Mountain View Municipal Code Div. 7 Moving Buildings

For the purpose of this Division, the following words shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:

a. Building. A structure designed, built or occupied as a shelter or roofed enclosure for persons, animals or property and used for residential, business, mercantile, storage, commercial, industrial, institutional, assembly, educational or recreational purposes. A structure containing one hundred (100) square feet or less of floor space shall not fall within this definition.

b. Public works director. The public works director for the city or their designee.

c. Zoning permit. A permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, including, but not limited to, a development review permit and historic preservation permit required for the placement, modification, rehabilitation or improvement of a relocated building and any associated site improvements to accommodate said building.

(Ord. No. 01.2024, § 6, 1/23/24.)

The provisions of this Division shall apply to any development project or activity that involves the movement of a building to any location within the City of Mountain View. These provisions shall not apply to buildings moved to a location within the city for the purpose of temporary storage, so long as such activity is conducted in compliance with the provisions of Section 8.149 of the city code.

(Ord. No. 01.2024, § 6, 1/23/24.)

In addition to the application requirements of Article XVI of this Chapter, applications for moving buildings shall include: a project description regarding how the structure conforms to the general form, scale and character of the neighborhood and what modifications will occur to the project site as a result of the project; information of any proposed structural modifications (i.e., windows, new roofing, etc.); and, if the structure has historic qualities, explanation of how the character and architectural style of the period shall be retained in any proposed expansion and/or accessory structures (e.g., avoid stucco over wood, replacing or mixing wood windows with aluminum, etc.).

(Ord. No. 01.2024, § 6, 1/23/24.)

At least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to review of a request for a zoning permit to move any building to a location inside the city, the applicant shall post a moving notice both at the proposed new location to be moved and at the existing building location in accordance with city standards for project identification signs.

Hearing notices shall be mailed in accordance with Section 36.56.20. Failure of any property owner, tenant or other person to receive said notice of hearing will not invalidate the proceedings or the permit.

(Ord. No. 01.2024, § 6, 1/23/24.)

1. Zoning permit. A zoning permit shall be obtained in accordance with the hearing procedures in Sections 36.56.25 and 36.56.30 prior to receiving approval from the public works director that the structure and the route are approved for moving and prior to receiving a building permit.

2. Premove inspection. A person seeking to move a building or structure onto a parcel within the city shall, concurrently with applying for a zoning permit, file an application for a premove inspection with the chief building official. The chief building official shall perform a premove inspection of the building or structure and the proposed location of the same, and the chief building official shall submit to the zoning administrator a report describing the improvements which must be made to the building or structure to conform to the current building codes.

3. Public works director approval. The public works director shall approve the route the building is to be moved from the original site to the new location.

4. Other approvals. A building permit for work as a result of moving the building shall be obtained as well as a moving permit for the moving of the structure. See Article VII in Chapter 8 on the application and additional procedures for the premove inspection, a building permit and a moving permit.

(Ord. No. 01.2024, § 6, 1/23/24.)

a. Denial. If the zoning administrator finds and determines that the relocation of the building to the proposed site is inconsistent with the development standards of the underlying zoning district; would cause appreciable damage to, or be materially detrimental to, the property or improvements within the immediate vicinity of the proposed new location; or if the structure is of a type prohibited at the proposed new location by any law or city regulation, the zoning administrator shall deny the zoning permit and inform the applicant in writing.

b. Appeal. Any person may appeal the decision of the zoning administrator made pursuant to this Division per Section 36.56.50.

(Ord. No. 01.2024, § 6, 1/23/24.)