No person shall move, transport, or convey any building, machinery, truck or trailer more than eight feet eight inches wide or higher than 13 feet, six inches above the surface of the roadway or longer than 50 feet into, across, or along any street, or other public place in the city, without first obtaining a permit from the Police Chief. The applicant shall file the written clearances from the light, telephone, gas and water utilities, stating that all connections have been properly cut off and, where necessary, all obstructions along the proposed route of moving will be removed without delaying moving operations. In addition, clearance shall be obtained from the Police Department and Fire Department approving the proposed route through the city streets and the time of moving, together with an estimated cost to the Police Department due to the moving operations. The applicant shall deposit with the city the total estimated cost to the Police Department and Department of Public Works and shall file with the city a liability insurance policy in the amount of $500,000.
(1990 Code, § 4.34)