A. Permit Required: No person shall move any building on, through, or over any street, alley, sidewalk, or other public place in the village without having first obtained a permit from the building commissioner. Applications for such permits shall be made in writing and shall state thereon the name of the applicant, the name of the owner of the building, the name of the contractor engaged to move the building, the name of the licensed tree contractor to trim tree branches if necessary, the proposed route and the number of days it is intended that the building should occupy any portion of any street, alley, sidewalk, or other public place. No permit shall be issued except upon approval of such application by the building commissioner and payment of the fee provided in subsection B of this section.
B. Permit Fee: No permit for moving a building shall be issued until the fee therefor has been paid to the village as provided in section 9-1-4 of this title.
C. Bond And Insurance Requirements: Every applicant for a permit under this chapter shall submit with the application a cash bond in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), and an insurance certificate evidencing an insurance policy indemnifying and saving harmless the village from any claim in connection with the moving of the building with policy limits not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
D. Procedures For Moving:
1. Lights And Warnings: Whenever a street or alley is blocked by a house or structure that is being moved, warnings to that effect shall be placed by the director of public services so as to warn vehicles and persons from entering that portion of the street which is so blocked. The person moving any building through the streets shall keep warning signs and lanterns or lights at night on the building so as to guard against any person or vehicle from colliding with it.
2. Tree Trimming: The applicant shall provide a licensed tree contractor to trim and cut any tree branches necessitated by moving the building as directed by the public works superintendent.
3. Wires; Cutting: Whenever it shall be necessary to interfere with wires or cables of a public utility in moving a building, the terms of any special or franchise ordinance governing shall apply and the bond therein specified shall be given. The applicant or the utility companies involved shall notify the occupants of any buildings where utility services are disconnected as a result of the building move.
4. Fire Alarm Wires: When any such building move shall approach any fire alarm wire or pole which shall be endangered by the building move, it shall be the duty of the applicant to notify the chief of the fire department at least six (6) hours before reaching such wire or pole so that they may be removed or cared for by the authorities of the village.
5. Cleanup And Restoration: The applicant shall be responsible to do all cleanup and restoration of the properties and public rights of way along the route of the move, within a reasonable time. (Ord. O2008-46, 8-12-2008)