No person shall move or cause to be relocated any building or structure across any public street or highway, or from one property to another, or from one location to another in the County, or from any City or County outside of the unincorporated area of Sacramento County, without first obtaining a moving permit through the procedures provided in this chapter.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971)
Application for building relocation shall be filed with the Building Official.
1. 
Contents of Application. The application shall specify the existing location, size and character of the building to be relocated, the proposed improvements or changes to proposed location of the relocated building, if any, the proposed location of the relocated building, the name and address of the owner of the building to be relocated, the name and address of the owner of the proposed location, the intended use of the relocated building, and three complete sets of plans as required for the building permit with a completed building permit application and completed cost estimate sheet. The plot plan for the proposed location shall show location of the relocated building indicating proposed setbacks of the building and size, location, and use of all existing buildings at the proposed location, and site developments. On commercial, industrial, or multifamily developments, the Building Official may accept preliminary plans. The application shall also include:
a. 
A map, drawn to scale, showing the property for which the permit is requested, the property lines for the properties within 500 feet of the exterior boundary lines of the subject property and an approval stamp from the Planning Department.
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A clear indication of the names of all the streets and of the Assessor's parcel numbers of each parcel shown on said map.
c. 
The names and mailing addresses, as listed on the latest assessment roll, of the owners of each parcel shown on the map.
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Entry and Site Identification. The applicant shall arrange for entry of the building(s) proposed to be relocated by the building official. The applicant shall provide a stake (minimum two inches by four inches) driven in the ground, protruding four feet above grade at the front and rear of the proposed location for posting and attached house numbers as provided by Section 16.40.050.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 562 § 1, 1983; SCC 1344 § 1, 2006)
Within 10 working days of being notified by the applicant, the Building Inspector shall cause the inspection of the building to be relocated.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 562 § 2, 1983; SCC 1344 § 2, 2006)
After reviewing the application for building relocation, inspection of the building, proposed location, and construction of any required street frontage and site improvements, the Building Official shall give his or her approval in writing and so notify the property owner and applicant of the requirements imposed on his or her approval. Upon said approval, the Building Official shall cause the building and the proposed location to be posted with an "Intent to Move" sign as provided in Section 16.40.050 and the building official shall also mail the notice to affected property owners as required by that Section.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 1344 § 3, 2006)
When the building has been approved for relocation to a new site, the building official shall cause a "Notice of Intention to Move" sign to be posted, on stakes, for 10 working days from date of posting, with assigned house number, provided by the applicant, at the front and rear of the proposed site and on the front of the building proposed to be moved; such notice shall not be less than 13 inches by 19 inches in size and shall set forth the character of the building to be moved, the present and proposed site of the building, and the date of posting. The "Notice of Intention to Move" shall also be mailed to owners of property within 500 feet of the proposed location.
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The building shall not be moved from the location shown on the application for the duration of 10 working days from the date of posting/mailing, by first class post, of the notice required by this section. The posting date and the post marked date shall be the same date.
2. 
No building shall be temporarily relocated on present or other property for temporary storage purposes, except legal contractors' storage yards, without having written approval of the administrative authority having jurisdiction of the property used for this temporary storage. The administrative authority may require a surety bond, cash bond, or other means to insure the removal of the building and may set a time limit as deemed necessary to protect the public and the County of Sacramento.
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No moving permit shall be issued nor shall the building be moved from the existing location, until the required posting and appeal period have elapsed.
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Exemption from :"Posting." A building being relocated on existing property, when approved by the building official, may be exempted from the posting requirements.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 1344 § 4, 2006)
The application for a building permit shall be denied when:
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Any unlawful, dangerous, or defective condition of a building proposed to be moved is such that remedy or correction cannot effectively be made;
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The relocation of the building to the proposed site would cause appreciable damage to or be materially detrimental to the property or improvements in the immediate vicinity of the proposed new location;
3. 
The structure is of a type prohibited at the proposed location by law or regulation of the County; or
4. 
The building official determines that the design, style or appearance of the structure is incompatible with the surrounding properties within 500 feet of the proposed location.
The building official, or his/her assistants, shall inform the applicant of the denial in writing within 10 working days of the filing of the application. The denial shall set forth the reasons therefor and shall designate the applicable provisions of the law or regulations upon which the denial is predicated.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 1344 § 5, 2006)
Any person who is dissatisfied with the decision of the building official may appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals. No special form of appeal is required except that the appeal must contain the name and address of the applicant, state the reasons or grounds therefor, and be signed by the appellant.
