ARTICLE 4. MOVING OR RAZING BUILDINGS
4-401 Permit required.
No person, firm or corporation shall move, haul or transport, any house, building, derrick or other structure of the height of sixteen (16) feet or over, after having been placed in final position for moving, upon, across or over any street, alley or sidewalk in this city nor shall any person, firm or corporation raze any structure of the height of ten (10) feet or over, without first obtaining a permit therefore.
4-402 Applications for permit.
All applications for permits required under the provisions of this article shall be made in writing to the city clerk stating the size and height of the building or other structure desired to be moved or razed, specifying the day and hour said moving or razing is to commence, the places from and to which it is to be moved, and the route through the city’s streets over which said house, building, derrick or other structure shall be moved. If it shall be necessary to cut and move, raise, or in any way interfere with any wires or poles, the application shall state the name of the owners of said wires or poles and the time and place when and where the removal of said wires or poles and the time and place when and where the removal of said poles or the cutting, raising or otherwise interfering with said wires will be necessary.
4-403 Permit fee.
Before a permit to move or raze 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 of five dollars ($5.00) therefore, which shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the city.
4-404 Bond, insurance required.
4-405 City clerk to notify wire owners.
The city clerk shall, upon the filing of such application, give not less than twenty-four (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.
4-406 Duty of owner 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 and reasonable compensation for the expense of removing and replacing the same, to furnish competent linemen or workmen to remove such poles, or raise or cut such wires as will be necessary to facilitate the moving of such house or structure.
4-407 Unlawful to molest wires; exceptions.
No person engaged in moving any house 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 provided in this article; then, only competent and experienced workmen shall be employed in such work, and in such case the necessary and reasonable expense shall be paid by the owners of the poles and wires handled. The work shall be done in a careful and workmanlike manner, and the said poles and wires shall be promptly replaced and the damages thereto properly repaired.
4-408 Alternate route may be required.
If the mayor shall find that some other route than the one designated in such application will cause less injury or damage to the property in said city, he shall require said building or other structure to be moved along a route designated by him or her.
4-409 Penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00), or be imprisoned for not more than thirty (30) days, or be both so fined and imprisoned.
4-410 Notice to utility services.
Before a structure can be razed or removed, the owner or agent shall notify all utilities having service connections within the structure such as water, electric, gas, sewer and other connections. A permit to demolish or remove a structure shall not be issued until a release is obtained from the utilities, stating that their respective service connections and appurtenant equipment, such as meters and regulators, have been removed or sealed and plugged in a safe manner.
4-411 Notice to adjoining owners.
Only when written notice has been given by the applicant to the owners of adjoining lots and to the owners of wired or other facilities, of which the temporary removal may be necessitated by the proposed work, shall a permit be granted for the removal of a building or structure. If work is not commenced within six (6) months, the permit will expire and a new permit will be required to remove a building or structure.
4-412 Condition of lot.
Whenever a structure is razed or removed, the premises shall be: