No building shall be moved over the streets or roads of the
Town unless a permit has been granted by the Town Building Inspector.
Any person wishing to move a building over the streets or roads
of the Town shall apply on a form provided by the Building Inspector.
Such application shall be signed by the owner of the property to where
the building is being moved. The applicant shall include a site plan
which includes plans for the foundation. The Building Inspector shall
issue a building moving permit for relocation of the building in accordance
with the application and in accordance with all Town ordinances and
state law.
No permit shall be granted for the moving of buildings over
the streets or roads of the Town without certain conditions being
met as follows:
A. The building shall be of such length, height and width that, in the
opinion of the Building Inspector, it will not interfere with power
lines, trees, and other structures along the route to be traveled.
B. The applicant shall deposit with the Town Clerk a bond of $10,000
with acceptable surety running to the Town conditioned that he will
save and indemnify the Town against any costs, expenses, or damages
which may in any way accrue against the Town by reason of moving and
will hold the Town harmless against all liabilities, judgments, costs
and expenses as a consequence of the granting of a permit.
All sites which have either a hole or a basement located on
the lot for the purpose of moving a building to the site or from the
site shall have a protective fence surrounding the hole or basement
foundation. The protective fence shall be at least four feet tall
and shall not allow for a six-inch sphere to pass through the fence.
The fence shall be in good condition and shall prevent entry onto
the hole site. The protective fence as described herein shall remain
at the site during all times the hole or basement foundation remains
open. However, no protective fence shall be allowed for a period of
time to exceed 12 months from the date the hole or open basement foundation
is established. Prior to the end of the twelve-month time frame, a
building shall be placed upon the hole or open basement foundation
site. In the event the hole or open basement foundation is not covered
with a building as provided herein, then the Town shall provide notice
to the owner of the land that, pursuant to the police powers of the
Town, if the open hole or open basement foundation is not covered
with a building within 30 days, then the Town, at the Town's
discretion, may remove any basement foundation and restore the site
to grade. Any costs incurred by the Town's action as set forth
herein shall be billed to the owner of the property and placed as
a special lien against the property.
Before a building, mobile home or manufactured home can be moved
or relocated, the owner or agent shall notify all utilities having
service connections within the building, such as water, electric,
gas, sewer and other connections. A permit to remove or relocate a
building, mobile home or manufactured home shall not be issued until
a release is obtained from the utilities stating that their respective
service connections and appurtenant equipment, such as meters and
regulators, have been removed or sealed and plugged in a safe manner.
Whenever a building, mobile home or manufactured home is moved
or relocated, the premises shall be maintained free from all unsafe
or hazardous conditions by the proper regulation of the lot, restoration
of established grades and the erection of the necessary retaining
walls and fences in accordance with the ordinances. The Building Inspector
is hereby authorized to act for the municipality under the provisions
of § 66.05, Wis. Stats., relating to the razing of buildings,
and all acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. The Town
Treasurer is authorized to place the assessment and collect the special
tax as therein provided.