(A) Permit required. No person shall move, haul, or transport, any house, building, derrick, or other structure of the height of 16 feet or more, of a width of 15 feet or more, or which cannot be moved at a speed of four miles per hour or more, upon, across, or over any street or alley without first obtaining a permit therefor as hereinafter provided.
(B) Manner of obtaining permit. All application for permits to move houses, buildings, derricks, or other structures mentioned in division (A) above shall be made in writing to the Building Official specifying the date and hour said move is to commence, and the street route over which the building or structure shall be moved. If it shall be necessary to cut down, move, raise, or in any other way interfere with any wires or poles, the application shall state the name of the owner of said wires or poles, the time and place when and where removal of said cutting, raising, or other interference with said wires will be necessary. A permit to move shall in all cases issue upon an appropriate resolution of the City Council; provided, however, that in all cases involving the moving of newly constructed houses or buildings, the Building Inspector shall be authorized to issue the necessary permit when the City Council theretofore by resolution shall have approved the manufacturer, contractor, or mover thereof.
(C) Fee for permit. Before a permit to move any house, building, derrick, or other structure is granted under the provisions hereof, the applicant for said permit shall pay to the Building Official a fee.
(D) Surety bond required. Every person at the time of making application for permit as provided in division (B) above, shall execute in favor of the city a good and sufficient surety bond to be approved by the Building Official, indemnifying the city against any loss by reason of damage to streets or other city property, and saving the city harmless from any damage to private property or damage suit resulting from the failure of such person to comply with the provisions hereof, or from their negligence.
(E) Notice to owners of wires and poles. The Building Official shall, upon filing of such application, give not less than five days written notice to the persons owning or operating such wires and poles or to their agents, of the time when, and the place where the removal of said poles, or the cutting, raising, or otherwise interfering with said wires shall be necessary.
(F) Duty of owners of wires and poles. Every person owning or operating said poles or wires after service of notice, as required in division (E) above, shall furnish competent workpersons or linepersons to remove such poles, or raise or cut wires, as may be necessary to facilitate the moving of such house, building, derrick, or structure. The necessary expense which is incurred thereby shall be paid by the holder of the moving permit.
(G) Duty of house movers. No person engaged in moving any house, building, derrick, or other structure shall raise, cut, or in any way interfere with any such poles or wires unless the persons or authorities owning or having control of the same shall neglect or refuse to do so after having been notified as required in division (E) above, thereupon, the person or persons engaged in such moving may employ competent and experienced workpersons or linepersons to perform the necessary work, which shall be done in a careful and workmanlike manner, and the poles and wires shall be promptly replaced, and the damage thereto promptly repaired.
(H) Duty of the Building Official. The Building Official shall from time to time inspect the progress of the moving of any building, house, or other structure and see that said house, building, or other structure is being moved in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(I) Red lanterns to be displayed. Any person moving any of the structures mentioned in division (A) above, upon, across, or over any street, alley, or other public place, shall display red lanterns thereon in such manner as to show the extreme height and width thereof from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise.
(Ord. 5-2, passed 2-14-1972) Penalty, see § 150.99