No person shall relocate on, or move onto any premises, or permit
to be relocated on or moved onto any premises, any building or structure
that is subject to the provisions of this Title, without first obtaining
a relocation permit from the Building Official.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
The Building Official shall issue relocation permits only for
buildings or structures that either conform to all the requirements
of this Title or that will conform to the standards of this Title
without substantial structural, wiring or plumbing changes. No relocation
permit shall be issued for any building or structure if the proposed
relocation, or use thereof, will violate any law or ordinance.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
Applications for a relocation permit shall be made upon the
form provided by the Building Official. The fee for filing an application
is fifty dollars ($50.00); the fee shall be increased at the current
Federal mileage rate per mile for each mile between the building and
the nearest point on the boundary of the City, measured by way of
the shortest route usually traveled. If the application is approved,
an additional fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be paid prior
to the issuance of the relocation permit.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
In order to determine whether a permit shall be issued, the
Building Official shall require the applicant to furnish photographs
of the building or structure; the written report of a qualified termite
inspector that it is free from termites or other vermin; plans, specifications
and a detailed written description of any proposed repair, alteration
or addition to the building or structure; and such other information
as he or she deems necessary, all to be furnished by and at expense
of the applicant, and the Building Official may cause to be made any
investigation which he or she believes necessary.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
If the Building Official determines that the building or structure
may be relocated within or into the City, and that its relocation
at the proposed site shall not violate any law or ordinance, he or
she shall then determine what changes are necessary for the building
or structure to conform to the standards of this Title. The Building
Official shall then issue a relocation permit which specifies all
work that must be done, and a reasonable time limit for the completion
of such work, except that if no time limit is specified, it shall
be completed within ninety (90) days after issuance of the permit;
provided, that any such time limit may for good cause be extended
for an additional period by written order of the Building Official.
The relocation permit shall be construed as a conditional relocation
permit, and it shall so state thereon, until all the work required
by the Building Official has been completed.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
No relocation permit shall be issued unless the applicant shall
first post with the Building Official a cash deposit in an amount
equal to the cost of the required work, or the cost of removal or
demolition of the building or structure, whichever is the higher,
plus twenty percent (20%), the cost to be as estimated by the Building
Official. The applicant may substitute for the cash deposit, a letter
of credit, a savings and loan certificate, or other negotiable security;
provided, that no substitute for a cash deposit shall be acceptable
if it may be recalled by the applicant without the consent of the
City, or if it requires any act other than the cashing thereof for
collection by the City. A surety bond in a form acceptable to the
City, executed by a corporate surety acceptable to the City, may be
substituted for the cash deposit. The return of the cash deposit or
other security to the applicant shall be conditioned upon the performance
of all of the terms and conditions of the permit within the time limit
specified therein or in this Title, or any extension thereof.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
Whenever a default has occurred in the performance of any term
or condition of the relocation permit, the Building Official shall
give written notice thereof in person or by certified mail to the
applicant, specifying therein the default that has occurred and the
period of time to be allowed for the completion of such work. Notice
mailed to the address given by the applicant on his or her application
form shall be deemed sufficient for all purposes. If on the expiration
of the time limit, or of any further extension, said work has not
been performed, the deposit shall be forfeited. The Building Official
at his or her option may then either perform the work or cause the
removal or demolition of said building or structure.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
No officer of this City who is authorized to issue a permit
to transport upon a highway a building or structure covered by this
Title shall issue such permit until the relocation permit required
by this Section shall have been issued, or until there is filed with
him or her an affidavit made by the owner of the premises upon which
the house or structure is to be placed, which sets forth facts showing
that a permit under this Section is not required. No building or structure
shall be transported upon any City street unless the owner or person
in control thereof has first received the permission of the City Council.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
Buildings and structures moved temporarily, to any premises
zoned for such use, are subject to all the requirements of this Section.
The owner or person in control of such building or structure shall
specify whether the temporary relocation is for purposes of storage,
sale, improvement or repair; and he or she shall obtain a one (1)
year temporary relocation permit, which time limit may thereafter,
upon application to the Building Official, be extended six (6) months.
No further extension of time shall be granted except upon application
to, and by order of the City Council.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
This Section shall not apply to any buildings used to house
agricultural labor, commonly called "farm labor camps,"
which are subject to the provisions of the State Housing Act.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
The Building Official shall have access to all premises described
in the relocation permit in order to inspect the building or structure
involved, the progress of the work, and to perform any of the acts
authorized or required by this Title.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
