(A) No house mover’s license shall be issued until the applicant therefore shall have deposited with the City Clerk:
(1) A surety bond per Appendix A, Table 6, Line 2. The bond shall be executed by the house mover, and the surety thereon shall be a corporate surety company authorized to do business in the state; and
(2) Proof of liability insurance per Appendix A, Table 6, Line 3.
(B) The bond shall be in favor of the city and conditioned that the house mover shall faithfully and properly conduct his or her business in compliance with all of the ordinances of the city relating to and regulating the moving of houses, buildings or other structures and for the payment of all fines and penalties imposed for the violation of laws, that he or she will restore, or cause to be restored, with material of like kind and quality, all streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters and traffic control devices in the city, in any way damaged by the house mover while moving houses, buildings or structures. The house mover will restore, or cause to be repaired, with material of like kind and quality, any damage to privately-owned buildings, houses or stationary objects lawfully on or adjacent to streets or highways within the city, and restore the like on privately-owned property or on parks or parkways owned or controlled by the city. The house mover will protect and save harmless the city against any liability imposed by law against the city on account of negligence on the part of the house mover as a direct result of moving houses or buildings pursuant to the license granted hereunder.
(C) It shall be the duty of the person owning the facility in the city to file with the City Clerk a designation of the person or persons upon whom request for clearance may be served.
(2002 Code, § 150.37) (Ord. 970, passed 4-8-2024)