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Any person intending to engage in the business of house moving shall file a written application for a house mover's license in the office of the city clerk. The application shall set forth, in such detail as may be required by the city engineer, the applicant's qualifications and experience; the kind or type of equipment he intends to use; whether or not he owns such equipment; and such other information as may be necessary to determine his qualifications as a house mover. (Rev. Ord. 2429, Comp. 1941, p. H-4)
A. Insurance:
1. Before any license required by this article shall be issued, the applicant therefor shall obtain and furnish to the city a certificate of insurance for commercial general liability with minimum limits of one million dollars/one million dollars ($1,000,000.00/$1,000,000.00) bodily injury and one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) property damage, this coverage to protect for losses while the building to be moved is on the lot and not physically in the street being pulled.
2. The applicant shall also furnish to the city a business automobile insurance certificate with minimum limits of one million dollars/one million dollars ($1,000,000.00/$1,000,000.00) bodily injury and one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) property damage, this coverage to include the vehicle pulling the trailer and trailer with load, to protect for losses while the unit is being moved on public streets and highways.
3. The insurance policies shall name the city as an additional named insured, and shall provide that the policy cannot be revoked, canceled or modified in any way until the city has been notified by certified mail at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed action.
B. Bond: The applicant for a license required by this article shall file with his application a bond with an approved corporate surety in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), conditioned that all work done under the license shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner, in accordance with all provisions of this code and all other ordinances of the city relating to house moving, and that the applicant will pay to the city or to any person injured, all damages for injuries to person or property, including, but not limited to, damages to any street, curb, sidewalk or to any other public property caused by negligence, fault or mismanagement of the applicant or person in his employ, or due to any other cause in doing any work under the license or a permit for such work. (Rev. Ord. 2429, Comp. 1941, p. H-4; amd. Ord. 3619, 2-6-1989)
A. Issuance Of License: Upon payment of the proper license fee and the filing of the bond and insurance policy as required by this article, and after obtaining the approval of the city engineer, the city clerk shall issue to the applicant therefor the license required by this article.
B. Revocation Of License: Any person who shall, in the application for a license required by this article, or for a house moving permit, make any false or untrue statement, or who shall violate the provisions of this chapter, or who shall fail to pay any cost or expense incurred by the city as a result of his operations, or whose bond or insurance as required by this article has been canceled or otherwise terminated, shall, upon such finding, have his license revoked. (Rev. Ord. 2429, Comp. 1941, p. H-4)
The house mover shall report any damage done to any street, avenue, highway, boulevard, alley, sidewalk, curb, tree, telephone or light poles or wires, or to any other public or private property, except property owned by the house mover or to the structure being moved, to the city engineer within twelve (12) hours from and after the occurrence causing the damage. (Rev. Ord. 2429, Comp. 1941, p. H-4)