[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Commission
of the City of Parsons as §§ 4-801 to 4-809 of the
1963 Code (Ch. 21, Art. V of the 1985 Code). Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to move any house
or other structure or object weighing in excess of 10 tons without
a permit issued by the Building Inspector.
C.
If a building is to be moved such permit shall be issued only to a person who holds a license issued pursuant to § 230-6 of this chapter.
D.
A permit fee of $25 shall be paid to the City at the
time of applying for the permit.
A structure or object shall be moved only upon
or along the route and in the manner as provided by the Building Inspector,
and the movement of the structure or object shall be made under the
supervision and direction of the Building Inspector, and all reasonable
orders or directions that may be given by the Building Inspector must
be complied with by the person moving the structure or object.
In case the City Engineer shall deem it necessary
for the protection of the pavement, macadam or other street paving,
crossings, culverts, drains or bridges on the route, he shall require
the applicant for the permit required by this chapter to properly
plank places liable to be damaged.
Any person who shall engage in moving any building,
derrick, or other high or heavy structure, machine or thing along,
across or over any street, avenue, alley or other public property
shall keep and maintain red lights at night visible to anyone approaching
such building or other structure from either direction and shall also
notify the Chief of the Fire Department and Chief of Police where
the building or structure is stopped for the night.
A.
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector, upon
the issuance of any permit required by this chapter, to notify, in
writing, all persons owning or operating wires, conduits, poles, or
other material likely to be affected by the moving of the structure
or thing of the issuance of the permit, the date the structure will
be moved and the route to be used. Such notice shall be given at least
24 hours prior to the object being moved.
B.
No person moving any object for which a permit is
required by this chapter shall raise, cut or in any way interfere
with any such poles or wires, unless the person owning or having control
of the same shall neglect or refuse so to do after having been notified
as required in this section. Only competent workmen and linemen shall
be employed in such work, and the necessary and reasonable expense
shall be paid by the owner of the poles and wires handled. The work
shall be done in a careful and workmanlike manner and the poles and
wires shall be promptly replaced and the damages thereto promptly
repaired.
C.
Persons owning or operating such wires shall do the
work necessary and furnish the materials necessary for removing, raising,
cutting and restoring the wires. Such persons shall keep a record
of the expenses incurred in so doing and shall present a bill for
the same to the person who moved the object or who was issued the
permit pursuant to this chapter. The person to whom the bill is presented
shall pay all reasonable charges incurred by the person owning or
operating the wires in removing, raising and restoring the wires.
A.
License required. It shall be unlawful for any person
to engage in the business of moving buildings within the City without
a license issued by the governing body.
B.
Fee. A person required by this section to obtain a
license shall pay a fee to the City in the amount established by ordinance.
C.
Bond. Before a house mover's license is issued, the
person making application shall have in effect on file with the City
Clerk a surety bond in favor of the City in the sum of $25,000, in
a form acceptable to the City Attorney, conditioned that the principal
in the bond will comply with all provisions of all ordinances of the
City relating to house moving and further conditioned that the City
or any persons who may deem themselves injured or damaged by the principal's
failure to comply with such ordinances may sue on such bond to recover
their damages.
[Amended 8-19-1991 by Ord. No. 5571]
D.
Term of license. A license issued pursuant to this
section shall expire at the end of the calendar year for which it
was issued.
