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A. Any person desiring such a permit shall make a written application therefor to the building inspector. The application shall include the information that must be stated in the permit as more fully set forth in Section 15.24.040.
B. Any person desiring a permit shall present a written instrument signed by fifty-one percent of the property owners on both sides of the street within three hundred feet of the proposed location to which it is proposed to move the house, which instrument shall substantially state as follows:
"We, the undersigned property owners in the City of Signal Hill, do hereby certify that has notified each of us that it is his intention to make application to the City of Signal Hill for a permit to move the house and garage, if any, now located at number on Street or Avenue, in the City of , California, to number on Street or Avenue, in the City of Signal Hill, which said location is within 300 feet of our respective properties."
The written statement shall be verified by the person circulating the instrument as follows:
"STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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"COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
"I, , a citizen of , California, do hereby certify that I circulated the above instrument and personally saw subscribed thereto all the names which appear thereon and know that each of them subscribed their names thereto voluntarily and without any coercion on my part, and that I fully informed them of the fact that it was my intention to move the building as stated therein.
"SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this day of , 19 .
Notary Public in and
for the County of
Los Angeles, State
of California"
C. The signed statement outlined in subsection B of this section shall be presented to the building inspector at the time of making application for moving permit.
(Prior code § 14.24.030 (Ord. 387 § 3, 1954))
A. Upon receiving an application for a permit to move a building, the building inspector shall make an examination of the building described in the application and shall examine the proposed location.
B. If it is found that no ordinance or law will be violated and that the public welfare, safety, or peace will not be endangered, he shall cause a notice to be posted on the front and rear of the lot or land to which it is proposed to move the building and shall cause a similar notice to be posted on the front of the building which is desired to be moved. Such notices shall bear a title in letters not less than three inches in height consisting of the words "Moving Notice." Said notices shall also state the location of the house by street and number, and the location of the lot or land to which it is proposed to move said building, together with the name of the applicant. Each of said notices shall be so placed that the bottom thereof shall be not less than four feet above the ground. All notices shall be placed not more than ten feet from the front and rear lines of the lot or land to which the building is to be moved. All signs shall face outward from the lot or property. Should the building which is proposed to be moved be located more than ten feet back from the property line, the notice shall be posted not more than ten feet back from the property line as well as upon the building proposed to be moved.
C. If upon the examination of the building, it is found by the building inspector to be constructed or in such condition to be dangerous; or is infested with pests or is unsanitary; or which is so dilapidated, defective, unsightly or in such condition of deterioration or disrepair that its location at the proposed site would cause appreciable harm to or be materially detrimental to the property and improvement in the neighborhood, the application for a moving permit shall be denied by the building inspector.
(Prior code § 14.24.040 (Ord. 387 § 4, 1954))
A. The building inspector shall set a time for a public hearing before the city council at a date not earlier than three days, nor later than the next regular meeting of the city council, and shall cause a notice to be printed in the Signal Hill Tribune advising the general public of the date and place of the hearing.
B. The public works committee of the city council shall, prior to the time set for the public hearing, examine the building, its proposed route and proposed new location and, after public hearing, the city council shall either order the application denied, or order the permit granted. Such decision shall be final.
C. Permits issued under the authority of this section are effective for sixty days after issuance, and void thereafter.
(Prior code § 14.24.050 (Ord. 387 § 5, 1954))
A. Anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, no housemoving permit shall be issued unless the applicant therefor shall first post with the building inspector a bond executed by the owner of the premises where the building or structure is to be located, as principal, and by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, as surety. Such bond shall be subject to the approval of the city attorney as to form and, in the event of such approval, shall be filed with the building inspector.
B. The bond, which shall be in form joint and several, shall name the city as obligee, and shall be in an amount equal to twice the cost of the work required to be done in order to comply with all of the conditions of the housemoving permit, as estimated by the building inspector, and not less than two thousand five hundred dollars.
