Article 3. Moving Buildings

4-301. Permit necessary.

It shall be unlawful for any person to move, haul or transport, any house, building, derrick or other structure of the height of 16 feet or over, or of a width of 15 feet or more upon, across or over any street or alley in this city without first obtaining a permit therefore as hereinafter provided.

(Code 1988)

4-302. Application for permits.

All applications for permits to move houses, buildings, derricks or other structures mentioned in section 4-501 shall be made in writing to the city clerk specifying the day and hour said moving is to commence and the route through the city’s streets over which said building or structure shall be moved. If it shall be necessary to cut down and move, raise or in any manner interfere with any wires or poles, the application shall state the name of the owners of said wires and poles, the time and place, when and where the removal of said poles and the cutting, raising, or otherwise interfering with said wires will be necessary.

(Code 1988)

4-303. Fees for permits.

Before a permit to move any house, building, derrick or other structure is granted under the provisions of this article, the applicant for said permit shall pay to the city clerk the sum as set in the city’s fee resolution, which shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the city.

(Code 1988; Code 2017)

4-304. City clerk to notify wire owners.

The city clerk shall upon the filing of such application, give not less than 24 hours written notice to the person, firm or corporation owning or operating such wires or poles or to their agents, of the time and place, when and where the removal of said poles, or the cutting, raising or otherwise interfering with said wires shall be necessary.

(Code 1988)

4-305. Duties of owners of poles or wires.

It shall be the duty of the person, firm or corporation owning or operating said poles or wires after service of notice, as required in section 4-304, to furnish competent workmen or linemen to remove such poles or raise or cut such wires, as will be necessary to facilitate the moving of such house, building, derrick or other structure. The necessary expense which is incurred thereby shall be paid by the holder of the moving permit.

(Code 1988)

4-306. Unlawful to molest wires.

No person engaged in moving any house, building, derrick or other structure shall raise, cut or in any way interfere with any such poles or wires unless the persons or authorities owning or having control of the same shall refuse to do so after having been notified as required in section 4-304 and then only by competent workmen as specified in section 4-304. In such case the necessary and reasonable expense shall be paid by the owners of the poles and wires handled and the said poles and wires shall be promptly replaced and the damages thereto promptly repaired.

(Code 1988)

4-307. Duty of mover.

It shall be the duty of any person, firm or corporation moving any of the structures mentioned in section 4-301 to display red lanterns thereon in such a manner as to show the extreme height and width thereof from 30 minutes before sunset to 30 minutes after sunrise.

(Code 1988)

4-308. Mover to furnish bond.

It shall be the duty of any person at the time of making application for a permit as provided in section 4-301 to execute in the favor of the city a good and sufficient surety bond indemnifying the city against any loss or damage suit resulting from the failure of such person to comply with the provisions of this article or from their negligence. The amount of the surety bond shall be determined by the street committee, but in no event shall be less than an amount as set in the city’s fee resolution.

(Code 1988; Code 2017)