel or site;

B. Any portion of a structure which is proposed to be moved to the site with a portion of the floor, ceiling and wall elements intact;

C. Any structure designed to be used as a dwelling, with or without permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein;

D. Any structure which has been wholly, substantially or primarily constructed at an off-site location and is transported to the site for final assembly and finishing on site.

(Ord. 81-44 § 1, 1981)

The application required by the Section 15.08.010 shall set forth the following information:

A. Name, mailing address and phone number of the applicant;

B. Applicant's interest in the project;

C. Description of the building being moved and the proposed use;

D. Plot plan of the proposed site including the location of the building being moved, any proposed additions or accessory buildings, driveways, existing buildings, structures, trees on the lot and any other pertinent information;

E. Present location of the structure to be moved and the address and assessor's parcel number of the proposed site;

F. Plans and specifications setting forth proposed assembly finishing, improvement and/or remodeling.

(Ord. 81-44 § 2(a), 1981)

Upon the filing of the application and payment of the filing fee, the application shall be referred to the director of building and safety who shall within five days make an inspection of the building or structure to be moved, or review in other appropriate form to assure that city-adopted standards or units certified under the National Mobile Home and Construction Safety Standards Act of 1974 on a foundation can be satisfied, and report to the planning commission. The report to the planning commission shall include the type of construction, age and present condition of such building or structure and any improvements recommended or required to be made. The director of building and safety may recommend denial of the application if, in his opinion, the above mentioned factors warrant or require such denial of the building or structure being moved onto a lot or parcel in the city. Further, no approval shall be given to move any building which is sufficiently heavy to injure any street or pavement within the city, or the size of which will unduly obstruct traffic upon the city streets.

(Ord. 81-44 § 2(b), 1981)

(Ord. No. 2016-453, § 10, 10-24-2016; Ord. No. 2019-475, § 10, 10-28-2019)

A. After the receipt by the planning commission of the report of the director of building and safety, the planning commission shall hold a hearing on such application, giving such notice as it deems sufficient to inform persons interested as affected of the date and place of the hearing. At the time of the hearing the planning commission shall hear all persons who may appear to support or protest the granting of the application. The planning commission, in making its decision, must make all of the following findings, that in the event it approves the moving of the building or structure:

1. That such approval shall be based upon facts which indicate that the structure is compatible with the surrounding structures and uses;

2. That the decision is not contrary to the provisions of the code of the city or any improvements required to be made as reported by staff;

3. The structure shall be compatible with surrounding structures in roof overhangs and siding materials. Further, that the roof shall be constructed of roof coverings meeting Standard 790 of the Underwriters' Laboratories entitled "Test Method For Fire Resistance of Roof Covering Material" and that such roof materials minimum rating shall be a Class B with a twenty-five-year life expectancy;

4. That the site for the intended structure is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the structure and all of the yards, setbacks, walls or fences, landscaping, parking and other features required in order to adjust the structure to those existing or in the neighborhood.

B. The commission may set forth conditions in a permit which it deems necessary to assure the necessary findings and to protect the public health, safety and welfare. Such conditions may include:

1. Fences and walls;

2. Regulation of points of vehicular ingress and egress;

3. Required landscaping and maintenance thereof;

4. Regulation of glare;

5. Regulation of exterior materials, overhangs and roofing materials to the extent permitted in subsection A3 of this section;

6. Design and other such conditions as will make possible the development of the city in an orderly, efficient and harmonious manner and in conformity with the intent and purpose of the general plan.

(Ord. 81-44 § 3, 1981)

A. Before a building permit may be granted, there shall be a posting of a bond with the city treasurer in an amount as determined by the director of building and safety and the city engineer to cover the costs of the activities involving the city, and the expenditures involved in complying with the conditions related to improvements of the property which may have been established in the granting of the permit. The bond shall also cover the costs involved in cleaning up the vacated site and restoring it to a safe and sightly condition if such is applicable.

B. The police department and department of public works shall approve the streets over which the building may be moved so as to interfere as little as possible with the traffic on the public streets of the city and so as to damage as little as possible any public or private property.

C. In order to protect the city against any damage or injury to any street, sidewalk, fire hydrant or other property of the city, every applicant for the moving of, or any person desiring to move a building through, over or across any public street of the city, shall furnish the city with a certificate of insurance coverage satisfactory to the city, indicating therein the amounts of bodily injury and property damage coverage and the insuring firm.

(Ord. 81-44 § 4, 1981)

A. Every applicant for the moving of, or any person desiring to move a building through, over or across any public street of the city shall notify the police department in writing of the day and hour when it is proposed to remove the building, which notice shall be given not less than twenty-four hours before the time stated in the notice.

B. During the moving of the building through, over or across any street within the city, the applicant shall cause red lights to be displayed during the nighttime on every side of the building, while standing on a street, in such manner as to protect the public from damage or injury by reason of the moving of the building, and shall, when required by the chief of police, and when such building is located in any portion of the city where traffic is congested, pay the expense of a traffic officer to protect the traveling public from damage or injury.

(Ord. 81-44 § 5, 1981)

Every person who receives a permit to move a building shall notify the director of building and safety, in writing, of any and all damage done to property belonging to the city. It shall then be the duty of the city attorney, subject to the consent and approval of the council, to prosecute an action against the applicant and the firm named in the certificate of insurance coverage for the recovery of whatever amount may be necessary to compensate the city for all damages sustained to property owned or controlled by it.

(Ord. 81-44 § 6, 1981)