[Adopted as Ch. 15.16 of the 1997 Code]
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 first obtained a permit from the City Council. Applications
for such permits shall be made in writing to the City Clerk and shall
state thereon the proposed route and the number of days it is intended
that the building should occupy any portion of any street, alley,
sidewalk or other public place.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Upon the approval of the intended route by the City Council
a fee shall be paid to the City Clerk in an amount set from time to
time by the City Council for each day or fraction thereof that the
building shall occupy any such portion of any such public place.
Every person, firm or corporation applying for a permit under
this article shall submit with his application a bond in the sum of
$50,000, conditioned on his 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, sidewalk, alley or other public place by the building
or structure moved.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Whenever a street or alley is blocked by a building which is
being moved, warnings to that effect shall be placed by the Director
of Public Works or his/her designee so as to warn vehicles and persons
from entering that portion of the street which is 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.
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 Mayor shall
cause there to be an estimate of the expense of the fixing the wires
and the bond to be given to cover this.
When any such moving building shall approach any fire alarm
wire or pole which shall be endangered by the removal of such building,
it shall be the duty of the mover to notify the City Clerk at least
six hours before reaching such wire or pole so that it may be removed
or cared for by the authorities of the municipality.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
article shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $750 for each
offense; and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each
day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
