(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to move any building or structure within the city without a written permit to do so. The fee for such permit shall be established by resolution adopted by the City Council.
(B) Application may be made to the City Clerk/Treasurer and shall include the present and future location of the building to be moved, the proposed route, the equipment to be used, and the other information as the City Council may require. The application shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the County Treasurer to the effect that all the provisions regulating the moving of buildings have been complied with on the part of the owner of the real estate upon which the building is presently located. The City Clerk/Treasurer shall refer the application to the City Council for approval of the proposed route over which the building is to be moved. Upon approval of the City Council, the City Clerk/Treasurer shall then issue the permit, provided that a good and sufficient corporate surety bond, check, or cash in an amount set by motion of the City Council and conditioned upon moving the building without doing damage to any private or city property is filed with the City Clerk/Treasurer prior to the granting of any permit.
(C) No moving permit shall be required to move a building that is ten feet wide or less, and 20 feet long or less, and when in a position to move, 15 feet high or less.
(D) In the event it will be necessary for any licensed building mover to interfere with the telephone or telegraph poles and wires, or a gas line, the company or companies owning, using, or operating the poles, wires, or line shall upon proper notice of at least 24 hours, be present and assist by disconnecting the poles, wires, or line relative to the building moving operation. All expense of the disconnection, removal, or related work shall be paid in advance by the licensee unless the disconnection or work is furnished on different terms as provided in the company’s franchise.
(E) Whenever the moving of any building necessitates interference with a water main, sewer main, pipes, or wire belonging to the city, notice in writing of the time and route of the building moving operation shall be given to the various city officials in charge of the city utility departments who shall proceed in behalf of the city and at the expense of the mover to make the disconnections and do the work as is necessary.
(F) Any building proposed to be moved within or into the corporate limits of the city must first be inspected for compliance with all applicable codes and if not in compliance, any violations must be corrected to the satisfaction of the Building Official.
(Prior Code, § 146.01) (Ord. 2013-8.7, passed 10-14-2013)