No person shall move any building over, along, or across any highway, street, or alley of the city without first obtaining a permit from the building official.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.107)
A person seeking issuance of a permit hereunder shall file an application for such permit with the building official. The application shall be in writing, upon forms provided by the building official, and shall contain or be accompanied by the following:
(1) 
A description of the building proposed to be moved, giving street number, construction materials, dimensions, number of rooms and conditions of exterior and interior.
(2) 
A legal description of the lot from which the building is to be moved, giving the lot, block and tract number, if located in the city.
(3) 
A legal description of the lot to which it is proposed such building be moved, giving the lot, block and tract number, if located in the city.
(4) 
The portion of the lot to be occupied by the building when moved.
(5) 
The highways, streets and alleys over, along, or across which the building is proposed to be moved.
(6) 
The proposed moving date and hours.
(7) 
Any additional information which the building official shall find necessary to a fair determination of whether a permit should be issued.
(8) 
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 are free of any entanglements and that all taxes and any city charges against the same are paid in full.
(9) 
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 is entitled to move the building.
(10) 
The application shall be accompanied by a permit fee in an amount fixed from time to time by the council.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.107)
Upon receipt of an application it shall be the duty of the building official to procure from the electrical and street departments (or other appropriate agency) an estimate of the expense that will be incurred in removing and replacing any electric wires, streetlamps, or pole lines belonging to the city or any other property of the city, the removal and replacement of which will be required by reason of the moving of the building through the city, together with the cost of materials necessary to be used in making such removals and replacements. Prior to issuance of the permit the building official shall require of the applicant a deposit of a sum of money equal to twice the amount of the estimated expense.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.107)
(a) 
Required.
An application hereunder shall be accompanied by a cash deposit, in a sum fixed from time to time by the council, as an indemnity for any damage which the city may sustain by reason of damages or injury to any highway, street or alley, sidewalk, fire hydrant, or other property of the city, which may be caused by or be incidental to the removal of any building over, along, or across any street in the city and to indemnify the city against any claim of damages to any persons or private property, and to satisfy any claims by private individuals arising out of, caused by or incidental to the moving of any building over, along or across any street in the city.
(b) 
Bond in lieu of deposit.
Any person filing an application hereunder may, in lieu of the general cash deposit required above, file with the building official a bond, approved as to form by the city attorney, executed by a bonding or surety company authorized to do business in the state, in an amount fixed from time to time by the council, conditional upon the assurance that this article and other applicable ordinances and laws will be complied with. Such bond shall be made payable to the city for the benefit of any aggrieved party and shall indemnify the city against any damages or injury to any person or persons intended to be protected thereby and shall be conditional on the payment of any damages to public or private property and the payment of any damages or losses resulting from any malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance or negligence in connection with any of the activities or conditions upon which the permit applied for is granted, in the form as approved by the city attorney.
(c) 
Insurance policy in lieu of deposit.
Any person filing an application hereunder may, in lieu of the general cash deposit required above, file with the building official a liability insurance policy, issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state, and approved as to form by the city attorney, in the same amount and providing the same protection as would be required for a bond hereunder.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.107)
The building official shall inspect the building and the applicant’s equipment to determine whether the standards for issuance of a permit are met. The building official shall refuse to issue a permit if he finds that:
(1) 
Any application requirement or any fee or deposit requirement has not been complied with.
(2) 
The building is too large to move without endangering persons or property of the city.
(3) 
The building is in such a state of deterioration or disrepair or is otherwise so structurally unsafe that it could not be moved without endangering persons and property in the city.
(4) 
The building is structurally unsafe or unfit for the purpose for which moved, if the removal location is in the city.
(5) 
The applicant’s equipment is unsafe and persons and property would be endangered by its use.
(6) 
The zoning or other ordinances would be violated by the building in its new location.
(7) 
For any other reason persons or property in the city would be endangered by the moving of the building.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.107)
(a) 
The building official shall deposit all fees and deposits, and all insurance policies or bonds with the city secretary. Upon his refusal to issue a permit the building official shall return to the applicant all deposits, bonds, and insurance policies. Permit fees filed with the application shall not be returned.
(b) 
After the building has been removed, the building official shall furnish the city manager a written statement of all expenses incurred in removing and replacing all property belonging to the city, and of all materials used in the making of the removal and replacement together with a statement of all damages caused to or inflicted upon property belonging to the city. Provided, however, that if any wires, poles, lamps, or other property are not located in conformity with the governing ordinances, the permittee shall not be liable for the cost of removing the same.
(c) 
The city manager shall submit a report of any expenses incurred in removing and replacing all property belonging to the city, and of all materials used in the making of the removal and replacement together with a statement of all damage caused to or inflicted upon property belonging to the city. The city council shall authorize the city manager to return to the applicant all deposits after the city secretary deducts the sum sufficient to pay for all the costs and expenses and for all damages done to property of the city by reason of the removal of the building. Permit fees deposited with the application shall not be returned.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.107)
The building official shall procure from the chief of police a list of designated streets over which the building may be moved. The building official shall reproduce the list upon the permit in writing. In making their determination the building official and the chief of police shall act to assure maximum safety to persons and property in the city and to minimize congestion and traffic hazards on the streets.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.107)
Every permittee under this article shall:
(1) 
Use designated streets.
Move a building only over street designated for such use in the written permit.
(2) 
Notify of revised moving time.
Notify the building official in writing of desired change in moving date and hours as proposed in the application.
(3) 
Notify of damage.
Notify the building official in writing of any and all damage done to property belonging to the city within twenty-four (24) hours after the damage or injury has occurred.
(4) 
Display lights.
Cause red lights to be displayed during the nighttime on every side of the building, while standing on a street, in such manner as to warn the public of the obstruction, and shall at all times erect and maintain barricades across the streets in such manner as to protect the public from damage or injury by reason of the removal of the building.
(5) 
Street occupancy period.
Remove the building from the city streets after twelve (12) hours of such occupancy, unless an extension is granted by the building official.
(6) 
Comply with governing law.
Comply with the building, fire, and zoning ordinances and all other applicable ordinances and laws upon relocating the building in the city.
(7) 
Pay expense of officer.
Pay the expense of a traffic officer ordered by the building official to accompany the movement of the building to protect the public from injury.
(8) 
Clear old premises.
Remove all rubbish and materials and fill all excavations to existing grade at the original building site so that the premises are left in a safe and sanitary condition.
(9) 
Remove service connection.
See that the sewer line is plugged with a concrete stopper, the water shut off and the meter returned to the city water department. Permittee shall notify the gas and electric service companies to remove their services.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.107)
(a) 
The building official and the chief of police shall enforce and carry out the requirements of this article.
(b) 
The permittee shall be liable for any expenses, damages or costs in excess of deposited amounts or securities, and the city attorney shall prosecute any action against the permittee in a court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of such excessive amounts.
(c) 
The city shall proceed to do the work necessary to leaving the original premises in a safe and sanitary condition, where permittee does not comply with the requirements of this article, and the cost thereof shall be charged against the general deposit.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.107)