15.12.020 Permit – Application and bond.
A. An applicant for a permit to move a building shall file an application with the city engineer at least fifteen days before the proposed moving date. The application forms shall be provided by the city and the applicant shall submit information required by the city.
B. An applicant shall notify public utility companies controlling or maintaining electric power, telephone, telegraph or other overhead wires in the city at least two weeks before the proposed moving date, indicating the applicant’s intention to move a building or part thereof, the proposed route, and date of moving.
C. At the time of applying for a permit, the applicant shall submit to the city engineer a letter or other written notification from the public utility companies stating the time they were notified of the proposed moving of the building.
D. Before a permit is granted, the applicant for a permit shall file with the city recorder a bond running to the city in an amount covering 100% of the estimated cost to repair or replace any public rights of way or portions thereof and executed by a corporate surety authorized to transact surety business in the state. The estimated cost is subject to approval by the City Engineer. The bond shall be conditioned as follows:
1. That the applicant, if granted a permit, shall, in moving the building, conform to all requirements relating thereto which are now or may be hereafter established by the council; and
2. That the applicant will promptly repair and make good to the satisfaction of the council 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 servants or employees in moving a building or part of a building. That the applicant will perform the work and provide a warranty in accordance with Chapter 13.36.
E. The applicant shall also file with the city recorder a public liability policy with policy limits of not less than the City’s liability limits under the Oregon Tort Claims Act in a form acceptable to the city recorder; such policy providing protection against damage or injury occurring in the course of moving a building and naming the City as an additional insured.
F. The applicant shall pay a permit fee set by council resolution before receiving a permit. (Ord. 1730, 1996; Ord. 1117, 1961)