Appeals shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors who shall arrange for a hearing at the next convenient meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals. A fee, in the amount shown on the current Sacramento County Planning and Community Development Department's Consolidated Planning Application Fee Schedule table for an appeal of the building official's decision, shall be paid to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by the appellant to defray the cost of hearing the appeal.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 1344 § 6, 2006)
In the case of an appeal by the applicant for the permit, the appeal must be filed within 10 work days after the mailing of the notice of denial by the building official. Upon notice of appeal by the applicant, the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall advise the applicant and the building official of the time and place of the hearing and shall cause a notice to be posted on stakes at the front and rear of the proposed location and on the front of the building proposed to be moved. Such notice shall be not less than 13 inches by 19 inches in size and shall set forth the character of the building, and the date and place of the hearing of the appeal before the Board of Supervisors. Such notice shall be posted at least 10 work days prior to the scheduled hearing and shall also be mailed to owners of properties located within 500 feet of the proposed location.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 1344 § 7, 2006)
In the case of an appeal by any person other than the applicant, the appeal must be filed within 10 working days of the date of posting and mailing of the "Notice of Intention to Move" notice by the building official. A fee, in the amount shown on the current Sacramento County Planning and Community Development Department's Consolidated Planning Application Fee Schedule table for an appeal of the building official's decision, shall be paid to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by the appellant to defray the cost of hearing the appeal.
The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall notify the building official, the appellant, and the applicant of the time and place of hearing at least 10 work days prior thereto.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 1344 § 8, 2006)
Appeals to the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be heard at the next convenient meeting after the completion of any required period of giving notice. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall announce its decision denying the permit or directing its issuance subject to such conditions it deems appropriate within 20 days after the close of the hearing. The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall mail notice of the decision to the appellant, the building official, and any other persons making written request for same. The notice shall be mailed within three work days after the decision is announced, as aforesaid.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 1344 § 9, 2006)
1. 
If a building permit is granted, it shall be granted under conditions which shall require the owner, or agent of the owner, of any building to be moved to comply with the provisions of all applicable state laws and local ordinances, to make such changes or repairs as may be necessary to comply therewith or to fill remaining basements or other subsequent openings on the property.
2. 
No building relocated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be used or occupied or have utility services connected thereto until said necessary changes or repairs have been completed.
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Any building relocated in another location shall be brought up to current regulations of the Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electric Codes. The building official may waive a specific requirement when the requirement met the Sacramento County Building Code in effect at the time it was built and does not cause a health or safety hazard.
4. 
Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the applicant for the moving permit must produce evidence indicating:
a. 
That he/she has sealed the sewer line at the site from which the building is being moved in a manner prescribed by the political subdivision having jurisdiction thereof; or
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That he/she has properly destroyed the septic tank system, if any, in accordance with the County's Environmental Management Department requirements.
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The building official shall require the owner or agent to deposit a certificate of deposit or a surety bond with the County to insure compliance with the conditions imposed on the building permit. The surety bond must be issued by a corporate surety authorized to do business in the State of California and shall be filed in the form prescribed by the building official and subject to his/her approval. The amount of the bond shall be set at the discretion of the building official. At the time of filing the certificate of deposit, or surety bond with the County, the property owner must also execute and file a statement in substantially the following language:
"I, ________, the applicant and property owner, hereby promise to comply with the conditions imposed on the building permit No. _______. By way of guarantee that this work will be done, I/we herewith deposit with the County a (certificate of deposit, or surety bond) in the sum of $________ and agree that in the event these conditions are not fulfilled within 180 days hereafter, the County may use said certificate of deposit, or forfeit the surety bond and apply the proceeds either to cause said conditions to be fulfilled or to demolish the building which was under the authority of said building permit."
6. 
The condition(s) imposed upon the issuance of the building permit for a moved building shall be met within 180 days. Noncompliance of this requirement shall give cause to forfeit the certificate of deposit or surety bond and to abate the building as a public nuisance as prescribed in Chapter 16.18 of the Sacramento County Code.
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Building Relocation Application Fee. The applicant shall pay a relocation application fee for each application at the time of issuance. The fee for each permit shall be that fee prescribed in Chapter 16.90 of the Sacramento County Code.
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Fee Refund. No refund shall be made where an inspection is made as required by Section 16.40.030. The building official may authorize the refunding of not more than 80 percent of the application fee when no inspection was made as required by Section 16.40.030. The building official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days from the date of fee payment.
9. 
Exemption from Building Relocation Application Fee:
a. 
Buildings that are being moved within Sacramento County or cities within the County to locations outside the unincorporated area of Sacramento County.
b. 
Buildings or portions of buildings being moved to or through the County that are State approved manufactured buildings.
c. 
Incidental accessory structures of 125 square feet or less which will not be used for human habitation.
d. 
Buildings being moved to a storage yard approved by zoning Code of Sacramento County for storage purposes.
10. 
