[HISTORY: Derived from Section 10-2 of the 1972 Revised General Ordinances, as amended through 10-1-1998. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Regional Construction Department — See Ch. 30, Art. III.
Police Department — See Ch. 41.
Fees — See Ch. 88.
No person shall move any building or structure through any streets of the township without a permit issued as hereinafter provided.
Any person desiring to move any building or structure shall make application to the Clerk for a permit. The application shall designate the streets through which the moving will be done, the dimensions of the building, the estimated length of time required for such moving and such other facts as the Clerk may require. The fee for the permit, as hereinafter provided, shall be deposited with the Clerk. The permit may be applied for by the owner of the building or structure to be moved or by the mover or contractor, and the applicant shall obtain and present evidence of any necessary permits from the construction code enforcing agency prior to issuance of a moving permit by the township.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The applicant for a moving permit shall file with the Township Clerk copies of certificates of policies of insurance for vehicles and apparatus used in the operation, in the name of the owner and the house mover, with limits of $50,000/$100,000 for personal injury and $25,000 for property damage; with limits of $50,000/$100,000 for public liability for personal injury and $25,000 for public liability for property damage; with contingent public liability coverage with the same limits in favor of the Township of Hardyston, either by endorsement to the aforesaid policy or by separate policy, which shall remain in full force and effect during the moving operation.
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Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The applicant shall file with the Clerk a bond in the amount of $5,000, with sureties satisfactory to the Clerk, conditioned for the payment of any damage or injury to the trees, streets or other township property along the designated route and for the replacement of any trees or other township property destroyed by the moving; and further conditioned for the payment of any additional fee due the township for exceeding the time limit fixed for such moving.
The fee for a building moving permit and the amount required as an escrow deposit for professional review services shall be as specified in Chapter 88, Fees.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The person receiving a permit shall, at his own expense, arrange for the removal of any wires or cables which may interfere with the moving. If any wires or cables which may interfere with the moving pertain to the fire alarm system or police telephone system or any other municipal system of the township, then the person receiving such permit shall, at his own expense, arrange for the removal of wires so as not to interfere in any manner with the continual operation of such systems of the township.
All the moving operations as they relate to the problem of traffic shall be done under the supervision of the Chief of Police and at such times as may be fixed by the Chief of Police.
The contractor engaged in the moving operations shall furnish and place barricades and detour signs which are necessary for the proper diversion of motor vehicle traffic.