Chino Municipal Code Ch. 10.45 Transportation of Buildings Within Public Right-of-Way

The provisions of this chapter are intended to facilitate and regulate the transportation of buildings, or portions thereof, through the city.

(Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991.)

A. "Building" means any structure constructed on a permanent foundation, used for human habitation, commercial enterprise, manufacturing or storage.

B. "Applicant" means the person or firm who is applying for and/or has received a permit from the public works department to transport a building within the public right-of-way of the city.

(Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991.)

No one shall transport any building, or portions thereof, upon any public roadway within the city without first obtaining a permit to do so from the director, as provided for in this chapter.

(Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991.)

Anyone planning to transport any building, or portions thereof, upon any public roadway within the city, shall first make an application for a permit to do so from the director. Such application shall be made a minimum of four working days prior to the proposed moving date to provide ample time for processing. All permits issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid only for the specific move stated on the permit. The permit must be maintained in the lead vehicle during the move.

(Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991.)

Buildings, or portions thereof, shall be transported only on public roadways within the city, between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless otherwise indicated on the permit and in accordance with the provisions specified on the permit.

(Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991.)

A fee shall be charged for all permits issued pursuant to this chapter. The fee shall be as established by the Comprehensive Fee Schedule, to defray the costs of administering the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991.)

Each applicant for a permit required by this chapter shall maintain in effect public liability and property damage insurance in amounts not less than those required by the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California and the Federal Motor Carrier Act of 1980, but in no case less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars for bodily injury to each person, five hundred thousand dollars for bodily injury to all persons for any one accident, and one hundred thousand dollars for property damage for any one accident. The alternative minimum combined single limit of coverage shall be six hundred thousand dollars. Each applicant, prior to receiving a permit, must submit verification that the insurance is in effect by providing a certificate of insurance with the city named as an additional insured.

(Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991.)

If, after receiving an application for permit to transport a building, or portion thereof, accompanied by the required fees, deposits, clearance from utility companies and certificate of insurance, the director has determined that the applicant has complied with all provisions of this chapter and the Vehicle Code, the director may issue a permit to transport a building, or portion thereof, upon the public roadways designated in the permit, subject to the regulations and laws of the city and the state relating thereto, in effect at the time. The granting of the permit shall in no way relieve the applicant from liability for damage to public roadways or to any persons or property.

(Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991.)

In the event the applicant does not conform to the provisions of this chapter or if, within the opinion of the director, the transporting of a building, or portion thereof, will cause damage to public property or will be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, the director shall decline to issue the permit and all sums paid to the city therefore shall be returned to the applicant.

(Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991.)

No applicant shall transport explosive, flammable, or corrosive material by means of any building, or portion thereof, upon the public roadways within the city.

(Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991.)

In order to provide for the safe transportation of buildings, or portions thereof, through the city, at the determination of the director, or in order to comply with the Vehicle Code, the applicant may be required to supply pilot vehicles.

(Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991.)

It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to comply with all applicable provisions of the Vehicle Code in effect during the time he is transporting buildings, or portions thereof, through the city.

(Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991.)