A. Compliance With Chapter; Definition: Buildings or structures moved into or within the county of Lincoln shall comply with the provisions of this chapter for new buildings or structures. Moved buildings shall include "mobile homes" as defined by Nevada Revised Statutes section 489.120, for the purpose of this chapter.
B. Permit Required: No building or structure shall be moved or relocated unless a permit is first obtained from the county building department. (1983 Code § 15.04.080)
C. Application; Fee; Inspection; Bond: Applications for moving a building will not be accepted unless accompanied by a minimum fee of one hundred twenty five dollars ($125.00), plus expenses for travel outside the county, which will be applied to the permit fee but will not be refunded in the instance that the permit is not granted. The minimum fee is used by the building department to defray the costs in the initial inspections of the building to be moved and the proposed site on which the building will be located. During this inspection, the inspector will list and make record of the work necessary to bring the building up to the standards of the codes and ordinances of the county and the laws of the state. The inspector will then provide an estimate of the work to be done which will then be used for the purchasing of the bond. A copy of the inspection report will be issued within twenty (20) days of the finalization of the estimate. (1983 Code § 15.04.080; amd. 2003 Code)
D. Denial For Noncompliance: No permit shall be issued to relocate any building if it reasonably appears that after such relocation: 1) the building would not be in compliance with this chapter; or 2) if it appears that the proposed site would be contradictory to existing zoning and planning ordinances.
E. Bond Requirements:
1. Posting; Amount: A bond shall be posted prior to the issuance of a permit to move or relocate a building, with the county building department. The bond shall name the owner of the proposed location of the building as principal and a surety company authorized to do business in the state as surety. The bond, which shall be in form joint and several, shall name the county as obligee, and shall be in an amount equal to the cost, plus twenty five percent (25%) of the work required to be done in order for the building to comply with the provisions of this chapter. In lieu of bond, cash may be posted.
2. Waiver: Bond requirements may be waived by the chief inspector, if it reasonably appears that the provisions of this chapter can be met without bond.
3. Default In Performance: If there is default in performance of conditions, those in default will be given written notice of default by mailing the notice to the owner at his address indicated on the bond. The notice shall include those specifics which must be cured and a reasonable amount of time in which to cure them. If at the end of the reasonable time, and in no event less than thirty (30) days, the defects are not cured, the bond will be forfeited to the county and the building will not be occupied.
4. Demolition Of Building In Default: In lieu of completing the work as set forth above, the surety shall have the option of demolishing the building or structure and clearing, cleaning and restoring the site. If the surety defaults, then the county building department shall have the same option. (1983 Code § 15.04.080)