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Editor's Note: Legislation previously included in Ch. 5.16: Vol. M, pp. 220-222, 239, 240, 426, 1960; Ord. 60-1.
"Applicant"
The owner of the house or building to be moved.
"Building department"
The department of building inspector and fire marshal.
"County engineer"
The director of public works or his designee.
"County"
Kittitas County, Washington.
"House mover"
The person responsible for moving a house or building or other overlegal load over or across a county road, street, alley or bridge, except:
1. 
House trailers and machinery used for farming, road construction, or road maintenance shall be allowed to move over a standard overlegal permit;
2. 
A house or building or other overlegal load which has a width of less than 12 feet, a length of less than 20 feet, and a height of less than 14 feet when loaded, and which is placed on a single vehicle shall be allowed to move with a standard overlegal permit, including an overlength load longer than 20 feet if the load does not extend more than four feet beyond the rear of a regularly licensed vehicle.
(Ord. 94-8, 1994; Ord. 99-06, 1999)
It is unlawful for any person to transport or move a building or structure in the county to a location outside of any corporate city or town in the county if the building or structure:
1. 
Was or will be used for human habitation;
2. 
Will be located within 500 feet of any place of human habitation except that of the owner; or
3. 
Will be located within 500 feet of a residential subdivision platted and recorded by the county auditor, without having first secured a permit for such movement or transportation.
(Ord. 94-8, 1994; Ord. 99-06, 1999)
1. 
No moving permit shall be issued to the "house mover" until the county engineer is satisfied that the "applicant" has obtained from the building department a permit for such move or transfer as required by KCC § 5.16.030, unless it should appear that the provisions of KCC § 5.16.020 do not apply.
2. 
A house mover shall, before being issued a permit for house moving, place on file at the county engineer's office:
a. 
A bond in a sum to be determined by the county engineer payable to the county on account of any damages the county might suffer as the result of the exercise of such permit, and on account of any expense the county may be caused in removing or replacing any of its signs, delineators, bridge railings, or any other county property or facilities to accommodate the moving of any building or overlegal load along or across the county roads, streets, alleys, and bridges involved; said bond shall be kept on file with the department of public works until the following has occurred:
i. 
House mover has completed said move and the county engineer has determined that no damage has been caused by the house mover to the roads, utilities, mailboxes, or other facilities along the route used.
ii. 
The bond shall be held for 10 days from date of compliance pursuant to KCC § 5.16.070.
b. 
A certificate of insurance to cover public liability and property damage in the following amounts:
i. 
Five thousand dollars for property damage;
ii. 
Ten thousand dollars for a single injury or death;
iii. 
Twenty thousand dollars for multiple injuries or deaths, any of which might be caused by the permittee while engaged in such business as a house mover.
3. 
A house mover shall, in order to be eligible for a house moving permit, have pneumatic rubber tires on all of his or her equipment which is to travel on county roads, streets, alleys, and bridges. No hard rubber tires or metal wheels will be allowed.
4. 
Permit fees.
a. 
Permits will be issued for one building or load only to be moved one time only.
b. 
Fees for moving permits shall be set by resolution of the board of county commissioners.
(Ord. 94-8, 1994; Ord. 99-06, 1999)
1. 
The county engineer shall have the right to refuse to issue a house moving permit if the roads or bridges which are to be used are deemed by him or her to be incapable of supporting the proposed load, or for other reasons, which he or she deems to be in the best interest of the county, and the county engineer shall have the right when issuing a permit to specify the following:
a. 
The size and number of tires supporting the load;
b. 
Flagmen, pilot car, flares, signs, or any other safety devices or procedures deemed necessary by him or her;
c. 
The route to be used;
d. 
The time of the movement under the permit;
e. 
The speed of the vehicles involved.
2. 
The county engineer may refuse to issue a permit if previous damage caused to county properties by the house mover or any of his or her employees has not been paid in full at the time of application.
(Ord. 94-8, 1994; Ord. 99-06, 1999)
Any person who moves a house or building or other overlegal load in violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided for in Chapter 1.16 KCC.
(Ord. 94-8, 1994; Ord. 99-06, 1999)
1. 
The department holding the bond in escrow shall continue to hold the bond for 10 additional days following the approval by said department of compliance with the provisions governing the release of the said bond. This 10-day period shall allow for any county official or citizen of the county to challenge the validity of the compliance for just cause during the 10-day period by notifying the department holding said bond in writing of his or her challenge and stating the reasons for so doing.
2. 
Where such challenge has been made, the board of county commissioners shall call for a public hearing and shall cause to be advertised the time and place of said hearing in the manner usually provided for that purpose. The bond shall be held in escrow pending a decision by the board of county commissioners upon the issue of compliance with this chapter.
3. 
The board of county commissioners shall hear testimony upon the issue of whether the applicant or house mover has complied with the regulations applicable to the bond under challenge and shall notify the department to release the bond if they find the applicant or house mover has complied with the regulations governing said bond, or shall notify the department to forfeit the bond if they find the applicant has failed to comply with the regulations governing the bond.
(Ord. 94-8, 1994; Ord. 99-06, 1999)