Costa Mesa Municipal Code § 5-98 Housemover's permit required

No person shall move any building or structure or portion thereof over, on, upon, along, or across any street, without a written permit therefor from the director of public services. A separate permit shall be required for the movement of any section, portion or unit of a building or structure. Such permit may be referred to as a "housemover's permit."

(Ord. No. 75-45, § 2, 9-16-75)

No housemover's permit may be issued or granted by the director of public services unless the following requirements have been met:

(a) An application upon a form furnished by the director of public services shall be filed with fees, if any, as required. It is the intent herein that a separate permit shall be required for each unit of a building or structure to be moved by one conveyance, and the director of public services may, in his discretion, determine the need for additional permits to comply herewith. However, one application may be used if any combination units to be moved will travel over the same route at or near the same time to the same destination.

(b) In the event the building or structure to be moved is intended to be relocated within the City of Costa Mesa, then the applicant must first secure a relocation permit from the planning commission pursuant to this chapter which relocation permit shall accompany the application for a housemover's permit.

(c) All fees and deposits as required by the city have been paid.

(d) As valid certificate of insurance has been filed as herein required.

(e) Applicant shall provide written evidence that the proposed move has been submitted to, and approved by, all public utilities having improvements located in the street(s) where such move is to occur.

(Ord. No. 75-45, § 2, 9-16-75)

Each application for a housemover's permit must show:

(a) The kind of building or structure to be moved.

(b) The street location or other identifying description to which it is proposed to be moved, and the precise route over, along, across, and upon which such building or structure, section or portion thereof is to be moved.

(c) The number of sections or units in which the building or structure will be moved.

(d) The time and date when it is proposed to be moved and within which moving will be completed.

(e) Description of the real property to which it is proposed to move the building or structure, if to be relocated within the city. Otherwise, merely show city or county area in which same is to be relocated.

(f) The complete identity and address of the applicant and owner of building or structure.

(g) The identity or owners of, and complete description of type and number of escort vehicles to be used.

(Ord. No. 75-45, § 2, 9-16-75)

The director of public services, upon the receipt of an application for a housemover's permit shall notify the chief of police and building department. Upon the filing of an application for a housemover's permit, the director of public services shall process same as herein provided and either grant or deny same.

In granting the application, the director of public services may make such conditions and restrictions in the moving of such building as may be reasonably necessary, pursuant to the intent herein, to protect public peace, health, and safety of the citizens of the city and to cause the least possible damage to public streets and alleys, including signs, trees, streetlights, and any other public improvements in the right-of-way, public utility poles, lines, water mains, gas mains and like appurtenances or improvements.

(Ord. No. 75-45, § 2, 9-16-75)