A person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this article or who shall fail to comply with the requirements of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $2,000.00, and each and every day’s continuance of any violation of the provisions of this article shall constitute and be deemed a separate offense. In case of any violation of any of the terms or provisions of this article by any corporation, the officers and agents, and person or persons actually performing the work for such corporation, shall be subject to the penalties herein provided.
(1972 Code, sec. 7-88; 1995 Code, sec. 150.999(A))
No houses or other buildings shall be moved or transported over or along or across any street or alley of the city between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., or 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., or 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
(Ordinance 208 adopted 8/6/1963; 1972 Code, sec. 7-95; 1995 Code, sec. 150.165)
(a) 
The city building inspector or someone under his control shall, at the time a permit for moving a house or building is issued, indicate the route to be followed by the applicant in moving the house or building, which route must be followed by the applicant.
(b) 
When such route has been indicated and the permit issued, it shall be the duty of the person moving the house or building to give immediate notice of the move to any and all companies maintaining overhead wires across or along any street or alley included in the designated route along which such house or building is to be moved. The companies shall be told the time when the move is to be undertaken and when it will be necessary to raise or cut such wires.
(c) 
The house mover shall arrange with the companies for the payment of all charges for moving, cutting or repairing wires, cables or poles, or for other services rendered.
(d) 
After receiving such notice, it shall be the duty of the companies maintaining such wires to furnish one or more employees to cut, raise or move such wires in order to permit the house or building to be moved along the designated route. The house movers shall under no conditions nor under any consideration cut, raise or move any wires found across or along any street or alley and shall not remove the same from any post or support or damage the same in moving such house or building, but shall stop all operations in the moving of the house or building until such wire is raised, cut or moved by an employee of the company owning or maintaining the same.
(Ordinance 186 adopted 10/6/1959; 1972 Code, sec. 7-96; 1995 Code, sec. 150.166)
No house or building shall be moved at night, nor be stopped or left on any street or alley of the city at night, unless there shall be attached to each end of such house or building a red light or lantern visible for at least 300 feet along such street or alley.
(Ordinance 186 adopted 10/6/1959; 1972 Code, sec. 7-97; 1995 Code, sec. 150.167)
It shall be the responsibility of the permitted house mover to insure that a structure being placed in the city complies with all zoning setback requirements listed on the building permit.
(Ordinance 186 adopted 10/6/1959; 1972 Code, sec. 7-103; 1995 Code, sec. 150.168(B); Ordinance 3441 adopted 1/4/2000)
No person shall hereafter move or transport any house or building over or along or across any street or alley of the city until a written permit has been issued authorizing the movement of such a house or building as herein provided.
(Ordinance 186 adopted 10/6/1959; 1972 Code, sec. 7-103; 1995 Code, sec. 150.168(A); Ordinance 3441 adopted 1/4/2000)
Application for a permit required by this article shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, and shall state the location of the house or building to be moved and the streets over which same is to be moved and the time desired within which to move it. The application shall be submitted to the building inspector.
(Ordinance 186 adopted 10/6/1959; Ordinance 207 adopted 7/16/1963; Ordinance 209 adopted 12/3/1963; 1972 Code, sec. 7-104; 1995 Code, sec. 150.169)
Prior to the issuance of a permit required by this article, a fee in the sum set forth in the fee schedule to cover the costs of investigating the application and of issuing the permit shall be paid by the applicant, and such fee shall be deposited in the general fund of the city.
(Ordinance 186 adopted 10/6/1959; Ordinance 207 adopted 7/16/1963; Ordinance 209 adopted 12/3/1963; 1972 Code, sec. 7-105; 1995 Code, sec. 150.170; Ordinance adopting Code)
The building inspector shall also require the applicant for a permit under this article to deposit a bond in the sum of $5,000.00 before he issues any permit to move the house or building over the streets of the city. This bond shall be executed by the applicant and a surety company authorized to make surety bonds in this state and such bond shall be conditioned that the principal will comply with all the provisions and requirements of this article and other provisions of this code relating to house moving, and will indemnify and hold the city harmless against all cost, expenses, damages and injuries sustained by the city by reason of carelessness or neglect of the principal in moving any house.
(Ordinance 186 adopted 10/6/1959; Ordinance 207 adopted 7/16/1963: Am. Ordinance 209 adopted 12/3/1963; 1972 Code, sec. 7-106; 1995 Code, sec. 150.171)
Each applicant for a permit required by this article shall, before making application for such permit, have each vehicle and all moving equipment used to move such houses insured by a “motor vehicle liability policy” as defined in V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, chapter 601, as amended. Provided that, if any person making application for such permit desires to deposit a cash bond in the above-mentioned amount instead of a surety bond, he may do so. In the event the applicant is in the house moving business and contemplates moving more than one house or building in the period of one year, he may make a blanket bond in the sum of $5,000.00, conditioned as stated above, but covering all buildings and houses for which he may obtain permits during the year, and such bond shall be in force for a period of one year and it shall apply to any and all houses or buildings that may be moved by the applicant during such year. All such bonds shall be approved by the city attorney and shall be retained by the city secretary in his office.
(Ordinance 186 adopted 10/6/1959; Ordinance 207 adopted 7/16/1963; Ordinance 209 adopted 12/3/1963; 1972 Code, sec. 7-107; 1995 Code, sec. 150.172)
If the building inspector or someone under his direction shall determine that a house or building may be moved in safety and in full compliance with the provisions of this article and the requirements have been met, he shall issue a permit to the applicant for such move.
(Ordinance 186 adopted 10/6/1959; Ordinance 207 adopted 7/16/1963; Ordinance 209 adopted 12/3/1963; 1972 Code, sec. 7-108; 1995 Code, sec. 150.173)