No building permit required by section 301(a) of the building
code adopted in section 6-41 shall be issued for a building or structure
moved into or within the city unless an inspection of the building
or structure has been made by the building director and found to be
satisfactory in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(Code 1957, § 812.01)
The building director shall cause an inspection to be made of a building or structure proposed to be moved into or within the city upon receipt of proper application and fees therefor as hereinafter provided in sections
6-329 and 330.
(Code 1957, § 812.02)
The application for an inspection required by this division
shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of $25 for each building
or structure to be moved. If the building to be moved is located outside
the city, such fee shall be augmented by a charge of twenty-five cents
($0.25) per mile from the City Hall to the site of the building. The
fees shall not be returned.
(Code 1957, § 812.04)
If, upon inspection, the building director finds that the building
or structure to be moved complies with all local and state laws governing
new buildings, or that the building or structure can easily be altered
and made to comply with such laws, and that there is no serious fungi
infection or termite infested timbers in the building or structure,
and that no ordinance, law or the public health, welfare, safety or
peace will be violated, he shall approve the building or structure
for moving into or within the city, subject to any other applicable
regulations set forth in this article.
(Code 1957, § 812.05)
The decision of the building director in granting or denying
a permit to move an existing building or structure into or within
the city shall become final and effective 10 days after rendering
his report unless within such ten-day period an appeal in writing
is filed with the council by any person dissatisfied with his decision.
The filing of such appeal shall stay the effective date of the decision.
The decision of the council in granting or denying the permit after
considering the matter shall be final and conclusive.
(Code 1957, § 812.06)
Upon approval by the building director of the building or structure
for moving into or within the city, a fee for services to be performed
in connection with the alterations or other work to be done on the
building to bring it up to the requirements of the building codes
adopted by this chapter shall be paid and shall be based upon the
valuation of the work or alteration, as provided in the building code.
(Code 1957, § 812.07)
No person shall move any building or structure into, without
or within the city without first obtaining a routing permit from the
superintendent of streets, except that a routing permit shall not
be required to move a building or structure from one place to another
on the same lot or parcel of land under single ownership.
(Code 1957, § 811.01)
No person except a licensed house mover shall be issued a routing
permit to move any building or structure.
(Code 1957, § 811.02)
In order to obtain a permit required by section
6-339, the applicant shall first file an application in writing with the building director who shall furnish a copy thereof to the superintendent of streets.
(Code 1957, § 811.03)
An application for a permit required by section
6-339 shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of $25 for each building or structure to be moved. The fee shall not be returned.
(Code 1957, § 811.07)
A permit required by section
6-339 shall not be issued unless the applicant has deposited with the building director a good and sufficient surety bond in the sum of $1,000 for each moving job, or in lieu of posting a bond for each job, the applicant has posted a blanket bond in the sum of $2,000.
(Code 1957, § 811.08)
Types IV and V buildings, as specified in the building code
adopted by section 6-41, of less than 12 feet in height, weighing
less than 4,000 pounds and having a maximum horizontal dimension of
17 feet and a maximum area of 160 square feet may be moved without
the services of a licensed house mover, provided, that such building
or structure may be moved when mounted upon an ordinary wagon or automobile
truck, without the use of any additional wheels or rollers, and provided
that proper permits are obtained as specified in this article.
(Code 1957, § 811.02)
A permit required by section
6-339 shall not be issued until the applicant has furnished evidence that satisfactory arrangements covering the proposed move have been made with the utility companies maintaining overhead facilities.
(Code 1957, § 811.06)
The superintendent of streets shall have the right to inspect
all rollers, trucks, wheels, dollies, tractors and other apparatus
proposed to be used in the moving of buildings or structures as regulated
by this article, and he shall be the sole judge as to the adequacy
of such equipment, and may require the use of such apparatus as in
his judgment will not cause injury to streets or pavements.
(Code 1957, § 811.05)
If the route proposed to be taken in moving a building or structure
is approved by the superintendent of streets, no other route may be
used unless the application for the permit to move such building is
amended to show the route change and the route change is approved
prior to the moving of the building.
(Code 1957, § 811.04)
After removal of any building or structure from a parcel of
land in the city, the house mover shall comply with the following
conditions with respect to such parcel.
(1) Immediately
upon removal of such building or structure, securely cap and seal
all gas, water and oil pipes disconnected therefrom.
(2) Securely
seal all sewer and other sanitary facilities remaining on the land.
(3) Fill
with dirt, sand or small rock, all openings and excavations in the
land, including cesspools and septic tanks.
(4) Remove
therefrom all refuse, debris, old foundations, walls, slab, waste
materials and other impediments.
(5) Within
10 days after such removal, a letter shall be filed by the house mover
with the building department certifying that all of the provisions
of this section have been complied with.
(Code 1957, § 811.09)
In case of damage to any street or any public property by reason of the moving of any building or structure or section or portion thereof, the street department shall do such work as may be necessary to restore the street to as good a condition as the same was in prior to such damage, and shall charge the cost thereof to the house mover to whom the permit was issued for the moving of such building or structure or section or portion thereof. Such damages as occur may be recovered from the surety bond required in section
6-344.
(Code 1957, § 811.11)
No house mover shall interfere in any manner whatsoever with
any property of any public utility, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the permit granted by the building department.
(Code 1957, § 811.10)
The superintendent of streets may require the applicant for
a routing permit to provide such information as the superintendent
deems necessary to fulfill his duties pursuant to this division and
in issuing the permit may impose the following conditions:
(1) Specific
hours only during which the proposed move may take place.
(2) Compliance
with pertinent regulations of the California Department of Transportation.
(3) The
use of pilot cars during the move.
(4) Proof
of liability insurance naming the city as additional insured in such
amount as the superintendent of streets deems to be reasonably appropriate
in the circumstances.
(5) Provision
for indemnification of the city in respect to the move.
(Ord. No. 81-17, § 2, 3-25-81)