Chapter 15.30 — HOUSE MOVING

No person shall move any building or structure or any portion thereof over, upon, along or across any street or alley in the city without a written permit therefor issued by the city engineer. Such permit shall be referred to as a "housemover's permit."

(Prior code § 8310; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

A.

The housemover's permit as required in this chapter shall be issued by the city engineer. Applicants for such permits must file a written application with the city engineer on forms to be furnished by him/her. Each applicant shall pay to the city engineer a fee of five dollars upon the filing of such application. The application shall show the nature and kind of building to be moved, the present location of such building, a description of the real property to which the building is proposed to be moved, and a detailed route over and along which the building is to be moved.

B.

Upon the filing of such application, the city engineer shall, within five days thereafter, consider the application and either grant or deny the same. In granting the application the city engineer may make such conditions and restrictions in the moving of the building as may be reasonably necessary to protect the public peace, health and safety of the citizens of the city, and to cause the least possible damage to public streets, alleys, public utility poles, lines, water mains, gas mains and like appurtenances.

(Prior code § 8310.8)

(Ord. No. 3112, § 2, 2-25-20; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

A.

No application for a housemover's permit shall be granted or issued for any building or portion thereof to be moved over, along, or across any public street or alley until the applicant therefor shall have deposited with the city engineer a reasonable sum, lawful money of the United States, to be fixed by the city engineer depending upon the distance to be traveled in the moving of the building or structure and the probable hazards to public streets and alleys involved. The amount to be deposited by the housemover shall not be less than three hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.

B.

In the event of any damage to any public street, alley, public place, culvert, bridge, fence or other appurtenance, by reason of the moving of any building or section thereof, the city engineer shall repair the same as may be necessary to restore such damaged portions to as good a condition as the same was prior to the damage caused by the moving of such building or structure, and shall charge the cost thereon to the person, firm or corporation to whom the permit was issued for the moving of such structure. If the same is not paid within five days after presentation, the amount thereof shall be deducted from the deposit required to be made by the applicant with the city engineer, as provided in this section.

C.

Should the applicant allow such building or structure or any portion thereof to remain on a public street or alley for a period in excess of twelve hours without moving the same, then he/she shall pay to the city the sum of ten dollars for each twelve hours the building or structure or a portion thereof remains on a public street or alley in the city and is not moved, and such charge may be deducted from the deposit provided in this section to be made with the city engineer.

D.

After the building is moved and relocated as provided in the application, and all fees, costs and damages are paid or deducted from the deposit made with the city engineer, then the balance remaining of the deposit so made shall be refunded by the city engineer to the person depositing same.

(Prior code § 8310.9(part))

(Ord. No. 3112, § 2, 2-25-20; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

No housemover's permit to relocate a building within the city shall be issued by the city engineer until the director of building and safety has first approved the issuance of a permit to relocate a particular building or structure upon such premises. Such permit shall be referred to and known as a "relocation permit."

(Prior code § 8310.1; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

Every person desiring to move a building or structure and relocate the same on real property in the city other than where the building or structure originally was located shall make application to the building and safety department for a relocation permit. The application shall be in writing upon forms furnished by the department and shall set forth such information as may be required for processing and determination as to compliance with the provisions of this code. The application for such permit shall be filed with the director of building and safety.

(Prior code § 8310.2; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

Before any application for a relocation permit is accepted, a fee shall be paid as set forth by city council resolution. The fee is to cover the cost of inspection and the preparation of an inspection report defining remedial work necessary to make the structure compatible with the neighborhood in which it is to be located. This fee is in addition to any other fee required by any other city ordinance or resolution or code section.

(Prior code § 8310.7; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

A.

No permit shall be issued to relocate any building or structure which is so constructed or is in such condition as to be dangerous, or which is infested with pests, or which is unsanitary, or if it is unfit for human habitation, or which is so dilapidated, defective, unsightly, or in such a condition of deterioration or disrepair that its relocation at the proposed site would cause irreparable harm to or be materially detrimental to the real property and improvements in the district within a radius of one thousand feet of the proposed site, or if the proposed use of the building, when relocated, is prohibited by the zoning laws of the city, or if the building is of a type prohibited at the proposed location by any fire district regulations. If the building admits of practicable and effective repair, a permit to relocate may be approved upon such terms and conditions as the director of building and safety may determine.

