(A) If the Building Official approves the application for a permit under this subchapter, he or she shall require either a written or cash bond from the applicant in an amount of not less than $5,000 and not more than $50,000, which amount is to be determined by the City Building Official, payable to the city, for the use and benefit of itself and any person who claims injury to his or her property by reason of the move, executed by the applicant as principal and by a surety company (if not a cash bond) duly licensed to do business in the state, and approved by the city as surety, conditioned that the applicant shall repair any damage and injury to any street or alley that may be caused by the move, and leave the streets and alleys in as good condition as they were prior to the move, and make good any damages sustained to private property occasioned by the move.
(B) After the building is moved the applicant may make application to the City Building Official for the refund of the bond; whereupon, the City Building Official shall give notice thereof to the Director of Public Works, whose duty it shall be to investigate the streets and alleys over which the building was moved by the applicant, and he or she shall investigate any claims which may be made by any persons as to damages sustained by them to their property. If such streets and alleys are found in good repair or undamaged or if damages to have been suitably repaired by the applicant, and if no persons have sustained damages to their property by occasion of the move or if the damages have been suitably repaired by the applicant, the Director of Public Works shall so report to the City Building Official and he or she shall file a report with the City Commission for action by it at its next meeting, together with the application for refund on the bond for its action.
(C) If the Director of Public Works shall report that the applicant has not repaired the streets or alleys after having caused damage to them in moving the building over the streets or alleys, or has not made settlement with any person after having damaged his or her property in making the move, a report setting out the facts shall be made by the City Building Official and the bond shall not be refunded to the applicant until the City Commission is satisfied that the terms of the bond have been fully complied with.
(1998 Code, § 22-544)