El Monte Municipal Code Ch. 15.30 Building Regulations—moving, Relocation and Demolition of Buildings,…

Every person moving a building or structure within, into or from the city shall comply with the regulations specified in the following sections.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Every person desiring to move a building on public right-of-way in the City shall file an application for a housemoving permit on a form provided by the Building Department.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

No person, except a house mover licensed as such by the state of California, shall move any building or structure on any portion of public right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Buildings or structures under thirteen and one-half (13.5) in height from the street level, less than one hundred (100) square feet in floor area and having no horizontal dimensions exceeding eighteen (18) feet, and if entirely supported upon a single vehicle without the assistance of any additional wheels or rollers, may be moved by any person and no housemoving permit shall be required.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Each application for a permit to move a building or structure from or through the city shall contain the following:

A. The name, address and telephone number and state contractor's license number of the contractor who will move the building;

B. The address, and if in the city, the legal description of the property, from which the building is being removed and the address to which it is being moved;

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

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

E. 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 sign the application.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Before issuance of a permit for the moving of any building into, within, or through the city, the applicant shall deposit with the city the sums and documents prescribed in the following subsections.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Insurance shall be provided which names the city as an additional insured in accordance with Section 3.24.030 of this code.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

A housemoving permit fee in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) covers the route inspection and necessary supervision during the actual move.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

A cash bond in an amount equal to two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall be deposited by the house mover to secure the city against damage to public property and to assure compliance with regulations controlling the moving of buildings on public streets in the city.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Whenever a building is being removed from the city or being moved from one location to another within the city, an improvement security in an amount equal to twenty-five cents ($0.25) for each square foot of ground floor area contained in the building to be moved, but in no event less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall be deposited by the owner of the property from which the structure is to be removed to guarantee final site clearance, as required by Section 15.30.140.8 of this chapter, together with written authorization from the owner of the property for the city or its agents to enter upon the land described in the application and to complete the site clearance as required by Section 15.30.140.8 of this chapter, if not completed within the time specified by such section.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

No house moving permit shall be issued by the Building Department, except for a route, time and date first approved by the Director of Public Services. After issuance of the house moving permit and 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 Director of Public Services or the Chief of Police shall have the authority to require a change of the route to avoid such interference.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

No route shall be approved by the Director of Public Services unless the applicant furnishes to him or her a certificate from each public utility company maintaining or operating facilities above ground 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.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

No final approval and issuance of the housemoving permit shall be made until all utility services have been shut off and disconnected from the building to be moved. Notification of such shutoff and disconnection shall be furnished to the Building Department by each of the utility companies concerned.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Every person moving a building from or through the city shall comply with the regulations specified in the following subsections.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

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

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

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.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

A copy of the permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be posted at a conspicuous location on the building being moved.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

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.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

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 designated fire official of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

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 home by the permittee.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

Within seventy-two (72) hours after elevation of a structure from its foundation, such structure shall be removed from the lot. An extension of time may be granted by the Building Official, upon application, when such extension is required because of circumstances beyond the control of the applicant. A fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall accompany each application for an extension of time. The denial of a requested extension may be appealed upon the same terms, as specified in Section 15.28.090 of this title.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

The site in the city from which a building is removed shall be cleared of all foundations, driveways 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 the building is removed. If before the expiration of such thirty-day period of time a valid building permit has been issued for construction upon the same property, the excavations shall not be required to be filled in unless in the opinion of the Building Official a hazardous condition is created by the failure to fill in such excavations.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

A. Upon completion of the housemoving, the Building Official shall write a memorandum to the Administrative Officer requesting that the cash bond deposited pursuant to Section 15.30.140.3 of this chapter be returned to the depositor thereof after first deducting therefrom the cost, as determined by the Director of Public Services of repairing or replacing any public property damaged by the moving of the building and the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) per day for each day or fraction thereof beyond the limit of seventy-two (72) hours, or approved extension, as specified in Section 15.30.140.7 of this chapter.

B. Upon completion of the site clearance, as required in Section 15.30.140.8 of this chapter, the Building Official shall write a memorandum to the Administrative Officer requesting that the cash bond deposited pursuant to Section 15.30.100 of this chapter be returned to the depositor thereof after first deducting therefrom the cost of replacing any public property damaged by the clearing of the site, the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) per day for each day beyond the time specified in Section 15.30.140.8 of this chapter that the site clearance was not completed, and the cost to the city for its expense in completing the site clearance if it becomes necessary, as provided for in Section 15.30.100 of this chapter.

C. If improvement security other than a cash bond be deposited with the city pursuant to this chapter, the same shall not be released until all work required pursuant to this chapter has been completed and all sums due to the city pursuant to this chapter have been paid.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)

With respect to any building or structure moved from a point outside of the city to a point outside of the city and through the city solely via Valley Boulevard; Garvey Avenue; Baldwin Avenue, north of Valley Boulevard; Lower Azusa Road, west of Santa Anita Avenue; Santa Anita Avenue, between Lower Azusa Road and Tyler Avenue; Tyler Avenue, north of Valley Boulevard; and Ramona Boulevard, east of Valley Boulevard, the provisions of this chapter shall be suspended and be inapplicable throughout the period of time that a valid permit issued by the county of Los Angeles for the moving of such structure is in effect and all terms and conditions imposed either by law or in the issuance of such permit, including, but not being limited to, the provisions of state or local law concerning the posting of bonds or the maintenance of public liability and property damage insurance, are complied with.

(Ord. No. 3011, § 3(Exh. A), 6-21-2022)