(a) No
person, firm, association, corporation or entity, incorporated or
otherwise, shall hereafter transport upon any of the streets or alleys
within the city, any house, barn or other building or partial building,
whether the point of origin of said house, barn or other building
or partial building should be within the city limits or out of the
city limits, without first having obtained a written authorizing permit
from the office of the city administrator. Said permit shall describe
the route to be taken over and across said streets and alleys. In
the event said building is to be located within the city limits, an
application shall be filed for a permit to locate inside the city
limits.
(b) This
section shall not apply to any structure of modular construction that
is twelve feet (12') wide or less and twenty-four feet (24') or less
long, and that meets any one of the following requirements:
(1) The building will be placed on a lot or parcel of land on which there
is an existing residential structure and the building will be used
solely for storage by the occupant of the residence; or
(2) The building will be placed on property that does not have an existing
residential structure and will be used solely as an office or for
other commercial, nonresidential use.
(c) No
permit shall be required if the authority of the city to issue such
a permit has been preempted by either state or federal law.
(Ordinance adopted 9/21/21)
(a) The
application shall contain the name and address of the applicant and
a legal description of the property upon which the home is to be located.
In addition, the application shall show by plat the location of the
building or home on the proposed site so as to conform with all building
and setback requirements. Provided that all requirements of this article
have been met and the city administrator deems that issuing the requested
permit is in the best interest of the city, the city administrator
shall have the authority to issue the permit. If the administrator
declines to issue the permit, the application will be submitted to
the city council for consideration at its next regular meeting.
(b) Prior to being used or occupied, unless the structure is certified to comply with HUD standard or any other law which preempts the city’s authority, any building moved into the city shall be brought into compliance with the International Building Code in effect. The applicant shall submit a plan of renovations or repairs that will be contemplated to be completed on the structure. All repairs and renovations shall be completed within six months of the date the house is located inside the city limits unless the time is extended by the city council. Absent a showing of good cause, failure to complete renovations within the time prescribed shall subject the owner of the structure to a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision found in section
1.01.009 of this code for each day the structure remains incomplete.
(Ordinance adopted 9/21/21)
(a) All
structures must be moved on pneumatic tires.
(b) All
structures must be moved during daylight hours only.
(c) An
escort vehicle shall be provided for both the front and rear of the
structure while being moved.
(d) The
applicant shall travel only at the times and the routes specified
in the permit.
(Ordinance adopted 9/21/21)
No permit to move any house or other building for location inside
the city limits shall be issued until the applicant therefor shall
have deposited a bond in the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00),
which bond shall be signed by the applicant and two or more good and
sufficient sureties or by the applicant and a surety company authorized
to make surety bonds in this state. Such bond shall be conditioned
so as to indemnify any and all persons and the city for any damage
or loss to property or person or reasonable and necessary expenses
caused to or incurred by any person as result of the moving of any
house or other building. The damage and loss covered by the bond shall
be limited to incidents of physical damage or destruction of property
and shall not include diminution of value caused solely by the fact
that the structure was placed on the adjacent property. In the event
the applicant is in the house moving business and contemplates moving
more than one house or other building in the period of one (1) year,
he may make a blanket bond in the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00),
conditioned as stated above, but covering all buildings and houses
for which he may obtain such permits during the year, and such bond
shall be in force for a period of one (1) year and it shall apply
to any and all houses or other buildings that may be moved by the
applicant during such year. All such bonds shall be approved by the
city council and shall be filed in the office of the city secretary.
(Ordinance adopted 9/21/21)