Chapter 16.20 — MOVING BUILDINGS

No person shall move any building, designed or intended for human occupancy, within, into, from or through the city without first obtaining a building moving permit as provided in this chapter.

(Code 1972, § 16.20.010; Ord. No. 183, § 1, 1954)

Application for a permit to move a building from or through the city, whenever such moving will require the use of the streets in the city, shall be made to the chief of police, accompanied by a fee of $15.00, and by such information as the chief of police may require. If the chief of police is satisfied that the building may be moved without danger or damage to any street, tree or other public property, or any utility installation, and that the use of the streets on the proposed route of travel will not be unduly interfered with, he may thereupon issue a permit to move the building. He may issue such permit without the application or filing fee in the case of small buildings moved on trucks which comply with the weight and size limitations of the vehicle code.

(Code 1972, § 16.20.020; Ord. No. 183, § 2, 1954)

Application for a permit to move a building from one place to another within the city, or from a place outside the city to a place within the city, shall be accompanied by an application fee of $10.00, plus the sum of $0.50 per mile from the city to the then location of the building as to all buildings located outside of the city,

(Code 1972, § 16.20.030; Ord. No. 183, § 3(a), 1954)

The application mentioned in section 16.20.030 shall be in writing, delivered to the building inspector, and shall contain or be accompanied by the following information:

(1)

Present location of the building;

(2)

Legal description of the parcel of land on which it is proposed to be placed;

(3)

A plat drawn to scale showing the dimensions of the parcel, and proposed location of the building thereon;

(4)

Such other information, including photographs if necessary, as the building inspector may require;

(5)

Such additional information as the city council may by order specify.

(Code 1972, § 16.20.040; Ord. No. 183, § 3(b), 1954)

The building inspector shall proceed to inspect the building where it is then located, and shall report his findings to the city council, in writing, including, in general terms, such alterations or improvements as may

be necessary to make such building comply with the building ordinances of the city, and including specific recommendations as to the conditions that, in his opinion, should be imposed upon the permit in the event the council concludes to grant the application. If the building is proposed to be moved from one place to another within the city, and if, in the opinion of the building inspector, the building is structurally the equivalent of the structural standards established by the building ordinances, or may be made so, he shall state in his report the facts which form the basis of such opinion, and such building may be deemed to comply with the structural requirements of the building ordinances when the necessary work shall have been done in accordance with the report. The council shall consider the application and report at its next regular meeting, and may approve the granting of a permit upon conditions, which shall be specified, which will ensure that the building will, within a reasonable time which shall be specified, be improved or altered or repaired to meet the building requirements of the city in the location where the building is intended to be located, a faithful performance bond in an amount equal to the estimated cost of necessary work may be required by the council. The council shall deny the application if it appears therefrom and from the report, that the building at its proposed location would be unsafe, as defined in the ordinances of the city, or if the value of property in the immediate neighborhood of the proposed location of the building would be depreciated thereby, or that an existing condition of substandard dwellings in the neighborhood would be materially aggravated thereby, or that the public health or welfare would be otherwise endangered thereby.

(Code 1972, § 16.20.050; Ord. No. 205, § 1, 1957; Ord. No. 183, § 3(c), 1954)

If the application is approved by the council, the building inspector shall issue a permit upon payment of permit fee of $10.00 by the applicant, the permit to include the conditions imposed by the council. At the same time, and as a condition prerequisite to the issuance of the building moving permit, the applicant shall apply for and pay the fees required for a building permit for such construction as is necessary to enable the building to be located in accordance with the conditions of the building moving permit.

(Code 1972, § 16.20.060; Ord. No. 183, § 3(d), 1954)

As a condition of issuing the building moving permit, the building inspector may require such additional information as is not required in connection with the application for the building permit in the way of detailed plans and specifications showing the proposed alterations, repairs and improvements, together with an accurate cost estimate, as well as a certificate of inspection by a licensed termite control operator, showing the absence of active termites and of substantial damage previously caused by termites. If at any time thereafter during the removal, alteration, repair or construction of the building it appears that termite control work is necessary, or that additional construction resulting from termite damage is necessary, the building inspector shall have the right to require such work to be done.

(Code 1972, § 16.20.070; Ord. No. 183, § 3(e), 1954)

In any of the above cases the applicant shall arrange with the police department for traffic control, and with the street department and other agencies of the city concerned, and with the owners of utility installations,

for the protection of the streets, trees and other installations. In the event that temporary or permanent removal of any such installations or improvements are required by the moving of the building, the applicant shall deposit with the agency concerned such amount of money as the agency may estimate to be necessary to pay the cost of such work. Unless the building is to be moved by a licensed house moving contractor, the building inspector, or the chief of police, as the case may be, may require a surety bond or evidence of insurance sufficient to secure the city from any damage which may result from such moving.

(Code 1972, § 16.20.080; Ord. No. 183, § 4, 1954)

It is unlawful for any person to occupy any building which has been moved into or within the city until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the building inspector, which shall not be issued until the conditions of the building moving permit and the building permit shall have been complied with. Any such building which has not been altered, repaired or improved within the time required as a condition to granting the building moving permit, and as required by such conditions, is a public nuisance, and may be abated as such.

(Code 1972, § 16.20.090; Ord. No. 183, § 5, 1954)