Section 11-15 HOUSEMOVER’S PERMIT.

11-15
HOUSEMOVER’S PERMIT.

11-15.1 Required; Time Limits Established for Moving Structures.

a. No person shall move any building or structure or any portion thereof over, upon, along or across any public street, alley or sidewalk of the City without a written permit therefor from the Building Official. Such permit shall be referred to as a housemover’s permit.

b. No building or structure may be moved over, upon, along, or across any public street between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

(Code 1972 §8-33; Ord. #1182, §1)

11-15.2 Separate Permit Required for Each Building or Structure.

A separate permit required by this section shall be obtained for each separate building or structure to be moved and a separate application shall be filed therefor. (Code 1972 §8-34)

11-15.3 Contents of Application; Effect on Building Permits.

a. Each application for a permit required by this section shall show:

1. The kind of building or structure to be moved.

2. The street location or other identifying description to which it is proposed to be moved, and the route over, along, across and upon which the building or structure, section or portion thereof is to be moved.

3. The number of sections in which the building or structure will be moved.

4. The time when it is proposed to be moved and within which removal will be completed.

b. Nothing contained in paragraph a. shall be deemed to have repealed or amended the Building Code adopted in this chapter which provided what an application for a building permit shall contain and where, in his discretion, the Building Official elects to combine an application for a “housemover’s permit” and an application for a building permit in one (1) application, the requirements of paragraph a. shall, wherever they do not duplicate the provisions of the Building Code, be deemed to be additional requirements for such application. (Code 1972 §8-35)

11-15.4 Prerequisites to Issuance; Fees.

No “housemover’s permit” shall be granted by the Building Official except as follows:

a. No permit required by this section shall be issued until the Building Official has first issued to the owner of the premises to which the building is to be moved a “relocation permit” pursuant to this chapter, to relocate the building on those particular premises. However, no “relocation permit” shall be required if the building or structure is to be moved to a place located outside of the city or if the building or structure is to be used by a governmental agency for a governmental purpose.

b. The applicant for a permit required by this section shall execute and file with the Building Official, to assure the applicant’s full and faithful performance of the work of moving the building through the City and to indemnify and insure the City against damage to the public streets and other public works and improvements of the City, a bond for such sum as is by the Building Official deemed sufficient to cover the cost of moving the building and to indemnify and insure the City against any damage to the streets, highways and other public works or improvements that may be caused by the moving of the building.

c. The applicant shall pay to the Building Official a fee for each housemover’s permit in an amount established by resolution of the City Council.

(Code 1972 §8-36; Ord. #1140, §16)

11-15.5 Notification of Utility Service Agencies Upon Issuance; Rearrangement of Utilities; Charges.

a. Upon the issuance of the permit required by this section it shall be the duty of the Building Official to notify all utility service agencies affected thereby and to instruct such utility service agencies to rearrange temporarily any of their property necessary to permit the passage of any building or structure upon, over, along or across any street. The notification shall state the time when and the route over which the temporary rearrangement of any property of the utility service shall occur.

b. No utility service agency shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with such notice by the Building Official ordering the temporary rearrangement contemplated by paragraph a.

c. Nothing contained in this subsection shall be deemed to restrict a utility service agency from making a reasonable charge to each housemover as compensation for making such temporary rearrangement of its property.