(A) Permit required. No person shall move any building or part of a building into, along, or across any public street, alley, or grounds in the city without having obtained a moving permit from the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 6.0401)
(B) Applications. Written application for a moving permit shall be filed with the Finance Officer, and shall include the name and address of the applicant, the name and address of the owner of the building, a description of the lot on which the building sits, a description of the lot on which it is to be moved, if located in the city, the route along which it is proposed to move such building, and the length of time it may take in such moving. The City Council may specify any conditions to be complied with by the applicant in moving the building.
(Prior Code, § 6.0402)
(C) Bond. No permit shall be granted until the applicant shall file with the Finance Officer a bond to the city in the penal sum to be established by the City Council, and sufficient surety, conditioned that the applicant will promptly repair and make good, to the satisfaction of the Council, any and all damage to any pavement, sidewalk, crosswalk, hydrant, street, alley, or other property done or caused by himself or herself or of his or her employees, in moving such building or part thereof. The applicant shall indemnify and save harmless the city against any and all liability for damages, costs and expenses, arising or which may arise or be incurred in favor of any person by reason of any negligence or misconduct or act on his or her part or the part of his or her agents or employees, in connection with the moving of said building or part thereof, or the use of any public ground for such purpose.
(Prior Code, § 6.0403)
(D) Standing buildings. No building or part of a building being moved, shall be allowed to stand still in any public street or any public ground for more than 24 consecutive hours.
(Prior Code, § 6.0404)
(E) Permission of property owners. No moving permit granted by the city shall authorized the holder thereof to break, injure, or move any telephone, electric light, power, or cable TV wire or pole, or to cut, trim, or otherwise interfere with any property without the written permission of the owner or owners thereof.
(Prior Code, § 6.0405) Penalty, see § 91.99
Statutory reference:
Similar state provisions, see SDCL § 9-30-2