This chapter is not intended to abrogate or annul any permit issued or agreement made by the Town Council prior to the date of this chapter, with respect to the location of a mobile home, travel trailer, house or modular home.
(A) House moving; permit required.
(1) No person, firm, association or entity, incorporated or otherwise, shall hereinafter transport upon any of the streets or alleys within the corporate limits of the town, any house, barn or other building, whether the point of origin of said structures should already be within the corporate limits of the town or out of the town limits, without first having obtained a written permit from the town so authorizing. Said permit shall state the route to be taken over and across said streets and alleys. in the event said building is to be located within the corporate limits of the town, an application shall be filed for a permit to locate within the corporate limits.
(2) This section shall not apply to any structure of modular construction that is 12 feet wide or less, 24 feet or less long, and that meets any one of the following requirements: the building will be placed on a lot or parcel of land on which there is an existing residential structure and the building will be used solely for storage by the occupant of the residence; or the building will be placed on property that does not have an existing residential structure and will be used solely as an office or for other commercial, nonresidential use.
(3) Notwithstanding the above, this provision shall not apply to any house, trailer or mobile home transported under an oversize permit issued by the State Department of Transportation so long as the route traveled by the vehicle is entirely over highways maintained by the state.
(B) Permit to locate inside of corporate limits.
(1) The application shall contain the name and address of the applicant and a legal description of the property upon which the home is to be located, in addition, the application shall show by plot the location of the building or home on the proposed site so as to conform to all building and setback requirements; provided, that all requirements of this chapter have been met, the town shall have the authority to issue the permit.
(2) Prior to being used or occupied, any building moved into the town shall be brought into compliance with the Southern Standard Building Code currently effective. The applicant shall submit a plan of renovations or repairs contemplated to Town Council for approval. All repairs and renovations shall be completed within six months of the date the house is located inside the corporate limits, unless the time is extended by Town Council approval.
(C) Conditions under which house may be moved.
(1) All structures must be moved on pneumatic tires;
(2) All structures must be moved during daylight hours;
(3) An escort vehicle shall be provided by permittee for both the front and rear of the structure while in transit; and
(4) The applicant shall travel only at the times and the routes specified in the permit.
(D) Size requirement of houses. All residential structures, which includes new construction, that are moved into the corporate limits of town must contain at least 1,000 square feet of living area.
(E) Bonds required. No permit to move any house or other building for location inside the corporate limits of the town shall be issued until the applicant shall have deposited a bond in the sum of $2,000, which bond shall be signed by the applicant and two or more good and sufficient sureties or by the applicant and a surety company authorized to make surety bonds in this state. Such bond shall be conditioned so as to indemnify any and all persons and the town for any damage or loss to property or person or reasonable and necessary expenses caused to or incurred by any person as a result of the moving of any house or other building. The damage and loss covered by the bond shall be limited to incidents of physical damage or destruction of property and shall not include diminution of value caused solely by the fact that the structure was placed on the adjacent property. In the event the applicant is in the house moving business and contemplates moving more than one house or other buildings within a one-year period, he or she may make a blanket bond in the sum of $2,000, conditioned as stated above, but covering all building and houses for which he or she may obtain such permits during the year, and such buildings that may be moved by the applicant during such year. All such bonds shall be approved by the Town Council and shall be filed in the office of the Town Secretary.
(F) Site requirements. All defined structures referenced in section one shall comply with all requirements of all other laws and ordinances. All defined structures referenced in § 152.01 shall be elevated to or above the base flood elevation and be securely anchored to comply with the requirements of the designated FEMA flood zones and all other FEMA requirements. The average height of the bottom of a manufactured home or mobile home frame, above the ground elevation, shall not exceed three feet.
(G) Permitting fees. These fees shall be governed by the “mobile home 6c housing regulations”. These regulations may change from time to time as deemed appropriate and necessary by vote of Town Council.
(Ord. 2009-01, passed 2-17-2009) Penalty, see § 152.99