Salinas Municipal Code § 9-19 Same—Application and contents

* As to motor vehicles and traffic, see Ch. 20 of this code. As to streets and sidewalks, see Ch. 30.

No building or structure shall be relocated into or within the city, nor shall the public streets within the city be used therefor, without first procuring a building relocation permit in the manner hereinafter provided.

(Ord. No. 989 (NCS), § 1; Ord. No. 1060 (NCS), § 1; Ord. No. 1599 (NCS), § 1(1); Ord. No. 2150 (NCS), § 6.)

* As to licenses generally, see Ch. 19 of this code.

The owner of such a building or structure shall file an application with the building official, which application shall be accompanied by the following information and materials:

(a) One copy drawn to scale of the floor plan of the building or structure to be moved, showing any and all proposed additions or alterations thereto. The scale shall be ¼ = 1′0″;

(b) A site plan drawn to a legible scale showing the overall dimensions of the proposed site and the building or structure as it will appear on the site location, which site plan shall show any and all existing and proposed fences, walkways, paved areas, landscaping, and dimensions of all yards. The site plan shall consist of one reproducible tracing and four white prints;

(c) Photographs of the building or structure which clearly show all elevations, one of which shall also show the building or structure as it will be seen from the street on the proposed site location. The photographs shall consist of at least one unretouched glossy print of each elevation of a size no smaller than three inches by four inches;

(d) Such other information and materials as the building official determines necessary for a complete consideration of the application.

(Ord. No. 989 (NCS), § 2; Ord. No. 1599 § 1(2); Ord. No. 2057 (NCS), § 1(V); Ord. No. 2276 (NCS), § 9(A).)

(a) The building official shall inspect the building or structure, and shall post a notice in the front yard of the present site of the building or structure to be moved, unless there is no area appropriate for such posting, in which case the notice shall be posted on the front of such building or structure; notices shall also be posted on the front and rear of the proposed site location. The notice shall have a title in letters not less than four inches in height: "MOVING NOTICE," and shall give the present location and the proposed site location of the building or structure to be moved by number, street and city or unincorporated area, the name and address of the applicant desiring a permit to move the building or structure, the time and place when and where the application will be acted upon, and the date of initial posting. The building official shall also mail notices of the application for the proposed building relocation to property owners and residents of property within three hundred feet of the proposed site. The notices shall contain the same information required above for a notice posted on the present and proposed site locations of the building or structure to be moved.

(b) The building official shall submit such application and its accompanying materials and information, together with a report of his inspection of said building or structure, to a committee to be known as the building relocation committee, consisting of the building official, the director of community development, and the director of public works or their respective designated representatives acting on their behalf. Said committee shall make, or cause to be made, such additional investigation as it deems necessary, and shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the application, with a unanimous vote being necessary for approval or conditional approval. The moving notices must be posted for a period of, and the notices of application for the proposed building relocation must be mailed, at least ten calendar days before an application can be acted upon.

(Ord. No. 989 (NCS), § 3; Ord. No. 1599 (NCS), § 1(3); Ord. No. 2057 (NCS), § 1(W); Ord. No. 2276 (NCS), § 9 (B).)

The applicant may appeal the committee's decision to the city's board of appeals, which shall hold a public hearing on the application after notices thereof have been mailed by the building official to property owners and residents of property situated within a three hundred feet radius of the proposed site at least five business days prior to said public hearing. The appeal shall be in writing and shall be filed with the building official. The city's board of appeals shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the application.

(Ord. No. 989 (NCS), § 4; Ord. No. 1599 (NCS), § 1(4): Ord. No. 2057 (NCS), § 1(X); Ord. No. 2150 (NCS), § 6; Ord. No. 2276 (NCS), § 9(C).)

(a) The committee, or the city's board of appeals, as the case may be, shall not approve such application if it determines that:

(1) The building or structure is so dilapidated, defective, unsightly, or in such a condition of deterioration or disrepair, that its relocation at the proposed site would cause appreciable harm or be materially detrimental to the property or improvements in the district within a radius of three hundred feet from the proposed site; or

(2) The building or structure or its proposed use does not comply with the zoning ordinance and other ordinances or resolutions of the city.

