Corona Municipal Code Ch. 15.40 Moving Buildings

(A) No person shall move any building within, into, from or through the city without first obtaining a moving building permit as provided in this chapter. Applications for moving building permits must be made at the Building Department nad the following filing fees paid upon making each application.

(1) The fee for filing an application for a permit to move a building from or through the city is set by resolution and is payable to the Planning Department.

(2) The fee for filing an application for a permit to move a building within or into the city is set by resolution and is payable to the Planning Department; provided, however, that if the distance between the building and the office of the Building Department is more than ten miles, the fee shall be increased at the rate of $0.50 per mile for each mile that said distance exceeds ten miles. If the application is approved, an additional fee of $15 must be paid prior to the issuance of the permit.

(B) The building moving permit and the fee mentioned in this section is in addition to the building permit and building permit fee provided by the Building Code.

(`78 Code, § 15.40.010.) (Ord. 2727 § 1, 2004.)

(A) Any person who is considering the making of an application for a permit to move a building may apply to the Building Official for a preliminary inspection of the building. Such application must be accompanied by a preliminary inspection fee in the amount provided for in the City's Fee Recovery Schedule.

(B) Such preliminary inspection shall be only superficial, and sufficient to enable the Building Official to determine whether or not the building appears to be structurally sound and capable of being made to substantially comply with the requirement of applicable laws and ordinances to which the building will become subject if moved to the contemplated location, and occupied and used for the contemplated purpose. The Building Official shall advise the applicant of his opinion of the condition of the building and in general of the basic alterations and repairs which would be required before a permit would be issued.

(`78 Code, § 15.40.020.) (Ord. 2727 § 1, 2004.)

Each application for a permit to move a building into or within the city shall be on a form provided by the Planning Department, and shall include such information as may be required by the Planning Department or by minute order of the City Council, but shall include at least the following:

(A) The present street number of the building, and the legal description of the parcel of land to which it is proposed to move the building, together with a plat drawn to scale showing the area and dimensions of said parcel of land, and the proposed location of the building thereon; and

(B) Photographs of all exterior elevations of the building and an accurate description of the type of construction and the condition of the building and plumbing and wiring systems; and

(C) Detailed plans and specifications showing the proposed changes, repairs and improvements proposed to be made, with an accurate cost estimate; and

(D) Detailed statements of the exceptions to the provisions of the building code, plumbing code, and electrical code, which may be requested by the applicant; and

(E) A certificate of inspection by a licensed termite control operator.

(`78 Code, § 15.40.030.) (Ord. 2727 § 1, 2004.)

(A) The Building Official shall forthwith proceed to inspect the building, and the Planning Department shall analyze the proposed location thereof and shall issue a report on the application to the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Upon receiving the report, the Secretary of the Board shall forthwith notify the owners of all real property lying within five hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the proposed location of said building that they may object thereto by filing written objections with the Planning Department during the period of ten days following the date of said notice, but that only written objections will be considered.

(B) Upon the expiration of the time allowed for filing objections, the Board of Zoning Adjustment shall hear and decide the application. In deciding the application, the Board shall consider all objections filed, the Building Official's report, the Planning Department's report, and all written information submitted by the applicant. The Board may approve the application, approve it with conditions, or deny it. However, the Board shall deny the application if it finds:

(1) That the permit is one to move a building from one fire zone in the city to a more highly restricted fire zone, or from a location outside of the city to any fire zone within the city, and that the applicant has not made satisfactory provision to make the building comply with all of the requirements of all codes for a new building in that fire zone; or

(2) The building in its proposed location will be an unsafe building, as that term is used in the building code; or

(3) That the value of property in the neighborhood of the proposed location of the building will be depreciated thereby, or that an existing condition of substandard dwellings in a neighborhood will be materially aggravated thereby, or that the public health or welfare will be otherwise endangered thereby.

(4) If the application is granted, no permit may be issued during the period of ten days thereafter.

(`78 Code, § 15.40.040.) (Ord. 2727 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2047 § 4 (part), 1991.)

(A) After the granting of an application and prior to the issuance of any permit, the applicant shall execute and file with the Building Department his promise to complete the work shown by the plans and specifications, or otherwise required, within the reasonable time allowed by the Planning Director, together with a faithful performance bond payable to the city in the amount of one hundred 25% of the estimated cost of the work, or such other amount approved by the Planning Director. Termite control work may be required at the discretion of the Building Official.

(B) The applicant shall also arrange with the Police Department for traffic control, and with the owners of utilities for the protection or temporary relocation of said utilities. Such arrangements may include the deposit of such amounts of money as are necessary to pay the cost of such work. Certificates that such arrangements have been made shall be filed by the applicant with the Public Works Department, together with a good and sufficient bond payable to the city in the amount of twenty-five hundred dollars to secure payment of damage to any street, tree, or utility caused by such moving, and also of the costs of protective work done by the city or owner of any utility installation which is in excess of the amounts deposited.

(C) The applicant shall also secure from the Building Department all building permits that are required by the building code.

(D) The Public Works Department shall issue the permit authorized on granting the application, upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The filing of either or both of the bonds mentioned in this section may be waived by the Building Official, with the approval of the City Manager, if other adequate bonds have been provided.

(`78 Code, § 15.40.070.) (Ord. 2727 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2047 § 4 (part), 1991.)

Permits to move buildings from or through the city shall be made at the Public Works Department upon forms provided by the Public Works Department. The applicant for such a permit shall comply with the applicable provisions of § 15.40.050, and shall furnish such additional information as may be required by the Public Works Department. The application may be granted and the permit issued by the Public Works Department, without notice, if it appears that the building may be moved without danger of damage to any street, tree, or to any utility, and that the use of streets along the route will not be unduly interfered with.

(`78 Code § 15.40.080.) (Ord. 2727 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2047 § 4 (part), 1991.)

Appeals of all decisions under this chapter shall be made pursuant to Chapter 17.95.

(`78 Code, § 15.40.090.) (Ord. 2727 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2047 § 4 (part), 1991.)