(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to move any building or structure within the city without a written permit to do so. Application may be made to the City Clerk, and shall include the present and future location of the building to be moved, the proposed route, the equipment to be used, and other information as the City Council may require. The City Council shall have the power and authority to establish permit fees by resolution. The City Clerk shall refer the application to the city police for approval of the proposed route over which the building is to be moved. Upon approval of the City Administrator, the City Clerk shall then issue the permit; provided, that a good and sufficient corporate surety bond or cash, set in an amount not more than $10,000, set by the City Clerk, and approved by the City Attorney as to form and substance, and conditioned upon moving the building without doing damage to any private or city property, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the granting of any permit. In the event it will be necessary for any licensed building mover to interfere with the telephone or telegraph poles and wires, or a gas line, the company or companies owning, using, or operating the poles, wires, or line shall, upon proper notice of at least 24 hours, be present and assist by disconnecting the poles, wires, or line relative to the building moving operation. All expense of the disconnection, removal, or related work shall be paid in advance by the licensee unless the disconnection or work is furnished on different terms as provided in the company's franchise. Whenever the moving of any building necessitates interference with a water main, sewer main, pipes, or wire belonging to the city, notice in writing of the time and route of the building moving operation shall be given to the various city officials in charge of the city utility departments, who shall proceed in behalf of the city and at the expense of the mover to make the disconnections and do the work as is necessary.
(Neb. RS 60-6,288 to 60-6,294, 60-6,296, 77-1725) (Prior Code, § 9-401)
(B) At the time as the building moving has been completed, the city police shall inspect the premises and report to the City Clerk as to the extent of damages, if any, resulting from the relocation, and whether any city laws have been violated during the operation. Upon a satisfactory report from the city police, the City Clerk shall return the corporate surety bond, cash, or check deposited by the applicant. In the event the basement, foundation, or portion thereof is not properly filled, covered, or in a clean and sanitary condition, the City Council may apply the money deposited for the purpose of defraying the expense of correcting the conditions. If the expense of correcting the hazardous condition is greater than the amount of the deposit set by resolution of the City Council, as required herein, the City Council may recover the excess expense by civil suit or otherwise as prescribed by law.
(Prior Code, § 9-402)
(C) There shall be no license issued or general permit given to anyone to move buildings at will or generally within the city.
(Prior Code, § 9-403)
(Ord. 822, passed 1-8-2008)