[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport 5-9-1966 as Art. III of Ch. 21 of the 1966 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.][1]
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Editor's Note: The title of Chapter 90 was revised from "Moving of Buildings" to "Moving of Buildings and/or Structures" 10-21-2024 by L.L. No. 1-2024.
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Authorization by Board. No person shall move a building or other structure upon or across any street of the Village unless a permit therefor has been issued by the Village Clerk upon authorization by the Board of Trustees.
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Application form. As a prerequisite to securing a permit, an application must be filed with the Village Clerk containing:
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The name and address of the applicant.
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The size and structural details of the object to be moved.
(3) 
Its present location and the place within the Village to which it is to be moved.
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Insurance. Each application shall be accompanied by a certificate of insurance, in form approved by the Claims Examiner and issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state, running to the Village and guaranteeing that the applicant has provided public liability coverage and property damage insurance in to save the Village harmless from all claims, actions and proceedings brought by any person for injury to person or property resulting from or occasioned by any fault or default by the person to whom the permit is issued or anyone acting thereunder on his behalf. The policy shall also protect the Village, against any damages caused to any street or other public property by reason of such house moving. The Board of Trustees by resolution shall adopt and from time to time may amend the amount of public liability coverage, property damage insurance, and street damage or other public property damage insurance required.
[Amended 10-21-2024 by L.L. No. 1-2024]
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Completion bond. In addition, every applicant shall post a ninety-day completion bond assuring the re-erection, modification, alteration or other work to be done upon the building in conformity with the plans approved by the Superintendent of Buildings.
[Amended 2-26-1990 by L.L. No. 11-1990]
The Board of Trustees by resolution shall adopt and from time to time may amend a schedule of fees payable by an applicant for a permit to move a building or other structure upon or across any street of the Village.
If, to the Board, the moving of the structure seems likely to cause injury to property, trees, electric wires or otherwise cause hardship or inconvenience or seem to be not conducive to public safety or welfare, such permit may be refused, the deposited fees returned and the bonds canceled.
[Added 10-21-2024 by L.L. No. 1-2024]
Anyone who shall be deemed in violation of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 15 days, or both.