A. Permit Required: No licensee under this chapter shall move or prepare for moving any building over, along or across any public highway, street, alley or other public place in the city without first obtaining a permit from the building official. (1978 Code §8-78; amd. 1994 Code)
B. Application For Permit:
1. A person seeking issuance of a permit shall file an application for such permit with the building official upon forms provided by the building official.
2. The application shall set forth:
a. A description of the building proposed to be moved, giving street address, construction materials and dimensions.
b. The public highways, streets, alleys or other public places over, along or across which the building is proposed to be moved.
c. A description of the location and destination, including street address, to which the building is proposed to be moved.
d. The moving date and hours.
e. Any additional information which the city shall find necessary to a fair determination of whether a permit should be issued. (1978 Code §8-79; amd. 1994 Code)
C. Fee: The application for a permit shall be accompanied by a fee as set by resolution of the city council. (1978 Code §8-80)
D. Building Permit Prerequisite To Issuance; Time Limit On Permanent Installation:
1. No permit for moving a building to a lot in the city shall be granted by the building official if a building permit has not been issued for such building on such lot.
2. No building shall be moved to a lot in the city for the purpose of storing such building on the lot. A building moved to a lot shall be permanently installed on its new foundation within sixty (60) calendar days of the date moved onto the lot. (1978 Code §8-81; amd. 1994 Code)
E. Standards For Issuance Of Permit: The city shall refuse to issue a permit required by this chapter if:
1. Any application requirements or any fee or deposit requirement has not been complied with.
2. The building is in such a state of deterioration or disrepair or otherwise so structurally unsafe that it could not be moved without endangering persons and property in the city.
3. The building in its new location would not comply with the building code, electrical code, plumbing code, zoning ordinance, state energy code and state handicapped accessibility code or other ordinances in effect at the time of the application in the governmental jurisdiction where the building is to be located, all as amended. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the moving of a building for which an applicant has obtained a building permit which provides for construction or alterations to the building which will bring it to code standards.
4. For any other reasons, persons or property in the city would be endangered by the moving of the building. (1978 Code §8-82; amd. 1994 Code)
F. Issuance Of Permit: No permit shall be issued until forty eight (48) hours after the time of filing of the completed application, and all fees, deposits and certificates or certificates of insurance are completed. This time period shall not commence running until filing of all information, fees, deposits and certificates of insurance set forth in this chapter are on file with the city. (1978 Code §8-83; amd. 1994 Code)
G. Expiration Of Permit: Any permit granted under this chapter shall expire if the move is not commenced on the moving date set forth in the application. (1978 Code §8-84)