A. Special Permit Required: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to move over or across or along the streets of the city, any shack, shed, building, house or other structure for the purpose of placing the same upon private property within the city limits without first having obtained a special building permit as hereinafter provided. (1949 Code § 5-0-1)
B. Terms And Conditions: The mayor and city council are hereby authorized to issue special building permits to applicants who desire to move, transfer, convey or carry a building that has been previously constructed onto lots in the city, upon the following terms and conditions:
1. The applicant shall, at the time of making application, file with the mayor and city council plans and specifications, together with a description of the property upon which said building is to be moved.
2. Said plans and specifications shall show the proposed location of the building in regard to each of its side property lines and its front property line.
3. There shall be attached to the plans and specifications an agreement that the building, as provided for by the plans and specifications, shall not be occupied by any tenant or householder until the construction and reconstruction, as set forth in the plans and specifications, have been completed by the applicant or his agent.
4. The mayor and city council shall consider said application at their next regular meeting and after investigating the properties and location in person, and if, in their opinion, the proposed building structure will not create a fire hazard within the proposed building district because of being of inflammable material, or will not endanger the health of tenants who might occupy said building because of the same not being sufficiently weatherproof or built of materials of sufficient quality to meet the demands of the climate in this area, and if said building will not endanger the health of other residents within the city because of its lack of proper modern sanitary facilities, and if the building shall not be so emplaced so that it will be unsightly when compared with its immediate surroundings, then and in that event a special building permit shall be issued, permitting said building to be so emplaced in keeping with the plans and specifications of the applicant. (1949 Code § 5-0-2; amd. 2006 Code)
C. Penalty: Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor, and shall be subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (1949 Code § 5-0-3; amd. 2006 Code)