B.

If the unlawful, dangerous or defective condition of the building or structure proposed to be relocated is such that repair or correction cannot practicably and effectively be made, the permit shall be denied.

C.

The director of building and safety may in approving the issuance of any relocation permit impose thereon such terms and conditions as he/she may deem reasonable and proper, including, but not limited to, the requirements of changes, alterations, additions or repairs to be made to or upon the building or structure, to public safety or to public welfare or to the property and improvements, or either, in the district as limited in this chapter, to which it is to be moved.

(Prior code § 8310.3)

(Ord. No. 3112, § 2, 2-25-20; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

A.

No relocation permit shall be issued unless the applicant therefor shall first post a bond with the director of building and safety, executed by the owner of the premises where the building is to be located as principal, and a surety company authorized to do business in California, as surety. The bond shall be joint and several and shall name the city as obligee, and shall be in an amount equal to the estimated cost, plus ten percent, of the work required to be done in order to comply with the conditions of the relocation permit as estimated by the director of building and safety.

B.

A cash bond may be posted in lieu of the surety bond, but upon the same terms and conditions. The bond shall be conditional as follows:

All of the terms and conditions of the relocation permit shall be complied with to the satisfaction of the director of building and safety.

All of the work required to be done pursuant to the conditions of the relocation permit shall be performed within the time limit specified in the relocation permit, unless the director of building and safety shall extend such time in writing.

C.

In the event of any default in the conditions of the bond, the city shall proceed to forfeit the bond and recover any amounts due thereunder to the city.

(Prior code § 8310.4; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

A.

An applicant who is denied a relocation permit, or who is aggrieved by the conditions and requirements imposed by the director of building and safety as conditions of approval of the permit, may appeal the decision or ruling to the city council. The appeal must be in writing and state the specific objections to the decision and the reasons for such objections. The same must be filed with the city clerk within five days after receiving a notice of the decision of the director of building and safety.

B.

A fee shall be paid in an amount set by the city council by the applicant for the purpose of filing the appeal. The appeal shall be referred to the city council and shall be expeditiously heard by the city council. At least ten days' written notice of the time and place of the hearing of the appeal shall be given to the appellant.

C.

At the hearing all interested parties may be heard and evidence may be submitted bearing on the issue involved in the appeal. The city council may approve, grant, override, deny or modify the decision or any ruling of the director of building and safety, and such council action shall be final and conclusive.

(Prior code § 8310.4.1)

(Ord. No. 3112, § 4, 2-25-20; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

The director of building and safety or any other employee of the city may inspect the relocation site of any building, and such employee shall have access to the premises described in the relocation permit for the purpose of such inspection.

(Prior code § 8310.5; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

The provisions of Sections 15.30.040 and 15.30.050, and 15.30.070 through 15.30.100 shall not apply where the building or structure to be moved is relocated on real property outside of the city limits.

(Prior code § 8310.6; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

The city engineer shall designate an inspector to be present at all times during the moving of any building provided for in this chapter, when the same is moved on or over the public streets in the city, which inspector shall inspect any damage to the streets, sidewalks, curbs, trees or other appurtenances on and along the route traversed in the moving of such building. The cost of such inspector shall be determined and included in the deposit money required in Section

(Prior code § 8310.9 (part); Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

A.

"Public utility" for the purposes of this chapter means any person or corporation owning or operating any wires, poles, signals, pipelines, tracks or necessary appurtenances or structures thereto, used for general public service.

B.

No person shall move any building, structure or portion thereof on, over, along or across any public street or alley so as to interfere in any manner with any real or personal property of any public utility without first obtaining the permission and consent of the public utility.

(Prior code § 8310.11; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

No person shall move any building, structure or portion thereof, over, upon, along or across any public street or alley without keeping a red light burning at all times between sunset and sunrise at each corner of such building or structure, or at the end of any projection thereof, in order to warn all traffic meeting the building or structure of its size and location on the public street or alley.

(Prior code § 8310.10; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)

No person shall move or cause to be moved any building or structure over, upon, along or across any public street or alley so as to damage, break, cut or trim any trees or shrubs on or along the street or alley except under the direction of the director of parks, recreation and community services.

(Prior code § 8310.12)

(Ord. No. 2958, § 3, 10-12-10; Ord. No. 3143, § 20, 12-13-22)