Wasco Municipal Code Ch. 15.20 Moving Buildings

Sections:

15.20.070 Continuous operation--Building remaining motionless prohibited. 15.20.080 Violation of Sections 15.20.010 through 15.20.070--Penalty. 15.20.090 Definitions--Sections 15.20.100 through 15.20.180. 15.20.100 Compliance with building code required. 15.20.110 Permit--Required--Fee. 15.20.120 Permit--Plans to be submitted. 15.20.130 Building--Age and condition. 15.20.140 Building--Certification of structure--Approval. 15.20.150 Building--Termite inspection required. 15.20.160 Building--Prior to completion--Bond required. 15.20.170 Permit--Refusal--Appeal. 15.20.180 Violation of Sections 15.20.090 through 15.20.170--Penalty.

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to move or cause to be moved over or upon the public thoroughfares within the corporate limits of the city, any building or other structure without having first obtained a permit from the city to do so. (Ord. 13 §1, 1946).

A. Application for permit shall be made to the city clerk in such form as shall be required by the clerk, and shall be made at least two days prior to the date when the moving is contemplated to be done.

B. The application shall be accompanied by a deposit with the city clerk of cash or certified check in the amount of fifty dollars to indemnify the city for any damage caused by the moving. (Ord. 13 §2, 1946).

A. The application shall state the name and address of the person, firm or corporation to perform the moving and of the owner of the property to be moved, and shall specify the manner in which the moving is to be done.

B. If the city clerk is satisfied from the application that moving is to be done in good and proper manner, he may issue a permit. (Ord. 13 §3, 1946).

At least two hours before any permitted moving is actually commenced over any public thoroughfare within the corporate limits of the city, the mover shall notify the chief of police of the moving, and all such moving shall be under the traffic direction of the chief of police. (Ord. 13 §4, 1946).

Upon the issuance of any permit under this chapter, the permittee, by the acceptance of such permit, agrees to repair any and all damage caused by the moving and to remove and clean any and all debris left by the moving operations, and in default thereof, to forfeit to the city the deposit specified in Section 15.20.020, together with additional liability for all damage so caused, and the permittee specifically agrees that any and all thoroughfares over which moving is done shall be left in as good condition and repair as the same shall be prior to such use by permittee. (Ord. 13 §5, 1946).

When the temporary removal of any wires, conduits, poles or other equipment of any public utility service is necessitated by any such moving, the person in charge of the moving shall, at least twenty-four hours before such temporary removal becomes necessary, notify the person or persons in charge of said wires, conduits, poles or other equipment that such removal is necessary, and thereupon the temporary removal shall be made at the time required for the passage of the building or other structure; provided, however, that all reasonable costs and charges for such temporary removal shall first be paid or tendered by the permittee. (Ord. 13 §6, 1946).

All moving of buildings or other structures under this chapter shall be completed in one continuous operation, and no building or other structure being moved shall be allowed to stand motionless upon any public thoroughfare within the corporate limits of the city for longer than one hour during any eight hours of such moving operation. (Ord. 13 §7, 1946).

Any person, firm or corporation violating Sections 15.20.010 through 15.20.070 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 13 §9, 1946).

For the purpose of Sections 15.20.100 through 15.20.180, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this section unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:

A. "Building" means and includes any structure or house.

B. "Building official" means the duly appointed and acting building inspector of the city, his duly authorized representative, or such other person as may hereafter be authorized by law to perform the duties now performed by that official in the city. (Ord. 123 §1, 1965).

No building shall be moved or transported from any lot, site or location inside or outside the city to a lot or location inside the city, unless the building, excluding its foundation, is in compliance with the structural minimum requirements prescribed by the Uniform Building Code, as adopted by the city, at the time of the moving of the building into the city. (Ord. 123 §2, 1965).

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to move or transport, or cause to be moved or transported, any building from any lot, site or location inside or outside the city to a lot, site or location inside the city, without first securing a permit from the building inspector and paying a permit fee in accordance with the schedule established for new structures, as set forth by city ordinance. (Ord. 123 §3, 1965).

Before a permit is granted under this chapter, the applicant therefor shall first submit to the building inspector for his approval the plot plan of the new lot, site or location, and the floor plan, foundation plan, cross-section and elevation plans of the building to be moved. (Ord. 123 §4, 1965).

Buildings affected by Sections 15.20.090 through 15.20.180 shall be not older than the majority of the adjoining buildings in the immediate neighborhoods to which the buildings are to be moved, and shall not be in a dilapidated, obsolete or deteriorated condition which in any manner may result in or tend to lessen the economic values of adjoining properties, or be a detriment to the neighborhoods in which the buildings are to be placed. (Ord. 123 §5, 1965).

A. No permit shall be issued under this chapter for the moving of a building from a site outside the city to a site inside the city, unless and until the building to be moved has been fully inspected by a licensed civil or structural engineer or licensed architect, who shall certify that every component part of the building is structurally sound and meets the requirements of the Uniform Building Code adopted by the city, and that the building has been satisfactorily braced to withstand stresses caused by moving. All such buildings shall, however, be subject to the approval of the building official before being placed on the new site.

B. Buildings to be moved from one location to another within the city, shall first be approved by the building official. (Ord. 123 §6, 1965).

All buildings referred to in Sections 15.20.090 through 15.20.180 shall, before any permit to move the same is granted, be thoroughly and competently inspected by a licensed termite inspector who shall certify, in writing, that the buildings are free from termites, vermin, dry rot and/or other pests, fungi or decay. (Ord. 123 §7, 1965).

Any person, firm or corporation may move a building prior completion, as required in this chapter, upon the filing with the building official of a faithful performance bond, in an amount to be determined by the building official, guaranteeing full compliance with this chapter within thirty days from the date of issuance of the permit as required in this chapter or any extension thereof granted by the building official. (Ord. 123 §8, 1965).

Whenever the building official withholds or refuses the issuance of the permit required under this chapter, the applicant may, within ten days, appeal to the city council, in writing, indicating where his interpretation of the Uniform Building Code differs, and requesting an interpretation of the sections as to their application to the building proposed to be moved. The city council shall make its recommendations and give its interpretation within thirty days from the date of filing of the appeal, and the building official and the applicant shall be governed thereby. (Ord. 123 §9, 1965).

Any person, firm or corporation violating Sections 15.20.090 through 15.20.170 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 123 §10, 1965).