(A) A licensed building mover must comply with the following when moving buildings into, within or out of the city. The building mover must:
(1) Move a building only in compliance with the permit conditions and only over the streets and other property designated for that use in the permit;
(2) Obtain prior permission from the Chief of Police for any changes in the route or times for the move;
(3) Notify the Police Department at least 24 hours in advance of the proposed move;
(4) Notify the Public Works Director of all damage done to property during the move within 24 hours after the damage has occurred;
(5) Be responsible for all damage caused by the move and pay the cost to correct the damage or the value of the property lost because of the damage;
(6) Comply with state and county requirements for over-sized vehicles and loads;
(7) When necessary, erect and maintain barricades across the streets to protect the public from damage or injury because of the move;
(8) Complete the move within 48 hours after either:
(a) The building crosses into the city, if moved from a location outside the city; or
(b) The building is raised from its original foundation, if moved from a location within the city.
(9) All vegetation removal shall be performed by a certified, bonded and insured arborist. A move is complete when the structure has been moved to the precise location shown on the rendering submitted with the application and the equipment used to move the building has been removed;
(10) Pay the expense of employees or other individuals who are required by the city to accompany or monitor the movement of the building for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the moving permit or protecting the public health, safety or welfare; and
(11) Comply with all applicable state laws and local ordinances.
(B) Within 120 days after the date of the permit issuance, the building must be moved, the Building Code requirements met as they apply to the structure at its new location and a certificate of occupancy for the building received.
(C) A person must not cause or permit a structure that has been raised from a foundation and placed on supports to:
(1) Remain at a location or locations in the city, other than the new permanent location, for longer than 48 hours; or
(2) Remain on any property without the property owner’s permission.
(D) The applicant, the landowner and the contractor hired to be responsible for the work must not leave rubbish or other materials at the site from which the building is moved or otherwise allow that site to remain in an unsafe, unsanitary or unsightly condition.
(E) The applicant, the landowner and the contractor hired to be responsible for a building foundation must not allow an open and unattended foundation to remain unsecured for more than a two- hour period immediately after a building has been raised from the foundation. Foundations must be fenced or secured in some other manner to prevent uninvited access, particularly by children, to the open foundation.
(F) The applicant, the landowner and the contractor hired to be responsible for a building foundation must not allow a foundation from which a building has been removed to remain open longer than seven days after the building was removed. Foundations must be removed, and the cavity filled with appropriate earth materials that are graded level with the adjacent areas or be used in the construction of a new building if approved by the Building Official.
(G) No later than the time required by division (F) above for filling the foundation, the applicant, the landowner or a contractor hired to be responsible must property abandon any wells and fill any septic tanks remaining on the original site of the building, if these will no longer be used.
(H) The building must be connected to the foundation at its new location in accordance with the city’s Building Code within ten days after the move has been completed.
(I) Variances from the provisions of this section may be granted by the Community Development Director upon good cause shown.
(J) A failure to comply with a permit provision, Building Code requirement or condition in this subchapter will result in a forfeiture of the bond or cash deposit. The city may use the bond proceeds or cash deposit to complete unfinished work required by the permit, the Building Code or this subchapter, or to pay for any damage caused by the move.
(Ord. 83, Seventh Series, passed 5-20-2019)