Chapter 15.204 — MOVING BUILDINGS THROUGH OR FROM CITY

• A. Required. No person shall move any building through or from the city without first having obtained a removal permit therefor.

• B. Application. Every person desiring to move a building from the city shall file an application for a removal permit on a form provided by the Building Official for such purpose. Each application for a removal permit shall contain the following:

  1. The street address and the legal description of the property from which the building is to be removed and to which it is to be moved.

  2. The name, address and phone number of the owner of the building to be moved.

  3. The name, address and phone number of the contractor who will move the building and his or her state contractor's license number.

  4. The name, address and telephone number of the person in charge, if he or she is not the owner, who will be responsible for all moving operations under the permit being applied for, including final clearance of the site.

  5. The route proposed to be used for the moving of such building and the date and hour of the proposed moving and such other information as may be required by the Building Official.

  6. The maximum height above street level that any portion of the building will be while being moved.

  7. Each such application shall be signed by the applicant or his or her authorized agent. If signed by an agent, the agent may be required to submit evidence of his or her authority to so sign the application.

• C.

• Filing of fees and documents.

1. Before issuance of a permit for the removal of a building from the city, the applicant shall deposit within the city the sums and documents prescribed in the following paragraphs.

   • a. Insurance endorsement. An endorsement of insurance coverage in the amounts specified in § 15.204.020, issued by a corporation authorized to do insurance business within the state, which endorsement shall provide that the insurance thereby represented will not be cancelled, reduced or allowed to expire unless written notice be sent to the city at least ten (10) days in advance of any such cancellation, reduction or expiration. All such insurance endorsement shall be submitted to the City Attorney for approval before acceptance by the city.

   • b. Cash bond. A cash bond in the amount specified by City Council resolution.

   • c. Permit fee. A house moving permit fee in an amount set by Council resolution.

   • d. Route inspection fee. A route inspection fee as set by Council resolution.

     • e. Other fees. All fees required by any applicable ordinance of the city.
   2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the state, any political subdivision thereof or to any governmental agency when moving a building by its own personnel.

• D. Posting on building being moved. The permit issued pursuant to this article shall be posted on the front of the building being moved.

• (1961 Code, §§ 7.36, 7.37, 7.38 and 7.39; Ord. 372)

Every person moving a building from or through the city shall take out and maintain public liability insurance to protect against loss from liability for damages on account of bodily injury, including death, and to protect against loss for liability or damages to any property caused directly or indirectly by the moving of the building. Such insurance policy shall be maintained in full force and effect during the moving of the structure in amounts as specified by resolution of the City Council. The provisions of this section as to insurance shall not be construed as limiting in any way the extent to which the permittee may be held responsible for the payment of damages.

(1961 Code, § 7.40; Ord. 372)

• A. To guarantee the compliance by an applicant with the provisions of this chapter, the removal of the building within the time specified by this chapter and the final clearance of the building site, every person moving a building from the city shall deposit with the city a cash bond in an amount established by resolution of the City Council.

• B. Upon notification by the Building Official that the removal has been completed and the site cleared, the City Treasurer shall refund to the depositor the amount of the cash bond deposited, after first deducting therefrom all fees and penalties payable to the city under the provisions of this chapter, the cost, as determined by the City Engineer, of repairing or replacing any public property damaged by the moving of the building and the sum of ten ($10) dollars per day for each day beyond the limit specified in the permit for the completion of the removal and the clearance of the site in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(1961 Code, § 7.41; Ord. 372)

No removal permit shall be issued by the Building Official without a route, time and date first approved by the Chief of Police. In the event of any emergency requiring the use of city streets for any purpose with which the moving of a building would interfere, the Chief of Police shall have the authority to require a change of the route to avoid such interference. (1961 Code, § 7.42; Ord. 372)

• A. No route shall be approved by the Chief of Police unless the applicant furnishes a certificate from each public utility company maintaining or operating facilities along such route that its facilities will not be required to be relocated or interrupted by the moving of the building along such route or that arrangements have been made by the applicant for the removal, relocation or restoration of such utility company's facilities with which the moving of the building along such route will interfere.

• B. If the highest point of the building when loaded and ready for moving is more than sixteen (16) feet above the ground surface, the cost of rearranging, protecting and restoring the equipment of any public utility affected shall be borne by the permittee.

• (1961 Code, § 7.43; Ord. 372)

No removal permit shall be issued until all utility services have been shut off and disconnected from the building to be moved. (1961 Code, § 7.44; Ord. 372)

No person except a house mover licensed by the state shall remove any building from or through the city.

(1961 Code, § 7.45; Ord. 372)

Every person removing a building from the city shall make good all damages or injuries caused by the moving thereof.

(1961 Code, § 7.46; Ord. 372)

The wheels and rollers of all equipment used in moving of buildings shall have sufficient tire or bearing width to prevent grooving, marring or damaging of any street, alley or public property upon which the same may be used. (1961 Code, § 7.47; Ord. 372)

Every building, while being moved upon any street, alley or public property, shall at all times between sunset and sunrise be illuminated by adequate warning devices placed at each corner of the building and at the end of any projection thereof. (1961 Code, § 7.48; Ord. 372)

No person shall place or park any building upon any public street, alley or property without the prior written approval of the Chief of Police and of the Chief of the Fire Department. (1961 Code, § 7.49; Ord. 372)

The site in the city from which a building is removed shall be cleared of all foundations, drive- ways and walkways and all portions thereof, shall have all loose combustible materials and debris removed therefrom, and all excavations shall be filled in with soil free of debris, all of which shall be accomplished within thirty (30) days from the time such building is removed. (1961 Code, § 7.50; Ord. 372)