No person except a licensed house mover shall move or raise any building from its foundation within the City. When moving any building into or through the City which requires passage over any highway, street, avenue, alley, sidewalk or public ground open to the public use, the mover shall first obtain a permit from the Building Inspector. In addition, the mover shall post with the Building Inspector a bond, approved by the Director of Law and executed by the mover, as principal, and by licensed surety company authorized to do business in the State, as surety, in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000). The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful and prompt performance of the moving of the building as described in the application. The mover shall further deposit with the Building Inspector sufficient money or a certified check, which deposit shall be sufficient to cover all costs incurred by the City in connection with the proposed move, including but not limited to costs of raising wires, traffic signal devices, services of the Police and Fire Divisions, the Building Inspector and the Service Department, based on the hourly rates of the employees involved, and including the cost per mile of City-owned vehicles used to supervise the move and inspection of buildings after relocation. Any unexpended portion of this deposit shall be returned to the mover by the Building Inspector upon completion of the moving and inspection and upon approval
of the relocated building. In addition, the mover shall have filed with the Building Inspector a policy of insurance or a certificate of same issued by a company authorized to do business in the State, which insurance shall fully indemnify the City from any liability incurred in connection with or arising out of the moving of the building or structure for which the permit was secured.
(Ord. 1965-1. Passed 1-4-65.)