(A) The City Council may grant a moving permit only with an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the Council members. The City Council may refuse to issue the moving permit if it finds that:
(1) A requirement has not been met;
(2) The building is too large to move or that no routes are available to be used without endangering persons or property or seriously inconveniencing traffic in the city. Limited vegetation trimming or removal may be allowed in the permit;
(3) The proposed route includes use of private property, and no consent from the owner has been obtained;
(4) People or property in the city would be endangered by moving the building;
(5) The proposed building mover’s equipment is unsafe, and persons and property would be endangered by its use;
(6) The proposed building mover does not have a current license issued by the state under M.S. § 221.81, as it may be amended from time to time;
(7) The proposed building mover has been shown to be unreliable and irresponsible in complying with city requirements;
(8) The building is structurally unsafe or unfit for the purpose for which moved;
(9) The building to be moved is not worth at least 50% of the cost of a similar new building;
(10) The building in the proposed location in the city would fail to comply with a provision of this code and proper assurances of future compliance have not been given; or
(11) The building in the proposed location in the city would not conform to the general character of, and the types of architecture in, the neighborhood.
(B) Applications to move a building out of the city will be acted upon by the Community Development Director. The Director may deny an application based on the criteria listed in division (A) above, except divisions (A)(8) through (A)(11) above.
(C) The permit must specify the permitted days, hours, route, movement, parking, speed limit and vegetation removal for the proposed move.
(D) The City Council or the Planning Commission may impose additional conditions or requirements in the permit.
(E) The issuance of a city permit does not relieve the obligation to obtain required permits from other governmental agencies and does not permit the use of private property, except when consent of the landowner has been received.
(Ord. 83, Seventh Series, passed 5-20-2019)