C. In lieu of a surety bond, the applicant may post a bond executed by the owner, as principal, which is secured by a deposit of cash in the amount named in subsection B of this section and conditioned as required in the case of a surety bond. Such a bond as so executed is called a "cash bond" for the purpose of this section.
(Prior code § 14.24.060(A) (Ord. 387 § 6(a), 1954))
A. Every bond posted pursuant to this chapter shall be conditioned as follows:
1. That each and all of the terms and conditions of the housemoving permit shall be complied with to the satisfaction of the building inspector;
2. That all of the work required to be done pursuant to the terms and conditions of the housemoving permit shall be fully performed and completed within ninety days after the date of the issuance by the building inspector of the housemoving permit. The time limit specified in this section or the time limit specified in any permit, may be extended for good and sufficient cause by the building inspector.
B. No such extension of time shall be valid unless written and no such extension shall release any surety upon any bond.
(Prior code § 14.24.060(B) (Ord. 387 § 6(b), 1954))
A. Whenever the building inspector finds that a default has occurred in the performance of any term or condition of any permit, written notice thereof shall be given to the principal and to the surety on the bond. Such notice shall state the work to be done, the estimated cost thereof and the period of time deemed by the building inspector to be reasonably necessary for the completion of such work.
B. After receipt of such notice the surety must, within the time therein specified, either cause the required work to be performed or, failing therein, must pay over to the building inspector twice the estimated cost of doing the work, as set forth in the notice. Upon the receipt of such money, the city shall proceed, by such mode as it deems convenient to cause the required work to be performed and completed, but no liability shall be incurred therein other than for the expenditure of the sum of money in hand therefor.
C. If a cash bond has been posted, notice of default as provided in subsection A of this section shall be given to the principal and, if compliance is not had within the time specified, the city shall proceed without delay and without further notice of proceedings whatever, to use the cash deposit, or any portion of such deposit, to cause the required work to be done, by contract or otherwise, in the discretion of the city. The balance, if any, of such cash deposit shall, upon the completion of the work, be returned to the depositor or to his successors or assigns after deducting the cost of the work, plus twenty-five percent to cover cost of supervision and direction of work of completion.
D. When any default has occurred on the part of the principal under the preceding provisions of this section, the surety shall have the option, in lieu of completing the work required, to demolish the building or structure, and to clear, clean and restore the site within ninety days of the default. If the surety defaults, the city shall have the same option.
(Prior code § 14.24.060(C), (D) (Ord. 387 § 6(c), (d), 1954))
The term of each bond posted pursuant to this chapter shall begin upon the date of the posting thereof and shall end upon the completion, to the satisfaction of the building inspector, of the performance of all the terms and conditions of the housemoving permit. Such completion shall be evidenced by a statement thereof, signed by the building inspector, a copy of which will be sent to any surety or principal upon request. When a cash bond has been posted, the cash shall be returned to the depositor, or to his successors or assigns, upon the termination of the bond, except any portion thereof that may have been used or deducted as provided in this chapter.
(Prior code § 14.24.060(E) (Ord. 387 § 6(e), 1954))
A. The building inspector, any member of the city council, the surety, and the duly authorized representatives of either, shall have access to the premises described in the housemoving permit for the purpose of inspecting the progress of the work.
B. In the event of any default in the performance of any term or condition of the housemoving permit with reference to the relocation of a structure, the surety or any person employed or engaged on its behalf, or the building inspector or any person employed or engaged on his behalf, or any member of the city council shall have the right to go upon the premises to complete the required work or to remove or demolish the building or structure.
C. It is unlawful for the owner or his representatives, successors, or assigns, or any other person, to interfere with or obstruct the ingress to or egress from any such premises of any authorized representative or agent of any surety or of the city engaged in the work of completing, demolishing, or removing any building or structure for which a housemoving permit has been issued, after a default has occurred in the performance of the terms or conditions thereof.
(Prior code § 14.24.060(F) (Ord. 387 § 6(f), 1954))
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