[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
No person shall move any building or structure upon any of the
public ways of the City without first obtaining a permit therefor
from the Building Inspector and upon the payment of the required fee
as set from time to time by Common Council. Every such permit issued
by the Building Inspector for the moving of a building shall designate
the route to be taken, the conditions to be complied with, and shall
limit the time during which said moving operations shall be continued.
The permit application shall be made not less than seven days prior
to the intended moving date.
No permit shall be issued to move a building within or into the City and to establish it upon a location within the City until the Building Inspector has made an investigation of such building at the location from which it is to be moved and is satisfied from such investigation that said building is in a sound and stable condition and of such construction that it will meet the requirements of this building code in all respects. Should any repairs, improvements, or remodeling be contemplated or required with respect to said building, the same shall be made insofar as possible before the said building is taken from the premises from which it is to be moved. A complete plan of all further repairs, improvements and remodeling with reference to such building shall be submitted to the Building Inspector, and he shall make a finding of fact to the effect that all such repairs, improvements and remodeling are in conformity with the requirements of this building code, and that when same are completed, the building as such will so comply with said building code. In the event a building is to be moved from the City to some point outside its boundaries and the boundaries of the extraterritorial zone, the provisions with respect to the furnishing of plans and specifications for proposed alterations to such building and placing of the building on a permanent foundation as set forth in §
242-21B below may be disregarded.
Every person receiving a permit to move a building shall, within
one day after said building reaches its destination, report that fact
to the Building Inspector, who shall thereupon, in the company of
the Director of Public Works, inspect the streets and highways over
which said building has been moved and ascertain their condition.
If the removal of said building has caused any damage to any streets
or highways, the person to whom the permit was issued shall forthwith
place them in as good repair as they were before the permit was granted.
On the failure of the said permittee to do so within 10 days thereafter
to the satisfaction of the City, said body shall repair the damage
done to such streets and hold the person obtaining such permit and
the sureties on his bond responsible for the payment of same.
If the movement of the building over the City streets and/or
alleys requires the trimming of trees, the same shall be done by a
business or individual who is regularly engaged in such service and
is preapproved by the Director of Public Works. It shall be the responsibility
of said business or individual to clean all trimming debris and replace
any trees substantially damaged during the move. On the failure of
this business or individual to do so to the satisfaction of the Director
of Public Works within 10 business days after said move, the City
will clean up and/or replace such trees if necessary and hold the
person obtaining the permit and the bond responsible for the payment
of such expenses.
The Building Inspector shall require, in addition to said bond
above indicated, public liability insurance covering injury to one
person in a sum of not less than $100,000 and for one accident in
a sum not less than $300,000, together with property damage insurance
in a sum not less than $50,000, or such other coverage as deemed necessary.
In addition to those penalties set forth in §
242-49 of this chapter, any person violating §
242-21B above shall, upon conviction of such violation, be subject to a forfeiture of $25 for each day beyond the permitted 120 days that the building remains unplaced on a permanent foundation, together with costs of prosecution.
Before a building can be demolished or removed, 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 demolish or to remove a building shall not be issued until
it is ascertained that service connections and appurtenant equipment,
such as meters and regulators, have been removed or sealed and plugged
in a safe manner. Excavations shall be filled with solid fill to match
lot grade, within 30 days of removal of the structure. Any excavation
shall be protected with appropriate fences, barriers and/or lights.