All house moving contractors, whether persons, firms, corporation, partnerships, sole proprietorships or other entities, moving or causing to be moved a house or building or assembled portion thereof, from one location to another within the city, or to move a house or building from without the city to a location within the city, or to move a house or building within the city to a point outside the city, or from outside the city through the city to a location outside the city, are required to register with the office of the chief building official.
(Code 1997, § 150.060; Ordinance 05-74, adopted 12/7/2005)
An annual registration fee as established in the city fee schedule in chapter 18 shall be collected from the house moving contractor.
(Code 1997, § 150.061; Ordinance 05-74, adopted 12/7/2005)
The office of the chief building official shall maintain a file on each registered house moving contractor containing his registration form and a list of complaints against and violations committed by the house moving contractor as well as measures undertaken by the house moving contractor to correct violations.
(Code 1997, § 150.063; Ordinance 05-74, adopted 12/7/2005)
The chief building official may deny, suspend or revoke a house moving contractor's registration based upon any of the following:
(1) 
Failure to provide information requested in the registration application;
(2) 
Providing false information in the registration application;
(3) 
Revocation, suspension or denial of a house moving contractor's state or other applicable license;
(4) 
Failure to provide proper installation, service and structural or mechanical integrity;
(5) 
Misrepresenting the necessary services, services to be provided, or services that have been provided; or
(6) 
Making a fraudulent promise to influence, persuade or induce an individual to contract for services.
(Code 1997, § 150.064; Ordinance 05-74, adopted 12/7/2005)
Whenever a determination is made by the chief building official to revoke or deny a house moving contractor's registration for any of the reasons set forth in section 103-229, notice of such determination shall be sent to the house moving contractor by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address stated on his application for registration no more than three business days after such determination is made.
(Code 1997, § 150.065; Ordinance 05-74, adopted 12/7/2005)
A house moving contractor whose registration is revoked or denied shall have ten calendar days from the date of receipt of the notice provided for in section 103-300 to appeal such revocation or denial to the city commission. If the city commission upholds the chief building official's determination to revoke or deny registration, the house moving contractor may appeal the city commission's decision to the District Courts of Cameron County, Texas, within ten calendar days after such decision is made.
(Code 1997, § 150.066; Ordinance 05-74, adopted 12/7/2005)
House moving contractors that fail to maintain current registration with the city as well as those whose registration has been revoked or denied shall not be permitted to work in the city.
(Code 1997, § 150.067; Ordinance 05-74, adopted 12/7/2005)