No person shall move any building or structure across or along
any public way within the city limits without an escort. All escort
vehicles shall be adequately marked and lighted as the police chief
may require. If the mover does not have an approved escort, he or
she may request that a police escort be made available. The fee for
such escort by the police department shall be as provided for in the
fee schedule found in appendix A of this code and is payable at the
time when the permit is issued.
(2001 Code, sec. 3.606)
Upon the issuance of said permit, 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, or other
improvements, to enable the building or structure to be moved without
causing damage.
(2001 Code, sec. 3.607)
No building or structure for which a permit has been granted
shall be allowed to remain, park, or stand upon the public streets
or other public property within the city, except in cases of emergency,
in which event the building or structure must be removed from the
public streets or public property within forty-eight (48) hours after
the emergency has arisen.
(2001 Code, sec. 3.610)
Any building or structure moved into the city shall be connected
to the water and sewer system of the city or to a septic tank approved
by the city before a certificate of occupancy can be issued for the
building or structure, provided such use is to be used for any other
purpose other than storage.
(2001 Code, sec. 3.608)
In addition to all requirements of the building codes or ordinances,
all buildings and structures moved into the city shall be completely
painted on the outside surfaces. However, the painting requirement
shall be waived if the building, when located, is veneered with brick
or other building stone or covered with finished siding and trim.
Such painting, veneering, or siding shall be done within ninety (90)
days of completing the move.
(2001 Code, sec. 3.609)
No person shall occupy such house, building, or structure permitted
to be moved until the building official issues the permittee a certificate
of occupancy. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the
house, building or structure complies with all conditions of the permit
and all requirements of all applicable ordinances of the city.
(2001 Code, sec. 3.611)
Neither the city nor any authorized agent acting under the terms
of this article shall be liable or have any liability by reason of
orders issued or work done in compliance with the terms of this article.
(2001 Code, sec. 3.612)
It shall be unlawful for any person to move from or into or
to relocate any old or used house, building, structure or portion
thereof within the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of
placing such house, building or structure upon any lot or tract of
ground for any use or occupancy of any nature whatsoever without first
obtaining a permit from the city council. No permit will be required
to move a building or structure being moved over any state or federal
highway within the city provided it is being moved under a permit
issued by the state department of transportation and when the moving
route is confined to a state or federal highway.
(2001 Code, sec. 3.601)
Any person desiring to move or relocate any old or used house,
building or structure within the corporate limits shall file an application
with the city manager requesting that he or she be permitted to do
so. Upon filing an application for a permit, the applicant shall pay
a fee as provided for in the fee schedule found in appendix A of this
code to help defray the cost of processing the permit application.
The application shall contain the following information:
(1) Name,
address, and telephone number of the applicant;
(2) Description
and size of the house, building or structure to be moved, along with
its present location, together with a picture thereof;
(3) Legal
description of the lot and the local address upon which the house,
building or structure is to be moved or relocated if a permit is granted
by the city council;
(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 moved or
relocated, and the location of existing buildings or structures upon
the lot, if any, together with the location of existing buildings
or structures upon adjoining lots;
(5) The
proposed route, including the time and date, when the applicant proposes
to move or relocate the house, building, or structure;
(6) Intended
use of the house, building, or structure.
(2001 Code, sec. 3.602)
Upon filing of the application, the building official shall
investigate the application by inspecting the house, building or structure
to be moved or relocated upon the lot or tract of land, and the lot
or tract of land upon which the house, building or structure is to
be located. He or she shall then advise the city council as to whether
the house, building or structure meets the requirements of the building
code and other applicable ordinances of the city, and whether or not
the lot and house, building or structure, if allowed to be moved onto
the designated lot or tract of land, would meet all of the requirements
of the building code and other applicable regulations of the city.
(2001 Code, sec. 3.603)