Los Altos Hills Municipal Code Ch. 3 Moving of Buildings

For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this chapter are defined as follows:

Building.

A structure designed, built, or occupied as a shelter or roofed enclosure for persons, animals, or property and used for any purpose whatever. A structure containing an enclosed area of less than 40 square feet shall not be deemed a building within the meaning of this definition.

Person.

Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, organization, or entity of any kind.

(§ 2, Ord. 558, eff. February 15, 2015)

Except as otherwise provided in Section 8-3.03 of this chapter, no person shall move any building over, along, across, or upon any street, alley, or highway in the Town.

(§ 2, Ord. 558, eff. February 15, 2015)

(a) Permits Required. A permit for the moving of a building upon the streets, alleys, or highways of the Town may be granted in the event both the Planning Commission and the Council find that there are special circumstances existing in connection with the moving of a particular building, that the granting of such permit would be in the best interests of the applicant and the residents of the Town, and that such issuance would involve no unreasonable risk to the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Town.

(b) Permits—Applications. The procedure for the application for such permit and for consideration thereof shall be as set forth in Article 9 of Chapter 5 of Title 9 of this Code relating to zoning variances.

(c) Permits—Issuance. No permit shall be issued unless the Planning Commission and the Council find that the applicable conditions set forth in said Article 9 exist. The Planning Commission and the Council shall consider such matters as they deem relevant to each such application and shall impose any and all conditions deemed necessary as conditions precedent to the granting of any permit applied for pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(§ 2, Ord. 558, eff. February 15, 2015)

Any building placed or moved in violation of the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared to be a nuisance and shall be subject to abatement as such.

(§ 2, Ord. 558, eff. February 15, 2015)