1341.03 MOVING OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES.

   (a)   License. No person, firm or corporation shall raise, shore, move or cause to be moved upon the streets, alleys or other public places within the City or from one lot or parcel of ground to another within such City, any building or structure other than a contractor's shed, not over ten feet in width and ten feet in height or an industrialized unit, unless such person, firm or corporation has satisfactorily demonstrated their ability to perform such operations to the Building Superintendent, and has obtained a permit to engage in such business as hereinafter provided.

   (b)   Bond. Every person, firm or corporation shall annually before engaging in moving of buildings or structures, obtain a permit therefor and every such firm, person or corporation applying for a permit shall first file with the City Manager a surety bond in an amount to be determined by the Law Director with good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the Finance Director, and shall apply whether the property be either public or private, whether such damage or injury shall be inflicted by such party or his agents or employees; and conditioned that such party will save and indemnify and hold the City harmless against all liabilities, judgments, costs and expenses which may in any wise accrue against the City in consequence of the granting of such permit, and will in all things strictly comply with the conditions of his permit.

   (c)   Fees. Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of moving a structure or building in the City shall pay a permit fee based on estimated cost from Chapter 1311 .

   In addition to the foregoing amount paid by the person engaged in moving of buildings or structures, the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day shall be paid for each day or fraction thereof such structure is upon the streets of the City, after the first day.

   (d)   Removal of Building or Structure. No building or structure shall be moved until same has been inspected by the Building Inspector and any building or structure that has depreciated fifty percent (50%) or more shall not be moved, but shall be torn down.

   (e)   Route Prescribed. The route which shall be prescribed by the City Manager shall in all cases be such as is least likely to interfere with traffic on the streets or cause accidents or injuries or to interfere with public or private convenience; and the route so prescribed shall not be deviated from.

   (f)   Notice to Others. A moving permit shall not be issued until the mover has certified to the Building Superintendent in writing that he has notified all persons, firemen or corporations owning or controlling any telegraph, telephone, cable T.V., electric light or power, fire, police alarm, or trees, cross-arms or other structures which may come in contact, or which may be affected by the moving of the building or structure, and has obtained their permission for the moving of the building or structure, and has deposited the necessary moneys with these persons, firms or corporations as required by them to protect their properties.

   (g)   Report to the City Engineer and Fire Department. Every person, firm or corporation receiving a permit from the Building Superintendent to move a building or structure shall, within one day after such building or structure reaches its destination, report that fact to the Building Superintendent, who shall report same to the City Engineer, who shall thereupon inspect all streets, alleys, avenues or public grounds over which the building or structure has been moved and ascertain the condition of same. If the moving of the building or structure has caused any damage to the streets, alleys or public grounds, the mover shall forthwith place the same in as good a condition as they were before the permit was granted. Upon the failure of the mover to do so, within ten days thereafter, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, the City shall repair the damage done and hold sureties of bond given by the mover responsible for the payment of the cost of repairs.

(1)   Every mover shall report to the Fire Chief or his assistant each night the exact location where the building or structure is to stand on the streets for the night. Failure to report this shall be considered a misdemeanor and shall hold parties liable to fine.

(2)   Movers shall proceed in a careful manner in the moving of a building or structure over the public streets, alleys and public grounds and shall not in any manner injure or destroy trees, grass plot, curbing or sidewalk, nor in any manner interfere with the property of individuals. The Building Superintendent shall have the power to revoke any permit whenever in his judgment any mover is proceeding in a reckless or careless manner in the moving of the building or structure.

   (h)   Public Safety Requirements for Moving of Buildings and Structures.

(1)   Lights required. Every building or structure which occupies any portion of public property after sundown, shall have sufficient lights continuously burning between sunset and sunrise for the protection of the public.

(2)   Number and location. There shall be a minimum of five red lights placed on each street side of the building or structure; such red lights shall be attached to the building or structure in such a fashion as to indicate extreme width, height and size.

(3)   Flares required. There shall be placed in addition to the red lights on the building or structure, flares at regular intervals for a distance of 200 feet up the street on each side of the building or structure.

(4)   Flagmen required. When more than fifty percent (50%) of the street, measured between curbs, is occupied at night by the building or structure, or when, in the opinion of the Building Superintendent, flagmen are necessary to divert or caution traffic, the owner or person moving such building or structure shall employ at their expense, two flagmen, one at each street intersection beyond the building or structure; such flagmen shall remain at these intersections, diverting or cautioning traffic, from sunset to sunrise. Red lights shall be employed in flagging traffic at night.
(Ord. 46-13. Passed 5-28-13.)