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 Building Subcode Official 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 Building Subcode Official may require. The fee for the permit shall
be deposited with the Clerk. The permit may be applied for by the owner of
the building or structure to be moved by the mover or contractor.
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.
[Amended 3-21-1977]
The fee for a permit shall be as provided in Chapter
56, Building Construction, §
56-7D, of this Code.
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 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.
It shall be the duty and obligation of the contractor engaged in the
moving operations to furnish and place barricades and detour signs which may
be necessary for the proper diversion of motor vehicle traffic.