Taft Municipal Code Ch. 3 Moving Buildings

Whenever any person wishes to remove any building or other structure from one place in the city to another, over any street thereof, above which telegraph, telephone, trolley or other electric wires are suspended, and such wires are not suspended at a sufficient height above the street to allow the passage of such building or other structure across the street, and whenever it shall be necessary to remove any of the poles from which such wires are suspended or to remove or cut any guy or anchor wires or anchor posts, to allow the passage of such building or other structure across the street, such person shall give reasonable notice to the person, managing agent or the person controlling and operating such wires, poles or posts of his desire to have such wires cut or such poles or posts removed so as to permit the passage of such building or other structure across the street.

He shall deposit with such person such sum, not exceeding twenty five dollars ($25.00), as such person shall estimate to be necessary to pay for the expense and damage incident to the cutting of said wires and removal of such poles or posts and restoring such wires, poles and posts to their former condition, after the passage of such building or structure, and upon making such request and such deposit, such person or agent controlling and operating such wires shall fix and designate a reasonable time when he shall cut such wires and remove such poles or posts and allow the passage of such building or other structure across such street and such person desiring to remove such building or other structure shall at the time so fixed and designated remove such building or other structure across such street expeditiously, so as to occasion the least delay and inconvenience in the use of the wires. (Ord. 16, 4-20-1911)

The person controlling and operating the wires shall be entitled to payment from the person removing such building or other structure of the expense and damage incident to cutting of the wires and removing such poles and posts and restoring them to their former condition after the passage of the building or other structure, and if such expense and damage shall be of greater amount than the deposit made as aforesaid, the person removing the building or other structure shall pay to the person controlling and operating the wires such additional expense and damage; and if such expense and damage shall be of less amount than the deposit made as aforesaid; the person controlling or operating the wires shall return to the person removing the building or structure, the balance of the deposit remaining after paying the damage incident to cutting the wires and restoring the same to their proper condition. (Ord. 16, 4-20-1911)

No person engaged in moving buildings or other structures from one part of the city to another shall cut or otherwise interfere with any telegraph, telephone, trolley or other electric wires for the transmission of power or the poles, guys or anchor posts thereof in the city; and any violation of this provision is hereby declared to be an infraction. (Ord. 694-02, 8-20-2002)

It shall be unlawful to move any tank, building or structure upon the public streets of the city without first obtaining a moving permit and without first satisfying all requirements and regulations established by this chapter and the building inspector. (Ord. 53 N.S., 2-18-1935)

The building inspector is hereby empowered and authorized to establish rules and regulations governing the moving of buildings, tanks and other structures upon the streets of the city when approved by the council. (Ord. 53 N.S., 2-18-1935)

Property from which buildings are removed shall be left in a clean and orderly condition, satisfactory to the Refuse Department Superintendent; and on failure of any person to leave property in a clean and orderly condition, the Superintendent is authorized to place same in proper condition at the expense of the permittee and such expense shall operate as a forfeiture of bond hereinafter provided or such portion thereof as may be necessary. (Ord. 53 N.S., 2-18-1935)

Every applicant for a permit shall deposit the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) cash to guarantee the performance of all the conditions of this Chapter and the regulations established pursuant thereto 1 . (Ord. 53 N.S., 2-18-1935)