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(A) Prior to the actual move of a building, the applicant for such moving permit shall provide notice of the move by publication in a daily newspaper having a general circulation in the city in a form as provided for in the permit application. The notice shall be published at least seven days before the scheduled move and shall contain the designated moving route and include notification that electrical power to the businesses or residences along the moving route may be affected by the move. The notice shall contain the name, address and telephone number of the following: The building owner; the building mover; and the utility companies. The notice shall also set forth the date of the move, an alternate date for such move and a time frame within which the move is to take place.
(B) The applicant shall be responsible for filing an affidavit of publication provided by the Columbus Telegram with the City Clerk. The affidavit shall be filed before the move commences and shall verify that the notice requirement of this section has been complied with.
(Prior Code, § 114.10) (Ord. 01-28, passed 5-7-2001; Ord. 17-03, passed 1-16-2017) Penalty, see § 114.99
In the event the building to be moved is a structure of less than 600 square feet and not to be used for human occupancy, the City Council may in its discretion waive the notice requirements of this chapter and the requirement for public hearings and grant or deny the application. If such waiver is granted, all other provisions of this chapter shall remain applicable to the applicant.
(Prior Code, § 114.11) (Ord. 01-28, passed 5-7-2001; Ord. 17-03, passed 1-16-2017)
Prior to consideration of a building moving application by the Planning Commission and City Council, notice of public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council shall be provided as follows.
(A) Posted notice.
(1) Notices shall be posted in a conspicuous place on or near the property to which the house or building is to be moved to (unless it is being moved outside the city) and on or near the building to be moved at least ten days prior to the dates of such public hearings. Each notice shall not be less than 18 inches in height and 24 inches in width, with black letters of not less than one and one-half inches in height on yellow or white background. Such posted notice shall be so placed upon such premises that it is easily visible from the street nearest the same.
(2) It shall be the duty of the applicant to make sure the signs are laminated or otherwise protected from the weather so that they remain visible and legible for the ten-day period. It shall be unlawful for anyone to remove, mutilate, destroy or change such posted notice prior to such hearing. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to make sure the signs remain posted for the ten-day period of time and in the event any sign is removed, mutilated, destroyed or changed, it shall be the duty of the applicant to promptly post a new sign for the remainder of the ten-day period.
(B) Notice by publication. At least ten days before the date of the hearing, the City Clerk, at the expense of the applicant, shall have published in a daily newspaper having a general circulation in the city a notice of the time, place and subject matter of such hearing. The notice shall also contain the designated moving route.
(C) Notice by personal service or mail. The applicant for such moving permit shall either personally serve or mail to the owners of all real estate within 300 feet of the real estate onto which the building is to be moved a written notice of the requested moving permit, setting forth the legal description and address of the location of the property onto which the building is to be moved, along with the date, time and place of such hearing at least ten days prior to the date of such hearing.
(D) Affidavit of compliance. The applicant shall be responsible for filing with the City Clerk on the date of the hearing an affidavit of hearing notice compliance. The affidavit shall verify that all notice requirements of this section have been complied with. The affidavit shall be submitted on a form approved by the city.
(Prior Code, § 114.12) (Ord. 01-28, passed 5-7-2001; Ord. 17-03, passed 1-16-2017) Penalty, see § 114.99
A certificate of liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 and listing the city as an additional insured shall be filed by the building mover with the Chief Building and Code Inspector prior to a building moving permit being issued.
(Prior Code, § 114.13) (Ord. 01-28, passed 5-7-2001; Ord. 17-03, passed 1-16-2017) Penalty, see § 114.99
No permit shall be issued for moving a building without giving consideration to the following circumstances and conditions:
(A) The traffic hazards involved;
(B) Whether the route over which such structure may be moved will cause exceptional hazard(s) to persons or property;
(C) The structural conditions of streets, alleys and public property proposed to be used;
(D) The condition and appearance of the building to be moved and any injurious effects upon the neighborhood to which it is to be moved;
(E) Architectural similarity and dissimilarity with other existing buildings or structures in the neighborhood to which it is to be moved;
(F) Whether the building to be moved is substandard to the buildings and structures in the neighborhood to which it is to be moved;
(G) Whether the building, when completed, will be compatible with and will not depreciate the surrounding properties;
(H) Impact on trees along the route of the move and whether significant trimming is needed to trees or shrubbery situated on city property or city right-of-way; and
(I) Impact on the city, its businesses or residents concerning any interruption or interference with utilities and/or services.
(Prior Code, § 114.14) (Ord. 01-28, passed 5-7-2001; Ord. 17-03, passed 1-16-2017)
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