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§ 4-508 NOTICE TO OWNERS.
   (a)   Upon issuance of a moving permit, the applicant shall give not less than 15 days’ written notice to any person owning or operating any wires, cables or other aerial equipment along the proposed route of the intent to move the structure, giving the time and location that the applicants moving operation shall necessitate the cutting, moving, raising or interfering of any wires, cables or other aerial equipment.
   (b)   The notice provision of subsection (a) above shall not apply where the person owning or operating any wires, cables or other aerial equipment has waived their right to advance notice.
   (c)   Should the moving operation be delayed, the applicant shall give the owner or his or her agent not less than 24 hours’ advance notice of the actual operation.
(K.S.A. 17-1916)
§ 4-509 DUTY OF OWNERS.
   (a)   It shall be the duty of the person or the city owning or operating such poles or wires, after service of notice as provided herein, to furnish competent lineman or workers to remove such poles, or raise or cut such wires as will be necessary to facilitate the moving of such house or structure. The necessary expense which is incurred thereby shall be paid by the holder of the moving permit.
   (b)   The owner of any wires, cables or other aerial equipment, after service of notice as provided in § 4-508, shall be liable to the permit holder for damages in an amount not to exceed $100 per day for each day the owner shall fail or refuse to accommodate the permit holder’s moving operations.
(K.S.A. 17-1917)
§ 4-510 INTERFERING WITH POLES; WIRES.
   It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in moving any house or other structure to raise, cut or in any way interfere with any wires or poles bearing wires or any other aerial equipment.
(K.S.A. 17-1918)
§ 4-511 DISPLAY OF LANTERNS.
   It shall be the duty of any person moving any of the structures mentioned in this article upon or across any street, alley or sidewalk or other public place, in this city, to display red lanterns thereon in such a manner as to show the extreme height and width thereof from sunset to sunrise.
ARTICLE 6: DANGEROUS AND UNFIT STRUCTURES
Section
   4-601   Legislative findings of fact
   4-602   Definitions
   4-603   Public officer; right of entry; petition; investigation
   4-604   Resolution; service of notice
   4-605   Same; hearing, order
   4-606   Duty of owner
   4-607   Same; failure to comply
   4-608   Same; make site safe
   4-609   Costs assessed
   4-610   Immediate hazard
   4-611   Scope of article
§ 4-601 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS OF FACT.
   The Governing Body finds that structures which are unfit for human use or habitation because of dilapidation, defects, structural defects or other conditions which render such structures unsafe, unsanitary, and which increase the hazards of fire or accidents are inimical to the general welfare of the city and constitute a general blight upon the neighborhood and surrounding properties. It is hereby deemed necessary by the Governing Body to require or cause the repair, closing or demolition or removal of any such structures as provided in this article.
(K.S.A. 12-1751) (Ord. 1422, passed 4-14-2008)
§ 4-602 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   OWNER. The legal owner of record, his or her designated agent, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person having charge or control of the premises, unless otherwise specifically described or defined herein.
   PERSON. Any individual, individuals, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, other business organization, committee, board, trustee, receiver, agent or other representative who has charge, care, control or responsibility for maintenance of any premises, regardless of status as owner, renter, tenant or lessee, and whether or not in possession.
   PREMISES. Any lot, plot or parcel of land including any structures located thereon.
   STRUCTURE. Any building, wall, superstructure or other structure constructed or erected on any premises and which is attached to the ground or attached to something which is attached to the ground.
(Ord. 1422, passed 4-14-2008)
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