No person shall move any building over, along or across any public highway or street in the Town without first obtaining a permit from the Building Inspector.
A. 
Application for a permit to move buildings shall be made, in writing, on a form to be provided by the Department of Public Works at the office of the Building Inspector and shall state the following:
(1) 
A description of the building proposed to be moved, giving street number, type of construction, dimensions, number of rooms and condition of exterior and interior, together with photographs showing the front and rear of the building.
(2) 
A legal description of the lot from which the building is to be moved, giving the street and number, if located in the Town.
(3) 
A legal description of the lot to which it is proposed to move such building, if located in the Town.
(4) 
Plot plan showing proposed location of building on new lot.
(5) 
The highways and street 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 Inspector shall feel necessary to the fair determination of whether a permit should be issued.
B. 
The application shall be accompanied by receipted tax bills for all taxes, charges and assessments outstanding and unpaid affecting the house and lot if located within the Town and an application fee of $25.
The Building Inspector shall refuse to issue a permit if he finds that:
A. 
Any application requirement or any fee, deposit or insurance requirement has not been complied with.
B. 
The building is too large to move without endangering persons or property in the Town.
C. 
The streets over which the building is to be moved would be inadequate to accommodate such a structure or such moving would create a dangerous traffic hazard.
D. 
The building is in such a state of deterioration or disrepair or is otherwise so structurally unsafe that it could not be moved without endangering persons and property in the Town.
E. 
The building is structurally unsafe or unfit for the purpose for which moved, if the removal location is in the Town.
F. 
The applicant's equipment is unsafe and that persons and property would be endangered by its use.
G. 
Zoning regulations or other provisions of this Code or other ordinances would be violated by the building in its new location.
H. 
For any other reason persons or property in the Town would be endangered by the moving of the building.
A. 
Each applicant shall deposit as security $1,000 in cash or in the form of a bond to provide for reimbursement to the Town for damages caused by such moving to any Town property, including but not limited to streets, curbs, sidewalks, trees and any other public improvement.
B. 
The deposit paid hereunder or such balances as may remain after payment of expenses shall be returned to the applicant by the Building Inspector not less than two or more than four weeks after the house has been moved to its new location.
C. 
In the event that the costs and expenses incurred exceed the amount deposited, such excess shall be paid by the applicant. If he fails to pay the amount of such excess, it shall constitute a lien on the premises to which the house was moved, which lien may be foreclosed in the same manner as a tax lien.
The applicant shall be required to make good and pay all losses and damages arising out of any cause connected with the moving of the house and shall indemnify and save harmless the Town from all claims and all liability and responsibility of every kind for any loss, damage or injury which any person may sustain by reason of or in any way arising out of the moving of the house, within the Town. The applicant shall file with the Building Inspector a certificate of insurance in amounts satisfactory to the Town showing the Town to be named insured or containing an agreement indemnifying and holding the Town harmless for such damages or injuries herein described and providing the Town with a legal defense against any such actions or claims.
Every permittee under this article shall:
A. 
Move a building only over streets designated for such use in the written permit.
B. 
Notify the Building Inspector, in writing, of a desired change in moving date and hours as proposed in the application.
C. 
Notify the Building Inspector, in writing, of any and all damages done to property in the Town within 24 hours after the damage or injury has occurred.
D. 
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 and provide nighttime supervision in such a manner as to protect the public from damages or injury by reason of the removal of the building.
E. 
Remove the building from the Town streets after four days, unless an extension is granted by the Director of Public Works or the Chief of Police.
F. 
Comply with the Building Code, fire regulations, zoning regulations and all other applicable provisions of this Code or other ordinances and laws upon relocating the building in the Town.
G. 
Pay the expense of traffic officers ordered by the Building Inspector to accompany the movement of the building to protect the public from injury.
H. 
Remove all rubbish and materials and fill all excavations to existing grade at the original building site within seven days, so that the premises are left in a safe and sanitary condition.
I. 
Plug any sanitary sewer line with a concrete stopper, shut off water and notify the gas and electric and other utility service companies to remove their services.
The Director of Public Works or any person within the Department of Public Works designated by the Director of Public Works of the Chief of Police shall enforce and carry out the requirements of this article.
The penalty for violating any provision of this article shall be a fine in an amount not in excess of $100 or not more than 30 days in jail, or both.