A. 
No person shall relocate any building or structure or any portion thereof upon any premises in the city without a relocation permit from the city.
B. 
Exceptions.
1. 
No relocation permit shall be required if the building or structure is to be moved to a place located outside the limits of the city.
2. 
No relocation permit shall be required if the building or structure is to be moved to a location for use as temporary structure required during the course of construction work.
3. 
No relocation permit shall be required in order to relocate on the same lot an accessory building or structure not exceeding six hundred square feet in area, provided that the director of development services, after investigation, finds that such relocation will not be likely to cause detrimental effects upon adjacent property.
(Prior code § 7-23; Amended during 1990 codification)
A. 
Every application to the city for a relocation permit shall be in writing upon a form furnished by the secretary of the planning commission, and shall set forth such information as the city may reasonably require in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The application fee shall be in addition to the regular building permit fee required by the building code and shall be set by the city council.
B. 
For purposes of this chapter, the terms "main building" and "accessory building" shall have the meaning ascribed to them by the Zoning Ordinance.
(Prior code § 7-24; Amended during 1990 codification)
Each applicant shall pay such inspection and mileage fees as established by resolution for the inspection of the building or structure to be relocated.
(Prior code § 7-25; Amended during 1990 codification)
A. 
Upon the filing of the application, the secretary of the planning commission shall set the matter for public hearing before the planning commission. A copy of the application shall be referred to the director of development services for investigation of the building and who shall report the results thereof at the hearing. At least ten days before the hearing, the secretary of the planning commission shall cause notice thereof to be posted in a conspicuous place on the property to which it is proposed to move such building. Such notice shall be headed "NOTICE OF PROPOSED BUILDING RELOCATION," in letters not less than one inch in height, and shall also state the time and place of the public hearing on the application. It shall also contain a brief description of the structure to be moved.
B. 
The decision of the planning commission shall be final unless appealed in writing to the city clerk within ten working days.
(Prior code § 7-26; Amended during 1990 codification)
A. 
No relocation permit shall be issued for any building or structure which is so constructed or is in such condition as to be dangerous, which is infested with pests, which is unsanitary, which is unfit for human habitation, which is so dilapidated, defective, unsanitary, unsightly or in such a condition of deterioration or disrepair that its relocation at the proposed site would cause appreciable harm to or be materially detrimental to the real property and improvements in the district within a radius of one thousand feet from the proposed site. Nor shall such permit be granted if the proposed use of the building when relocated is prohibited by the zoning laws of the city or if the building is of a type prohibited at the proposed location by any section of this code or other ordinance. The building must meet all requirements of a new building and conform to the general construction, design, class, size and value of neighboring buildings.
B. 
If the building admits of practicable and effective repair, a permit to relocate may be granted upon such terms and conditions as the city may determine.
C. 
If the unlawful, dangerous or defective condition of the building or structure proposed to be relocated is such that repair or correction cannot practicably and effectively be made, the permit shall be denied.
(Prior code § 7-26.1; Amended during 1990 codification)
The city may, in granting a relocation permit, impose such terms and conditions deemed reasonable and proper, including but not limited to the requirement of changes, alterations, additions or repairs to be made to or upon the building or structure to the end that the relocation thereof will not be materially detrimental or injurious to public safety, public welfare or to the property and improvements or either in the district to which it is to be moved.
(Prior code § 7-26.2; Amended during 1990 codification)
No relocation permit shall be issued until the owner causes an inspection of the building or structure to be made by a licensed structural pest control contractor and until the findings of such inspection are submitted to the director of development services. If the report requires extermination or structural repairs, the city shall not issue a relocation permit until the structural repairs or extermination necessitated by the findings of the inspection are made and a statement from the licensed pest control contractor attesting to such extermination and structural repairs is submitted.
(Prior code § 7-26.3; Amended during 1990 codification)