Rialto Municipal Code Ch. 15.40 Building Moving Permit

No building or structure shall be moved from one lot or parcel to another lot or parcel in the city or be moved from any lot or parcel outside of the city to a lot or parcel in the city without first filing with the city building and safety division an application for such move and obtaining a permit to allow such moving to be done in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 1171 (part), 1992: Ord. 1071 (part), 1989)

The application sets forth the following information:

A. Location and addresses of the old and proposed new site;

B. Plot plan of the new site setting forth the size and shape of the adjacent lots and parcels, including description of structures and improvements thereon;

C. Plans and specifications setting forth proposed improvements and remodeling of such buildings or structures at the new site, including landscaping.

(Ord. 1171 (part), 1992: Ord. 1071 (part), 1989)

The application is accompanied by a fee, payable to the city, as such fee may be prescribed from time to time by council resolution.

(Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: Ord. 1171 (part), 1992: Ord. 1071 (part), 1989)

If the chief building official finds that the structure does not conform, or cannot reasonably be made to conform, with the current building code and other related laws of the city, the application is forthwith rejected by the chief building official; otherwise, he/she shall, within three days from the date of inspection, report to the planning commission the type of construction, age and present condition of such building or structure. In the event the application is for the moving of a building or structure from a point outside the city to a lot or parcel inside the city, the application is accompanied by the payment of a further sum to the city equivalent to twenty-five cents per mile for the round trip mileage between the city hall and the place of inspection. The additional fee is for the purpose of reimbursing the city for costs and expenses incident to out-of-city inspections. In all cases under this chapter, the applicant shall make the property available for inspection at such time as is required by the building inspector.

(Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: Ord. 1171 (part), 1992: Ord. 1071 (part), 1989)

After the receipt by the planning commission of the report from the building division, the planning commission shall hold a hearing on such application, giving such notice as it deems sufficient to inform all persons interested of the fact of the application and the time and place of hearing. At the hearing, the planning commission shall give consideration to statements of all persons who may appear to support or protest the granting of the application. After the hearing, the commission shall make its recommendation to the city council. In making its recommendation to the city council, the planning commission shall report all such changes, repairs or modifications of the building or structure to be moved, which, in its judgment, are necessary and proper to comply with the provisions of the chapter and other laws of the city or any other governmental agency.

(Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: Ord. 1171 (part), 1992: Ord. 1071 (part), 1989)

The recommendation of the planning commission shall be acted upon by the city council at its next regular meeting.

(Ord. 1171 (part), 1992: Ord. 1071 (part), 1989)

In all cases where the moving permit covers the moving from one site within the city to another site within the city, it is a condition of such moving permit that the applicant, upon the building or structure being moved off a lot, clears the site from which the building or structure is moved, within a period of thirty days after removal of the building or structure, of all rock, brick, foundation material, and waste and debris of all kinds, including dead or uncared-for trees and vegetation, and also fills up any holes or excavation, so that the premises after the moving are left in a clean, sightly and safe condition; and in the event the applicant does not clean up the site as prescribed in this section within the period of time, the city may itself clean up the site or cause the same to be done by other persons, in which event the reasonable cost thereof is a charge against the applicant and his/her surety.

(Ord. 1234 (part), 1995: Ord. 1171 (part), 1992: Ord. 1071 (part), 1989)

In the event the city council acts favorably on the application and allows the building or structure to be moved, it shall order a building permit issued covering the same, on such terms and conditions as the city council may prescribe; provided, however, that before such permit is issued there is deposited by the applicant with the city clerk a surety bond made payable to the city in an amount equal to the reasonable and estimated cost of the repairs or additions required to be made to the building or structure to be moved, including cost of cleanup, but in no case less than one thousand dollars, which bond is conditioned upon the faithful performance by the applicant of the terms and conditions of the permit as issued, including the cleaning up of the site and other work required by this chapter, and reimbursement to the city or other persons in interest of the cost of cleaning up the site in the event the cleaning up is not done by the applicant within the time prescribed; provided, however, that such faithful performance bond need not cover the cleaning up of the site in cases where the building or structure is moved from a site outside the city to a site within the city.

(Ord. 1171 (part), 1992: Ord. 1071 (part), 1989)