(a)
Required; eligibility.
No person shall move any building
or structure of any type which is greater than eight (8) feet in width,
or twelve (12) feet in length, or ten (10) feet in height, or in excess
of ninety-six (96) square feet of floor space, along or across any
street or highway within the city, without first obtaining a permit
so to do from the building official. Such permit shall be issued only
to a house mover licensed under the provisions of this article.
(b)
Application; issuance or denial.
A licensed house mover desiring a permit required by this section shall file an application therefor with the building official. The application shall show the size and height of the building proposed to be moved, its present location, the proposed relocation, the route of the proposed movement over public or private property, the proposed time and date of the movement and the owner of the structure to be moved. If the structure proposed to be moved exceeds twenty-four (24) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in height, and is to be moved over public streets or highways, the house mover will secure approval of the utility companies for clearance of their utility lines before the application is submitted to the building official. Upon receipt of such application, the building official shall immediately review the application to determine if the structure can be moved over the route planned without causing undue damage to trees, shrubs, curbs, and other property. If the application is approved, the building official shall issue the permit, upon payment of the fee prescribed by subsection (c) of this section. The application may be refused if, in the judgment of the building official, the moving of such structure will cause damage to adjacent structure items overhanging the street or in the parkway between the curb and sidewalk. In no case shall a permit be issued for the moving of any structure whose width exceeds ninety (90) percent of the width of a paved street (face to face of curbs) along the route of the movement, unless special permission is granted by the city council.
(c)
Fee.
The fee for a permit required by this section shall be as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(d)
Notice to police and fire departments and utility companies.
The building official shall give notice of the issuance of a
permit under this section to the police and fire departments and to
utility companies owning poles and wires along the route to be followed
in moving the structure.
(1970 Code, sec. 7-48; Ordinance 2002-033, sec. 2, adopted 6/17/02; 1988 Code, sec. 7-101; Ordinance
adopting 2021 Code)