[Ord. No. 424 §§1
— 7, 3-16-1970]
A. No
person, firm or corporation shall move any building on, through or
over any street, alley, sidewalk or other public place in the City
without having obtained a permit therefor from the City Clerk. Applications
for such permits shall be made in writing to the Clerk and shall state
thereon the proposed route and the number of days it is intended that
the building shall occupy any portion of any street, alley, sidewalk
or other public place.
B. Upon
approval of the intended route by the City Engineer, a fee of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) for each day or fraction thereof that it is intended
that the building shall occupy any such portion of any public place
shall be paid to the Clerk and the permit issued. An additional payment
of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each day or fraction thereof over
and above the time stated on the permit during or on which any building
shall occupy such public place shall be paid.
C. Every
person, firm or corporation applying for a permit under this Article
shall submit with his/her application a cash bond of two thousand
dollars ($2,000.00), or a bond with a corporate surety thereon, to
be approved by the City Clerk, conditioned on his/her compliance with
all the provisions of this Article and agreeing to pay and holding
the City harmless from any claim which may be made against it by reason
of the occupation of any street, alley, sidewalk or other public place
by the building or structure moved, and further conditioned upon the
applicant repairing the surface of any street, alley or sidewalk caused
to be broken or damaged by such moving thereon.
D. Whenever
a street or alley is blocked by a house or structure which is being
moved, warnings to that effect shall be placed by the applicant so
as to warn vehicles and persons from entering that portion of the
street so blocked. The person, firm or corporation moving any building
through the streets, shall keep warning signs and lanterns or lights
at night on the building so as to guard against any person or vehicle
from colliding with it.
E. Whenever
it shall be necessary to interfere with wires or cables of a public
utility in moving a building, the terms of any special or franchise
ordinance governing shall apply and the bond therein specified shall
be given. If no such terms apply, then the City Engineer shall estimate
the expense of fixing the wires and the bond to be given to cover
such expense.
F. When
any such moving building approaches any fire alarm wire or pole which
shall be endangered by the removal of such building or structure,
it shall be the duty of the mover to notify the Fire Marshal at least
six (6) hours before reaching such wire or pole so that they may be
removed or cared for by the City, at the expense of applicant.
G. Any
person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this Article
shall be fined not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than one
hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense; and a separate offense
shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.