(b) The committee, or city's board of appeals, as the case may be, shall impose such terms and conditions upon its approval of such application as it deems reasonable and necessary to prevent the causing of appreciable harm or material detriment to property or improvements in the district within a radius of three hundred feet from the proposed site and along the route the building or structure is to be moved, and to insure compliance with the zoning ordinance and other ordinances and resolutions of the city.

Upon receipt of a written request, the building official may extend the of the term set by the relocation committee for completion of the improvements or remodeling of the relocated structure for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days in accordance with Section 106.4.4 of the California Building Code. In no case, shall such extension permit the total term for completion and final inspection of the building permit to exceed three hundred sixty days from the date of issuance.

(c) The routing of any building or structure sought to be moved, including the time thereof, the duration of the move, and provision for escort thereof, if necessary, shall be approved by the city traffic engineer. When circumstances warrant, an application may be approved conditioned upon subsequent routing approval being given by the city traffic engineer. Whenever there are trees, shrubs and/or plants owned by the city along and adjacent to the proposed route, the city traffic engineer shall review the route proposed with the city public works director and obtain his concurrence therewith before approving said route. Any routing approval shall be in writing and shall specify the building or structure to be moved, the name and address of the applicant, the route to be travelled, the allowable time of the move, and the escort to be provided, if any.

(d) A building permit shall be required if the relocation application is approved. Fees for the building permit shall be based on the valuation of the work required to be done by the relocation committee. Such requirements shall include the installation of a concrete foundation.

(Ord. No. 989 (NCS), § 5; Ord. 1599§ § 1(5); Ord No. 2057 (NCS), § 1(Y); Ord. No. 2276 (NCS), § 9 (D).)

(Ord. No. 2529 (NCS), § 16, 7-10-2012)

(a) The applicant shall pay a fee concurrently with the filing of an application with the building official to cover the administrative costs, including the costs of inspections, involved in processing the application. If an appeal is taken to the city's board of appeals, applicant shall pay concurrently with the filing of the appeal with the building official a fee sufficient to cover the administrative costs of the appeal.

(b) Fees for the provision of any police escort determined necessary shall be deposited with the city traffic engineer prior to routing approval being given. Fees charged for police escorts shall be the same as those charged pursuant to Ordinance No. 1577 (NCS) and resolutions adopted thereunder relating to the issuance of transportation permits for overload vehicles.

(c) All fees herein mentioned shall be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. No. 989 (NCS), § 6; Ord. No. 1599 § 1(6); Ord. No. 2057 (NCS), § 1(Z).)

The building official shall issue all building relocation permits. No building relocation permit shall be issued unless and until:

(a) Applicant has agreed in writing to comply with committee or city's board of appeals terms and conditions;

(b) Applicant has secured written routing approval from the city traffic engineer;

(c) Applicant has secured a building permit;

(d) Applicant has paid or deposited all necessary fees;

(e) Applicant has filed with the building official a faithful performance bond or a cash deposit in an amount and form approved by the city attorney, conditioned upon the faithful performance by the applicant of the aforesaid terms and conditions set by the relocation committee. The bond or cash deposit shall be used to insure that the building or structure, when relocated, will meet the requirements of all applicable codes and ordinances. The bond or cash deposit may be used, in the alternative, to cover the cost of demolition of the building or structure and clearing the site on which it is located in the event it becomes necessary for the building official to commence a proceeding under Article II of Chapter 9 of the city code to abate the building or structure as unsafe and demolition is ordered;

(f) The person, firm or corporation moving and relocating such building or structure has filed with the city clerk public liability insurance covering its operations in moving and relocating said building or structure, with the city, its officers, boards, commissions, agents and employees, as additional insureds, in an amount and form satisfactory to the city attorney. Said insurance shall contain a provision that written notice of any cancellation or reduction in coverage shall be delivered to the city clerk ten days in advance of the effective date thereof.

(Ord. No. 989 (NCS), § 7; Ord. No. 1060 (NCS), § 2; Ord. No. 1599 (NCS), § 1(7); Ord. No. 2057 (NCS), § 1(AA); Ord. 2276 (NCS), § 9(E).)