Before a permit is issued for any of the operations defined by this article and before any of the operations defined herein shall have begun, the chief building official shall examine the building, structure or part thereof on which it is desired to perform such operations, and the chief building official shall refuse to grant a permit for same if any of the conditions following are found to exist:
A. No building shall be removed from its present location or lot to a new location or lot so situated that the construction on such new location or lot of a similar new building would be in violation of any of the provisions of this article.
B. No building shall be moved that is more than fifty percent structurally deficient.