No building relocated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be used or occupied or have utility services connected thereto until any required street frontage and site improvements have been completed.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 562 § 3, 1983; SCC 686 § 7, 1987; SCC 1344 § 10, 2006)
In the event the decision of the building official to grant the building permit is not appealed within the 10 working day posting period specified in this chapter, and the building proposed to be moved will not come within the scope of the conditions prohibited by Section 16.40.060 of this chapter, and the applicant has complied with all other applicable requirements of this chapter, the building official shall issue the building permit.
In the event an appeal has been filed, the building official shall issue or deny the permit, pursuant to the terms of the final decision of the Board of Supervisors and the other applicable provisions of this section.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 1344 § 11, 2006)
No moving permit shall be issued under the provisions of this chapter unless the permittee shall have first taken out and agreed to maintain at all times public liability insurance in an amount not less than $100,000 for injuries, including wrongful death, to any one person, and subject to the limit for each person, in an amount not less than $300,000 on account of one accident, and unless also he shall take out and agree to maintain at all times property damage insurance in an amount not less than $5,000. Such insurance shall name the County as an additional insured, and a certificate of insurance shall be filed with the Municipal Services Agency.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 1344 § 12, 2006)
Red lights at each corner of the building shall be maintained by the mover from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise.
1. 
Notice of Emergency Service. Any person moving a building on any county road shall notify the County Municipal Services Agency, Department of Transportation and the Construction, Management and Inspection Division, immediately before and after the movement.
2. 
Authorized Moving Hours. Movement of buildings on any county road shall be prohibited between the hours of seven a.m. to nine a.m., and four p.m. to seven p.m.
3. 
No building shall be moved into a fire district without first giving notice to the fire district into which the building is to be moved 10 working days prior to the move.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 1344 § 13, 2006)
The Administrator of the Municipal Services Agency, or his/her, authorized agents or designees may, in their discretion, inspect all rollers, trucks, wheels, dollies, tractors, or other apparatus proposed to be used in the moving operation, and shall restrict the use of such apparatus to that which, in their judgment, will not cause injury to highways, bridges, or other property. The Administrator of the Municipal Services Agency and his/her authorized agents or designees may also require reasonable changes in the route proposed, even though the route required may be longer than the one proposed, and also require an applicant or his/her agent to file a surety bond issued by a corporate surety authorized to do business in the state of California, in such amount of $5,000 or a certificate of insurance in the amount of $10,000 with an oversize, overweight endorsement to guarantee the restoration and repair of county roads damaged by moving equipment and apparatus, in accordance with applicable county standards.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 1344 § 14, 2006)
When a building permit has been granted by the building official and all provisions of this chapter and other regulations and/or requirements for issuing a building permit for the building have been fulfilled, the Director of County Engineering shall issue a highway moving permit. The applicant shall pay an additional fee for this permit. The permit fee shall be as listed in California Government Code, Title 21, Div. 2, Chapter 7, Section 1411.3.
Buildings that are being moved from outside the County, from cities within the County, or from within the County to terminate in a city or county other than Sacramento County that qualifies for exemption of building relocation application fee as provided by Section 16.40.100(i) and are required to use county roads or highways, shall be required to pay the fees as listed in California Government Code, Title 21, Div. 2, Chapter 7, Section 1411.3 for a moving permit.
1. 
Fee for Additional Buildings. The fee for additional buildings or portions of any severed buildings moved at the same time to the same locations as provided herein shall be as listed in California Government Code, Title 21, Div. 2, Chapter 7, Section 1411.3.
2. 
Exemption from Highway Moving Permit. The highway moving permit fee (and fee for additional buildings) shall not be required in the following instances:
a. 
If the building is being moved from one location to another location and no public road is to be used;
b. 
Buildings and/or sections of buildings being moved to or through the County that are approved manufactured buildings.
3. 
The exemption to a highway moving permit does not exempt the buildings in Section 16.40.020 from the required wide load highway permit.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 361 § 5, 1978; SCC 396 § 1, 1979; SCC 1344 § 15, 2006)
Permission to move any building under any moving permit shall expire sixty days after issuance, except that the Municipal Services Agency may extend the expiration time an additional 60 days.
1. 
Transfer. Permits issued under this chapter shall not be transferred by the holder thereof to any other person. All movements of buildings authorized by the moving permit shall be made under the control and supervision of the grantee of the permit.
2. 
Refunds. No fees required by this chapter shall be refunded if the moving of a building authorized by the moving permit is not made.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 1344 § 16, 2006)
Any building moved contrary to any of the provisions of this chapter is unlawful and a public nuisance, and the building official shall commence action or proceedings for the abatement and removal and enjoinment thereof in a manner provided in this chapter. The remedies provided herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive.
(SCC 48 § 2, 1971; SCC 1344 § 17, 2006)