HomeMy WebLinkAbout1766ORDINANCE NO. /7i;t
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE MOVING OF BUILDINGS.
The City Council of the City of Port Angeles do
ordain as follows:
Section 1. In addition to the requirements of the
Uniform Building Code in effect in the City of Port Angeles
regarding the moving of buildings, every person, firm or cor-
poration desiring to move a building shall:
(1) Notify public utility companies controlling or
maintaining telephone, telegraph, or other overhead wires in the
city at least one week before the moving date, indicating the
applicant's intention to move a building or part thereof, the
proposed route, and the date of moving.
(2) At the time of applying for a permit, the
applicant shall submit to the building official a letter or
other written notification from the public utility companies
stating the time they were notified of the proposed moving of
the building, and a sketch of the proposed route.
(3) The permittee shall:
(a) Conform to all requirements which are
now or may be hereafter established by the City
Council; and
(b) Promptly repair and make good to.the satis-
faction of the City Engineer any damage to pavement,
sidewalks, crosswalks, hydrants, sewers, water lines,
streets, alleys, or other public or private property
done or caused by the applicant, his employees,
or agents in moving a building or part of a building.
(c) The applicant shall file with the City
Treasurer a certificate of insurance certifying
applicant as the named insured under a comprehensive
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public liability policy of insurance with a reputable
insurer, with minimum policy limits of $50,000 and
$100,000 for bodily injury, and $25,000 for property
damage.
(d) The applicant shall also pay the City
Treasurer a fee of $500.00 for a permit to move a
building. Provided that $450.00 of the permit fee
shall be refunded to the permittee if within one year
after the date on which the building was moved, the
building moved complies with all applicable ordinances,
rules and regulations of the City, and is in a com-
pleted state.
Section 2. Issuance of Permit.
(1) Before issuing a permit the building official
shall confer with public utility companies in an effort to estab-
lish a route, a plan for moving, and a date which is satisfactory
to the utility companies.
(2) A permit issued under this ordinance shall speci-
fically describe the route to be taken in moving the building, the
approximate length of time which may be consumed in the moving
process; and the day on which the moving shall start. The build-
ing or part of a building moved shall not be moved on a route
other than that specified in the permit. Applicant shall arrange
at least 24 hours in advance with the police department for a
police escort, and posting at the applicant's cost against parking
where necessary.
(3) If the applicant has complied with all of the re-
quirements of applicable ordinances, the building official shall
issue a permit to move the building, or shall refer the matter to
the City Council and its decision thereafter shall be final.
(4) If a permit is refused, the City Council shall
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provide for a hearing at which the applicant may present informa-
tion or relevant considerations to the City Council.
Section 3. Pneumatic Equipment. A person, firm, or
corporation moving a building or a part of a building over or ac-
ross a street, alley, or other public property shall support the
building being moved on equipment with pneumatic tires. The in-
flated pneumatic tires shall be of sufficient size to reasonably
carry the load being moved without damage to the surface on which
the load is moved.
Section 4. Limits of Permit. The issuance of a per-
mit does not authorize the permittee in moving a building to
break, injure, damage or move public utility facilities, trees, or
other public or private property without permission from the owner
of such property.
Section 5. Time Limit. If at the end of one year
from the date of the move the building is not in a completed state
and ready for occupancy, both inside and out, its owner shall
within 30 days remove it from its site and shall restore the site
to its condition as it existed prior to the issuance of the permit.
Section 6. Penalty. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed $200.00 or by imprisonment in the
city jaul for a period not to exceed 60 days, or both, for each
day he is in violation.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles
and approved by its Mayor at a regular meeting of the Council held
on the �y�C day of Ocmaq I', 1972.
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Mayor
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Attest :
liVor
Approved as to form:
City Clerk
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City Attorney
PUBLISHED: (007 /) /9, 7