(A) Amount.
(1) Upon receipt of an application for a building moving permit, the Department will compute an estimate of the expenses that will be incurred in removing and replacing any electric wires, street lamps or pole lines belonging to the city or any other property of the city, the removal and replacement of which will be required by reason of the moving of the building through the city, together with the cost of materials necessary to be used in making the removals or replacements.
(2) Prior to issuance of the permit, the Building Official will require of the applicant a deposit of a sum of money equal to the amount of the estimated expenses.
(B) Accounting. After the building has been removed, the Department must furnish the Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer with a written statement of all expenses incurred in removing and replacing all property belonging to the city and of all material used in the making of the removal and replacement together with a statement of all damage caused to or inflicted upon property belonging to the city. If any wires, poles, lamps or other property are not located in conformity with this code, the permittee is not liable for the cost of removing them. The Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer may authorize the Department to return to the applicant all deposits after the deduction of a sum sufficient to pay for all of the costs and expenses and for all damage done to property of the city by reason of the removal of the building. Permit fees deposited with the application will not be returned.
(C) Expenses above deposit. The permittee is liable for any expense, damage or costs in excess of deposited amounts or securities. The City Attorney must prosecute an action against the permittee in a court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of the damages, costs or expenses.
(D) Unsafe premises. The city will do the work necessary to leave the original premises in a safe and sanitary condition if the permittee does not comply with the requirements of this chapter. The cost thereof will be charged against the house mover’s deposit.
(Prior Code, § 405.09)