No person may move a house along or over the streets, sidewalks or other public ways of the town without first obtaining a permit from the Code Enforcement Department Official of the town. Any person wishing to so move a house shall apply to the Building Inspector on a form approved by the Code Enforcement Department Official for a permit at least two working days prior to the date that the person wishes to move the house. The Code Enforcement Department Official may waive the two-day period for good cause shown. A travel plan shall accompany the application. The applicant shall provide the Code Enforcement Department Official with proof that the applicant has made satisfactory arrangements with any person or other entity whose power, telephone, cable television or other lines will be affected by the move. The travel plan shall show the proposed route, the time estimated for each segment of the move and a plan to handle traffic and power, telephone, cable television or other lines so that delays to other street users and utilities consumers are minimized. The Code Enforcement Department Official shall review the travel plan with the Chief of the Police Department or his designee and if the route cannot accommodate the move due to roadway weight limits, or will cause undue interruption of traffic flow or will otherwise create an unduly hazardous condition, the permit shall not be issued. The Code Enforcement Department Official shall review the application with the Director of the Public Works Department to determine that the applicant has made satisfactory arrangements for the disconnection of all public utilities under the control of the town and that the disconnections have been accomplished in an appropriate manner. Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to require the Code Enforcement Department Official to issue a permit if, in his judgment, the proposed move cannot be made safely or if, in his judgment, the applicant has not made appropriate arrangements with power, telephone, cable television or other utility suppliers or if, in his judgment, the applicant has not made appropriate arrangements with the town for the disconnection of public utilities under the control of the town. An applicant shall have the right to appeal the denial of his application to the Board of Commissioners within ten days of the mailing of notification of the denial of the permit to the address given in the application. Any such denial shall be without prejudice to the applicant’s rights to submit another application with alternate plans until an acceptable route is determined, if such an acceptable route exists.
(OC, § 4-1-18(c) and (i)) (Am. Ord. passed 1-10-91)