It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, the owner or person in charge of any building of a permanent nature, to move same from one part of the city to another part of the city, or from some part of the city to some place outside of the city limits, or from some place outside the city limits to some place within the city limits, without first obtaining a permit authorizing the move and furnishing bond or surety as herein provided. No permit shall be issued unless all taxes which may be due the city on the building and the lot on which it is situated are paid or satisfactory arrangements therefor are made with the city council.
(1966 Code, ch. 2.0, art. I, sec. 1; 1994 Code, sec. 150.30)
(a) 
Any person desiring to move a building first shall file with the building official a written application setting forth the following information:
(1) 
The type and kind of building to be moved.
(2) 
The original cost of the building and the approximate value of the building at the time the application for a moving permit is filed.
(3) 
The extreme dimensions of the length, height and width of the building.
(4) 
Its present location and proposed new location by lot, block, subdivision and street numbers.
(5) 
The approximate time the building will be upon the streets, and the contemplated route that will be taken from the present to the new location.
(b) 
The applicant shall sign and swear to the correctness of the statements contained in the application before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments and jurats in Texas, and shall deposit with the city the application and a fee for the permit as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code, if same is granted.
(1966 Code, ch. 2.0, art. I, sec. 2; 1994 Code, sec. 150.31; Ordinance 2015-04, sec. 1, adopted 1/30/15; Ordinance adopting 2016 Code)
The building official, as a condition precedent to the issuance of the permit, shall require general liability insurance no less than $300,000.00 or a bond to be executed by the person desiring the removal permit, with corporate surety to his satisfaction. The bond shall be made payable to the city and for the amount as the building official describes. It shall indemnify the city against any damage caused by the moving of the building to streets, curbs, sidewalks, shade trees, highways and any other property which may be affected by the moving of a building. The surety bond shall also be conditioned upon and liable for strict compliance with the terms of the permit, as to the route to be taken and the limit of time in which to effect the removal and to repair or compensate for the repair and to pay the city as liquidated damages an amount not exceeding $50.00 to be prescribed by the building official for each and every day’s delay in completing the removal or in repairing any damage to property or public improvement or in clearing all public streets, alleys or highways of all debris occasioned thereby.
(1966 Code, ch. 2.0, art. I, sec. 4; 1994 Code, sec. 150.32; Ordinance 2015-04, sec. 1, adopted 1/30/15)
If, in the opinion of the building official, the moving of any building will cause serious injury to persons or property or serious injury to the streets or other public improvements, or the building to be moved has deteriorated more than 50% of its original value by fire or other element, or the moving of the building will violate any of the requirements of this article or of the city zoning regulations, the permit shall not be issued and the building shall not be moved over the city streets.
(1966 Code, ch. 2.0, art. I, sec. 3; 1994 Code, sec. 150.33)
Upon issuance of moving permits, the building official shall cause notice to be given to the chief of the fire department, the telephone or light companies, or others whose property may be affected by the removal. All notices shall set forth the route that will be taken, time started and approximate time of completion.
(1966 Code, ch. 2.0, art. I, sec. 5; 1994 Code, sec. 150.35)
The application for a moving permit and the bond shall remain on file five days before any permit shall be granted, and if, upon investigation of the application, it has been found that the statements in the application are true and the bond is in compliance with the requirements of this article, and the permit fee and any taxes due the city on the property have been paid, the city clerk shall issue the permit, without any liability being imposed upon the city for any injuries or damages resulting therefrom.
(1966 Code, ch. 2.0, art. I, sec. 6; 1994 Code, sec. 150.36)
(a) 
Lights required.
Every building which occupies any portion of public property after sundown shall have sufficient lights continuously burning between sunset and sunrise for the protection of the public.
(b) 
Number and location of lights.
There shall be a minimum of five red lights placed on each street side of the building; such red lights shall be attached to the building in a fashion as to indicate extreme width, height and size.
(c) 
Flares required.
There shall be placed, in addition to the red lights on the building, flares at regular intervals for a distance of 200 feet up the street on each side of the building.
(d) 
Flaggers required.
When more than 50% of the street, measured between curbs, is occupied at night by the building, or when, in the opinion of the building official, flaggers are necessary to divert or caution traffic, the owner or person moving the building shall employ, at their expense, two flaggers, one at each street intersection beyond the building. The flaggers shall remain at these intersections, diverting or cautioning traffic from sunset to sunrise. Red lights shall be employed in flagging traffic at night.
(1966 Code, ch. 2.0, art. I, sec. 7; 1994 Code, sec. 150.37)