(A) Inspection. The Building Official shall inspect, or cause to be inspected the building and the applicant's equipment to determine whether the standards for issuance of a permit are met.
(B) Standards for issuance. The Building Official shall refuse to issue a permit if he finds that:
(1) Any application requirement or any fee or deposit requirement has not been complied with;
(2) The building is too large to move without endangering persons or property in the municipality;
(3) The building is in such a state of deterioration or disrepair or is otherwise so structurally unsafe that it could not be moved without endangering persons and property in the municipality;
(4) The building is structurally unsafe or unfit for the purpose for which moved, if the removal location is in the municipality;
(5) The applicant's equipment is unsafe and that persons and property would be endangered by its use;
(6) Zoning or other ordinances would be violated by the building in its new location;
(7) For any other reason persons or property in the municipality would be endangered by the moving of the building.
(C) Fees and deposits.
(1) Deposit. The Building Official shall deposit all fees, deposits and all bonds or insurance policies with the Finance Director.
(2) Return upon non-issuance. Upon his refusal to issue a permit the Building Official shall return to the applicant all deposits, bonds and insurance policies. Permit fees filed with the application shall not be returned.
(3) Return upon allowance for expense. After the building has been removed, the Building Official shall furnish the Manager with a written statement of all expenses incurred in removing and replacing all property belonging to the municipality, and of all material used in the making of the removal and replacement together with a statement of all damage caused to or inflicted upon property belonging to the municipality. Provided, however, that if any wires, poles, lamps or other property are not located in conformity with governing ordinances, the permittee shall not be liable for the cost of removing the same. The Manager shall authorize the Building Official to return to the applicant all deposits after the Finance Director deducts the sum sufficient to pay for all of the costs and expenses and for all damage done to property of the municipality by reason of the removal of the building. Permit fees deposited with the application shall not be returned.
(D) Designate streets for removal. The Building Official shall procure from the Engineer a list of designated streets over which the building may be moved. The Building Official shall have the list approved by the Chief of Police and shall reproduce the list upon the permit in writing. In making their determinations the Engineer and the Chief of Police shall act to assure maximum safety to persons and property in the municipality and to minimize congestion and traffic hazards on public streets.
('80 Code, § 1345.06) (Ord. 21-84, passed 6-18-84; Am. Ord. 24-07, passed 5-21-07)