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It shall be unlawful to move any house or other building onto any lot or to any new location within the city unless and until a permit to do so has been obtained from the Administrative Official. No permit shall be issued until the following requirements are met.
(A) The fee for said permit as prescribed in the fee schedule, shall have been paid.
(B) Before any house or other structure is moved onto a vacant lot, the Planning Commission shall report to the City Council whether the structure will be compatible with other development in the area. If the City Council concurs with the decision of the Planning Commission that a structure would depreciate the area into which it is to be moved, it may withhold issuance of a permit for such relocation. The applicant shall submit photographs taken from two or more angles of the structure to be moved and photos of the lot on which the structure is to be located together with adjacent lots and structures. These requirements do not apply to construction sheds or other temporary structures to be located on a lot for 18 months or less.
(C) That it shall have been shown to the satisfaction of the Administrative Official that the said house or other building complies with the gas, plumbing, electrical, and construction requirements of the City of Wall.
(D) That the work is to be completed within one year after the permit has been issued by the Administrative Official.
(E) If the applicant does not utilize a licensed mover, the applicant may also be required to file with the City Finance Officer a sufficient bond conditioned so that the applicant will indemnify the city and any public utility for any damage done to any property, street, alley or public grounds. No building shall be moved other than during the period from daylight to sundown. Before any permit is granted under this section, the applicant must furnish proof that all taxes legally assessed against the property have been paid. If a building or structure is to be moved onto any lot within the city, the City Council shall have the power to deny the granting of a moving permit on the grounds that the intended use of the structure or location thereof is contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
(F) Any building, which is not newly constructed to be used for first occupancy, shall also meet the following minimum requirements to obtain a permit. The written consent of 66% of property owners owning property immediately adjacent (excluding streets and alleys) to the proposed building site.
(Ord. 24-01, passed 9-5-2024)
It shall be unlawful to move any house or other building off of any lot within the city unless and until a permit to do so has been obtained from the Administrative Official. No permit shall be issued until the following requirements are met.
(A) The fee for said permit as prescribed in the fee schedule, shall have been paid.
(B) That the work is to be completed within one year after the permit has been issued by the Administrative Official.
(C) The applicant shall also file with the Administrative Official a map of roadways upon which the building will be carried within city limits. Further, the applicant may be required to provide documentation of condition of said roadways, including right-of-way, utilities, private property, etc., both prior to, and following the moving of the structure.
(D) If damage occurs, the applicant shall be held financially responsible for the repair of roadways, including right-of-way, utilities, private property, etc. to their respective condition prior to the damage. All work shall be performed to the standards of the City of Wall.
(E) No building shall be moved other than during the period from daylight to sundown. Before any permit is granted under this section, the applicant must furnish proof that all taxes legally assessed against the property have been paid. If a building or structure is to be moved onto any lot within the city, the City Council shall have the power to deny the granting of a moving permit on the grounds that the intended use of the structure or location thereof is contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
(F) When no replacement structure is to be moved in or constructed, the applicant shall agree to restore the lot to a buildable condition. This may include but is not limited to concrete basement removal, collapsing of the basement walls, earthwork, landscaping and/or reseeding.
(Ord. 24-01, passed 9-5-2024)
(A) Where any commercial or industrial use (structure, parking or storage) is adjacent to property zoned or developed for residential use that business or industry shall provide screening along the boundary of the residential property. Screening shall also be provided where a business or industry is across the street from a residential zone, but not on that side of a business or industry considered to be the front as determined by the City Council. Exception: screening is not required if written consent from the affected property owner is provided in lieu of providing the screening.
(B) The screening required herein shall consist of a solid fence or wall at least 50% opaque not less than five feet nor more than six feet in height but shall not extend within 15 feet of any street or driveway opening onto a street. The screening shall be placed along the property lines or in case of screening along a street, 15 feet from the street right-of-way with landscaping (trees, shrubs, grass and other planting) between the screening and the pavement. A louvered fence shall be considered solid if it blocks direct vision. Planting of a type approved by the Planning Commission may also be required in addition to or in lieu of fencing.
(Ord. 24-01, passed 9-5-2024)
In all zoning districts, refuse (rubbish, garbage, trash, waste or debris) shall be kept within a complete enclosed building or specially designed closed container made for such purpose. Owners of vacant lots shall be responsible for keeping their property free of trash.
(Ord. 24-01, passed 9-5-2024)
The following structures or uses are exempt from the regulations of this chapter and shall be permitted in any district:
(A) Poles, wires, cables, conduits, laterals, pipes, mains, valves or any other similar equipment for transmission or distribution to customers of telephone or other communication services, electricity, gas, steam or water, or the collection of sewage or surface water, operated or maintained by the City of Wall, the Public Utilities Commission, or public utilities.
(B) Railroad tracks, signals, bridges and similar facilities and equipment located on a railroad right-of-way.
(C) Public street identification signs, traffic signs and directional signs in any parking area where such signs are necessary for the orderly movement of traffic.
(D) Any other uses or structures listed as exempt elsewhere in this chapter.
(Ord. 24-01, passed 9-5-2024)
Except for single-family residential structures (for the purposes of this chapter, manufactured homes and modular homes are included as SINGLE-FAMILY STRUCTURES,) exterior lighting shall not be directed upon adjacent land or the public right-of-way.
(Ord. 24-01, passed 9-5-2024)
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