[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Collinsville 10-11-1973 by Ord. No. 111; amended in its entirety 6-17-2013 by Ord. No. 543. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to move, remove from or relocate within the City any new or used house, building or structure, or any assembled portion of any new or used house, building or structure from a location within or without the City, without first obtaining a building permit. This section shall not apply to accessory structures that are less than 200 square feet in area and not to exceed 14 feet in height, including the trailer. Upon receipt of the permit application, notice letters may be sent to all residents within 200 feet of the affected property.
A. 
Any person desiring to move or relocate any new or used house, building or structure, or any assembled portion of any new or used, house, building or structure from a location within or without the City to another location, lot or tract of land within the City, shall file an application with the Planning and Zoning Commission requesting permission to move or relocate a particular house, building or structure upon a lot or platted tract of land in the City.
B. 
Upon filing of the application, the applicant shall pay the City all applicable fees to move or relocate any new or used house, building or structure as provided for in the fee schedule to pay for the cost of processing the application.
C. 
The application shall contain the following:
(1) 
Name, address, and phone number of the applicant.
(2) 
Description and size of the house, building or structure to be moved, together with a photograph showing all sides of the structure.
(3) 
Legal description of the lot and local address upon which the house, building or structure is to be located.
(4) 
A drawing or plot plan showing the dimensions of the lot or tract of land upon which the house, building or structure is to be relocated, the location of existing buildings or structures upon the lot, if any, and the proposed location of the new or relocated house, building or structure.
(5) 
Specific plans for the house, building or structure to be moved to provide for the elevation of the foundation which will provide for proper drainage and services into the sewer now constructed or which would be extended to service said house, building or structure.
(6) 
Intended use of the house, building or structure.
(7) 
Papers to accompany application:
(a) 
Tax certificate. The owner of the building to be moved shall file with the application sufficient evidence that the building and lot from which it is to be removed from or moved to are free of any encumbrances and that all taxes and any City charges against the same have been paid in full.
(b) 
Certificate of ownership or entitlement. The applicant, if other than the owner, shall file with the application a written statement or bill of sale signed by the owner, or other sufficient evidence that he/she is entitled to the building.
(c) 
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation. The applicant shall file with the application a Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation permit for moving oversized load if any part of the proposed route is along a designated U.S. or state numbered highway route.
A permit to move any house, building or structure or assembled portion thereof, along, or cross any street, avenue, thoroughfare, or alley of the City, shall be issued by the planning and development coordinator, subject to the following conditions:
A. 
The route over which any house, building or structure is to be moved is subject to the approval of the Building Official or designee. The house mover shall make all arrangements with the public utilities, railroads, and other persons, firms, or corporations whose facilities are involved in such movement, for the removal, relocation, and replacement of wires, poles, and other improvements, to enable the house, building or structure to be moved without causing damage.
B. 
No stakes, poles, or other devices shall be driven into any paved portion of any street, avenue, thoroughfare or alley, nor shall any device used in connection with the moving of any house, building or structure be attached in any way to electrical or telephone poles. The applicant shall guarantee, to the satisfaction of the Building Official or designee, through letters of approval from all affected utility companies, that payment of all of the expenses in the taking down, moving, disconnection and connecting of any and all wire and poles in conjunction with any house, building or structure shall be at the expense of the applicant.
C. 
It shall be the duty of the mover of any house, building or structure to use due speed and dispatch in moving such house, building or structure or its assembled portion, and such mover shall in no case obstruct or otherwise interfere with traffic along or across any street, avenue, thoroughfare or alley for a longer period of time that it is absolutely necessary under the circumstances, and such mover shall make a report to the chief of the fire department as to the location of such house, building or structure or its assembled portion, while the same is being moved over or upon any public street, avenue, thoroughfare or alley. Such mover shall keep such house, building or structure or its assembled portion properly lighted at night as a warning or danger signal to the public.
D. 
The applicant or the person making the move for the applicant must be a licensed house mover by the state.
E. 
The applicant may perform house moving activities any time of day with prior approval.
No application for any permit to move buildings or other oversized loads will be accepted until the applicant shall have the following on file with the Planning and Zoning Commission:
A. 
Bonding requirements. A bond, approved as to form by the City attorney, executed by a bonding or surety company authorized to do business in the State of Texas in the amount of $15,000, conditioned upon the assurance that this article and other applicable ordinances and laws will be complied with. Such bond shall run to the City and shall be conditioned on payment for any expense or damage to public property; and payment of any expenses, damages or losses resulting from the moving of the building.
B. 
Liability Insurance Requirements: A certificate of insurance coverage in force by the applicant as follows:
(1) 
Public liability insurance in amount not less than $50,000 per person and $100,000 per accident for bodily injury, and $50,000 per accident for property damage.
(2) 
Such insurance policies shall name the City as an additional insured covering all of the applicants operations in the City. Written notice of cancelation of any policy shall be provided to the City secretary at least 30 days before cancelation.
A. 
Upon filing of the application, the City's Building Official shall investigate the application by inspecting the house, building or structure to be moved or relocated and the lot or platted tract of land upon which the house, building or structure is to be relocated. A determination shall be made as to whether the house, building or structure meets the requirements of the building codes and other applicable ordinances of the City and whether or not the house, building or structure, if allowed to be moved to the designated lot or platted tract of land, would meet all of the requirements of the building code or other ordinances of the City.
B. 
No building permit will be issued if the following conditions apply:
(1) 
The house, building or structure, once relocated, could not meet all requirements of all applicable ordinances and codes of the City.
(2) 
The lot or tract of land, after the house, building or structure is located thereon would not meet all of the requirements of the applicable ordinances and codes of the City.
(3) 
The house, building or structure is being relocated to an area zoned C-3 (Central Area Commercial).
(4) 
The house, building or structure to be moved has deteriorated more than 50% of its original value by virtue of fire, age, or normal wear and tear of the elements.
(5) 
The house, building or structure is less than 75% complete.
(6) 
The relocation of such house, building or structure upon the lot or platted tract of land would cause injury to persons or property damage to the street or other public improvements.
(7) 
The house, building or structure exceeds 20 years of age.
Once the house, building or structure has been relocated, the approved applicant shall have 90 days to complete all exterior improvements to such house, building or structure, including all foundation (required to be a concrete foundation), masonry requirements and lot landscaping. The Building Official may grant one ninety-day extension to this period. No additional extension can be granted by the Building Official and any request of the applicant beyond 180 days must be submitted to the City council for approval.
The Building Official shall not issue a certificate of occupancy for use of such house, building or structure until it complies with all applicable ordinances and codes of the City. Any house, building or structure moved into the City shall be connected to the water and sewer system of the City before a certificate of occupancy can be issued for the house, building or structure, provided such use is to be used for any other purpose other than storage.
Any person, firm, corporation or business entity violating this chapter shall be fined a sum not to exceed $500. Each day in which a violation exists shall be considered a separate violation.