Santa Ana Municipal Code § 8-1796 Deposit for public utility services—Required

No permit shall be issued to allow the moving of any building along any street unless the street superintendent has inspected applicant's equipment and approved same, subject to the following regulations:

(1) No building shall be moved, the highest point of which at any time during operation of moving, extends to a height of more than twenty-five (25) feet above the surface of the street, unless a request to move such building, stating the overall height thereof and the route upon the streets of the city over which it will be moved, shall first have been filed with the council and the council, after a report from the building official, the park superintendent and the street superintendent, shall grant special permission for such moving by minute order. Such minute order may be made and conditioned upon the subsequent approval of one (1) or more of the city employees and officials from whom a report is herein required. The requirements set forth in this paragraph are in addition to and not in lieu of any other requirements contained in this division governing the moving of buildings or structures upon the streets of the city.

(2) No building shall be moved upon any truck having metal tires unless the total weight resting upon the surface of the street shall not exceed six hundred (600) pounds upon any inch of width of tires.

(3) No building weighing more than nine (9) tons shall be moved upon any truck equipped with pneumatic or solid tires.

(4) No building shall be moved upon rollers unless planks are placed under said rollers to such width and in such manner as to protect the surface of the street from damage.

(5) No building shall be moved unless moved upon rollers as provided in this division or upon a truck having wheels equipped with pneumatic or solid rubber or metal tires.

(6) No building shall be moved unless there is at all times a clear space of at least five (5) feet between said building and the curb of the street.

(7) No building shall be allowed to remain stationary on any street intersection, or upon any street, in such manner as to obstruct the access to any fireplug, standpipe or other fire fighting appliance located upon or adjacent to such street.

(8) No building shall be moved or allowed to remain stationary upon any public street during the period between thirty (30) minutes before sunset and thirty (30) minutes after sunrise, unless red lanterns are kept lighted during said period at each corner of said building.

(9) The chief of the fire department shall be notified twice during each twenty-four (24) hours of moving of the exact location of the building.

(Code 1952, § 8614; Ord. No. NS-1906, § 13, 6-1-87)

Before the issuance of any relocation permit, the applicant shall in addition to other fees required, deposit with the street superintendent the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00), plus the estimated cost of services of all public utilities to be affected by such moving, and the charges made for the permit to be issued. From said deposit for public utilities the following deductions shall be made:

The sum of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each twenty-four (24) hours, or fraction thereof, during which said building referred to in the permit occupies any portion of a public street in the operation of moving, in excess of the first twenty-four (24) hours.

(Code 1952, § 8615)

After the completion of said moving, the street superintendent shall refund to the applicant any remaining amount not chargeable hereunder.

(Code 1952, § 8623)

Should the cash deposit in this division provided for be inadequate to pay the respective claims, the bond provided for in this division shall be subject to said payment and shall insure the same.

(Code 1952, § 8621)

If a house mover believes that the estimate or statement furnished by any utility or municipality for protecting its property on the streets is excessive, he may appeal to the city council as provided in Chapter 3 of this Code. The council shall hear such matters and determine whether said estimate or statement is excessive, and in case it finds it so to be the council shall fix such sum as it deems adequate for said house mover to deposit, and the sum so fixed by the council shall be deducted by the street superintendent from the money deposited by the applicant in lieu of the estimate or statement and paid to the claimant.

(Code 1952, § 8622; Ord. No. NS-1235, § 35, 12-9-74)

Any person applying for a permit to move any building having a total floor space of more than two hundred (200) square feet must first procure a license from the city and file with the city clerk a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) issued by a surety company authorized to do business in the state, in the form approved by the city attorney, conditioned that if the principal shall fail to fully pay the city and any person who shall suffer any damage that may be done to the streets or improvements thereon or to any person or property of any description as a result of the moving of such building, the surety will pay for such damage not exceeding the amount of such bond. Said bond shall further provide that the damage covered by same may be recovered upon such bond by civil action in the name of the city or person so injured.

(Code 1952, § 8616)

Fees for permits to move buildings over the streets of the city shall be charged in amounts which the city council shall establish by resolution.

(Ord. No. NS-1254, § 1, 3-10-75)

Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-1254, § 1, amended § 8-1801 to read as herein set out. Prior to amendment said section was derived from Code 1952, § 8617, and established the fee for moving a building under 500 feet. Section 2 of Ord. No. NS-1254 repealed § 8-1802, establishing the fee for moving a building out of the city, derived from Code 1952, § 8620.

Note— See the editor's note following § 8-1801.

The street superintendent shall deduct from said deposit required from persons desiring to move any building having a total floor space of more than two hundred (200) square feet as aforesaid, the cost of the services rendered by any employee of the city in protecting, trimming or cutting any trees along the route of moving. In the event that it becomes necessary to remove or replace, or otherwise change any poles, conduits, standards, wires or other property of public utilities in the streets, which are placed and located according to law, franchise or regulations of the public utilities commission of the state, governing such locations, the reasonable expenses of removal and replacement of same shall be borne by the house mover, provided the person owning or controlling such poles, wires, etc., shall have filed with the street superintendent an estimate of said cost within forty-eight (48) hours after the time of the service of the notice of application for building moving permit, as hereinbefore provided.

(Code 1952, § 8618)

Whenever such poles, wires, etc., are placed with less clearance than that provided in the ordinances, laws and regulations pertaining to such matters, the expense of removal and replacement shall be borne by the person owning or operating the same.

(Code 1952, § 8619)