Stanton Municipal Code Ch. 16.32 Relocation of Buildings and Structures

A. No building or structure shall be moved into the city, or from one lot to another within the city, or from one portion of a lot to another location on the same lot, without first obtaining a permit as hereafter provided.

B. No permit shall be required when:

1. A building is to be used as a temporary contractor's tool house or temporary use in connection with a construction project; provided, however, that said temporary tool house or building shall be removed at the time construction is completed and before an occupancy permit is issued for any of the buildings or structures comprising all or any part of the construction project;

2. When the owner of the building or structure upon which it is to be relocated is a governmental agency;

3. When the building is to be moved temporarily to the regularly occupied business premises of a house mover and being held in storage as an unoccupied structure; or

4. When a building or structure is moved beyond the limits of the city.

(Prior code § 16.20.010; Ord. 775 § 3, 1995)

The following information shall be filed at the time the application is made:

A. Location and address of the old and the new site;

B. Plot plan of new location, including the showing of adjacent lots on all sides of the property and an indication of all structures and improvements on said lots;

C. Plans and specifications for the proposed improvements at the new location, including landscaping treatment;

D. Photographs showing:

1. At least two elevations of proposed building or structures to be moved,

2. The site upon which the building or structure is to be moved,

3. All buildings on property adjacent to the pro-posed site; and

E. The applicant for a permit proposing to relocate a building or structure within the city shall pay a fee, the amount of which is to be established by city council resolution, to the city for each building to cover the costs of investigation and processing the application.

(Prior code § 16.20.020; Ord. 507 §§ 3, 4, 1978; Ord. 775 § 3, 1995)

A. Before a building permit is granted, the applicant shall post a bond with the director of building and safety, executed by the owner of the premises where the building or structure is to be located, as principal, and by a surety company authorized to do business in the state, as surety. However, it is provided that the director of building and safety may accept a cash bond in lieu of the surety bond when it is deemed to be in the best interests of the city.

B. The bond, which shall be in form joint and several, shall name the city as obligee, and shall be in an amount equal to the cost plus an estimated twenty-five percent of the work required, to be done in order to comply with all the conditions of such relocation permit. The bond shall also cover the costs involved in cleaning up the vacated site and restoring it to a safe and sightly condition.

C. An agreement between the principal and director of building and safety shall be executed simultaneously with the posting of bond. Such agreement shall fix the conditions upon which the approval was given for moving the building.

(Prior code § 16.20.040; Ord. 775 § 3, 1995)

Every bond posted pursuant to Section 16.32.040 shall be conditioned as follows:

A. That each and all of the terms and conditions of the relocation permit shall be complied with; and

B. That all of the work required to be done pursuant to the conditions of the relocation permit shall be fully performed and completed within the time limit specified in the relocation permit; or, if no time limit is specified, within ninety days after the date of issuance of the permit. The time limit specified in this section may be extended for good and sufficient cause by the director of building and safety. No such extension of time shall be valid unless in writing, and no such extension shall release any surety from any bond.

(Prior code § 16.20.050; Ord. 775 § 3, 1995)

A. Whenever the director of building and safety shall find that a default has occurred in the performance of any term or condition of any permit, written notice shall be given to the principal and to the surety on the bond.

B. Such notice shall specify the work to be done, the estimated cost thereof, and the period of time deemed by the director of building and safety to be reasonably necessary for the completion of such work.

C. After receipt of such notice, the surety must, within the time therein specified, either cause the required work to be performed, or failing therein, must pay over to the city the estimated cost of doing the work as set forth in the notice, plus an additional sum equal to twenty-five percent of the estimated cost. Upon receipt of such moneys, the director of building and safety shall proceed by such mode as he deems convenient to cause the required work to be performed and completed, but no liability shall be incurred therein other than for the expenditure of the sum in hand therefor.

D. When any default has occurred on the part of the principal under the preceding provisions, the surety shall have the option, in lieu of completing the work required, of demolishing the building or structure and clearing, cleaning and restoring the site. If the surety defaults, the director of building and safety shall have the same option.

(Prior code § 16.20.060; Ord. 775 § 3, 1995)

The term of each bond posted pursuant to this section shall begin upon the date of the posting thereof and shall end upon the completion of the performance of all the terms and conditions of the relocation permit. It is provided that when all conditions have been met, the bond may be exonerated by the city council upon written recommendation of the director of building and safety.

(Prior code § 16.20.070; Ord. 775 § 3, 1995)

A. The director of building and safety, the surety, and the duly authorized representatives of either, shall have access to the premises described in the relocation permit for the purpose of inspecting the progress of the work.

B. In the event of any default in the performance of any term or condition of the relocation permit, the surety or any person employed or engaged in its behalf, or the director of building and safety, or any person employed or engaged in his behalf, shall have the right to go upon the premises to complete the required work or to remove or demolish the building or structure. In the event of such default, it is unlawful for the owner or his or her representatives, successors, or assigns, or any other person, to interfere with or obstruct the ingress or egress to or from any such premises of any authorized representative or agent, of any surety, or of the city, engaged in the work of completing, demolishing or removing any such building or structure.

(Prior code § 16.20.080; Ord. 775 § 3, 1995)