No person shall move any building over, along or across any highway, street or alley in the city without first obtaining a permit from the Building Official.
A person seeking issuance of a permit hereunder shall file an application for such permit with the Building Official.
A. Form. The application shall be made in writing, upon forms provided by the Building Official, and shall be filed in the office of the Building Official.
B. Contents. The application shall set forth:
(1) A description of the building proposed to be moved, giving street number, construction materials, dimensions, number of rooms and conditions of exterior and interior.
(2) A legal description of the lot from which the building is to be moved, giving the lot, block and tract number, if located in the city.
(3) A legal description of the lot to which it is proposed such building be moved, giving lot, block and tract number, if located in the city.
(4) The portion of the lot to be occupied by the building when moved.
(5) The highways, streets and alleys over, along or across which the building is proposed to be moved.
(6) Proposed moving date and hours.
(7) Any additional information which the Building Official shall find necessary to a fair determination of whether a permit should issue.
C. Accompanying papers.
(1) Tax certificate. The owner of the building to be moved shall file with the application sufficient evidence that the building and lot from which it is to be removed are free of any entanglements and that all taxes and any city charges against the same are paid in full.
(2) Certificate of ownership or entitlement. The applicant, if other than the owner, shall file with the application a written statement or bill of sale signed by the owner, or other sufficient evidence, that the applicant is entitled to move the building.
(3) License. A license from the Roseville City Clerk to engage in the business of house moving shall be filed with the application.
D. Fee. The application shall be accompanied by a permit fee as provided for in Chapter
133, Fees.
E. Deposit to ensure completion. A deposit of $500 cash shall be required to ensure that the building and premises will be completed according to the plans and specifications set forth by the Building Codes and requirements and approved for a certificate of occupancy by the Building Official within six months from the date of issuance of the moving permit. The Building Official shall have the power to extend this six-month provision, upon good cause shown, for a period not to exceed two months. In the event that such building and premises are not finished, the Building Official shall have the right to finish the building or cause the building to be finished, and any cost incidental thereto shall be deducted from the $500; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to buildings under 450 square feet.
Upon receipt of an application, it shall be the duty of the Building Official to procure from the Director of Public Works an estimate of the expenses, if any, that will be incurred in removing and replacing any city property, the removal and replacement of which will be required by reason of the moving of the building through the city, together with the costs and materials necessary to be used in making such removal and replacements. Prior to issuance of the permit, the Building Official shall require of the applicant a deposit of a sum of money equal to twice the amount of the estimated expense.
Every permittee under this chapter shall:
A. Use designated streets: move a building only over streets designated for such use in the written permit.
B. Notify of revised moving time: notify the Building Official in writing of a desired change in moving date and hour as proposed in the application.
C. Notify of damage: notify the Building Official in writing of any and all damage or injury that has occurred.
D. Display lights: cause red lights to be displayed during the nighttime on every side of the building, while standing on a street, in such manner as to warn the public of the obstruction and shall, at all times, erect and maintain barricades across the streets in such manner as to protect the public from damage or injury by reason of the removal of the building.
E. Street occupancy period: remove the building from the city streets after 24 hours of such occupancy unless an extension is granted by the Building Official.
F. Comply with governing law: comply with the Building Code, the fire zone, the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable ordinances and laws upon relocating the building in the city.
G. Pay expense of officer: pay the expense of a traffic officer ordered by the Building Official to accompany the movement of the building to protect the public from injury.
H. Clear old premises: remove all rubbish and materials and fill all excavations to existing grade at the original building site so that the premises are left in a safe and sanitary condition.
I. Remove service connection: see that the sewer line is plugged with a concrete stopper, the water shut off and the meter returned to the city office. The permittee shall notify the gas and electric service companies to remove their services.
J. Notice to utilities: notify all telegraph, telephone, electric light and power companies involved of the time and proposed route of the move at least one week prior to the move and make the necessary arrangements with such utilities so that any electric wires, streetlamps or poles may be moved or adjusted to allow the building to pass by or under any such wires, streetlights or poles free and unobstructed.
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I.