(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to move any building or structure upon, along or across any street or alley within the city without a written permit to do so. Application may be made to the Building Inspector, and shall include the present and future location of the building to be moved, the proposed route, the date and time in which the removal is to be made, the equipment to be used, and such other information as the Building Inspector may require. The application shall be accompanied with a permit fee and an inspection fee based upon the schedule adopted by the City Council.
(B) The Building Inspector shall refer the application to the Chief of Police for his or her written approval and designation of the proposed route over which the building is to be moved. Upon approval by the Chief of Police, the Building Inspector shall then issue the permit; provided, that a good and sufficient corporate surety bond, check or cash in an amount not less than $10,000, conditioned upon moving said building without doing damage to any private or city property, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the granting of any permit. If it will be necessary for any building mover to interfere with the telephone or telegraph poles and wires, or a gas line, the company or companies owning, using or operating the said poles, wires or line shall upon proper notice of at least 24 hours, be present and assist by disconnecting the poles, wires or line relative to the building moving operation. All expense of the disconnection, removal or related work is furnished on different terms as provided in the company’s franchise. Whenever the moving of any building necessitates interference with a water main, sewer main, pipes or wire belonging to the city, notice in writing of the time and route of the building moving operation shall be given to the various city officials in charge of the city’s Utility Department who shall proceed in behalf of the city and at the expense of the mover to make such disconnections and do the work as is necessary.
(Prior Code, § 12-192) (Ord. 3035, § 1, 9-5-1995)