(A) Applications for moving permits shall be upon forms provided by the Building Official, and shall show at least the name of the owner, the name of the mover, the present use and location of the building, the future use and location of the building, the proposed route and time of move, and the loaded height and width.
(B) The application for a moving permit shall be accompanied by restoration plans for the building or structure to be moved, and a tax certificate indicating that no delinquent taxes are outstanding on the properties involved.
(C) Application for permits shall be made in the Municipal Building, and shall be accompanied by an application fee, a deposit, and an inspection fee as determined by the City Council by ordinance or resolution if the building is proposed to be located within the city limits. The Building Official shall make a charge against such deposit for the escort services of each officer or employee of the city required by the Building Official to escort such move, based upon the current hourly wage of such officer or employee. The unused balance of such deposit shall be refunded to the applicant, and the applicant shall promptly remit to the Building Official the balance due, if such deposit is insufficient to cover the escort service charges. No house moving permit may be issued until all building permits required by this Code, or any other ordinances of the city, have been issued.
(D) In lieu of the application fee set out in division (C) above, the application fee set by the City Council by ordinance or resolution shall be required for the moving of one principal building, and its accessory buildings, if all such buildings and parts thereof are moved within a period of 20 days. The other charges, deposits, and fees set forth in division (C), above, shall be applicable.
(E) (1) The person applying for a permit under this chapter shall file with the Building Official a good and sufficient surety bond in a form to be approved by the city's legal counsel and Building Official, which bond shall be carried by a company authorized to transact such business in Texas. Such bond may be filed in connection with one such permit, or may cover all permits issued to the permittee during a given period. A permit shall be required for each house moving operation, regardless of the filing of a sufficient bond.
(2) The bond shall be payable to the Mayor, or any successors in office, for the use and benefit of the city and of the other persons described in this section, and shall be conditioned that the principal shall pay to the city any damages to streets or other property owned or controlled by the city, which damages are occasioned in any manner by the principal's use of his or her house moving permit; that the principal shall indemnify and hold harmless the city against any claims, damages, causes of action, costs and expenses, arising against the city by reason of such operations; and that the principal shall comply with all lawful regulations and ordinances of the city and with the terms and conditions of the permit in connection with which this bond is filed. Such bond shall be in the amount of $20,000; shall constitute a continuing liability notwithstanding any recovery thereon; and shall contain a provision for a ten-day written notice to the city of cancellation by the surety.