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Home My WebLink About2410 Adding AMC 15.08 Moving Buildings ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 15.08 TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING BUILDING MOVERS: PROVIDING FOR INSPECTIONS: REQUIRING A PERMIT FOR THE MOVING OF BUILDINGS REQUIRING A BOND: REQUIRING MOVER TO NOTIFY APPROPRIATE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES OF THEIR BUILDING MOVING REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS: AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES. THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. A new Chapter 15.08 shall be added to Title 15 of the s an Municipal Code, Buildings and Construction, which shall read as follows: Chapter 15.08 MOVING OF BUILDINGS Sections: 15.08.010 Permit for Moving Buildings 15.08.020 Moving Structure Procedures Inspection 15.08.030 Fees 15.08.040 Plans Filed 15.08.050 Pre-moving Conference 15.08.060 Issuance and denial of permit 15.08.070 Use of Dollies 15.08.080 Insurance 15.08.090 Damages to City property 15.08.100 Penalties 15.08.010 Permit for Moving Building. No person shall move a building on the streets or alleys of the City without first obtain- ing a permit from the Building Official or his authorized designee. Approval must also be obtained according to Section 15.04.210 and 13.16 of the Ashland Municipal Code. 15.08.020. Moving Structures Procedures - Inspection. Upon payment of an inspection e as establishe in 15. _ of the Ashland Municipal Code, the Building Official shall inspect the house, building, or other structure, and advise the applicant whether or not the same can be moved in accordance with this Section. No moving permit shall be issued until the building or structure has been so inspected. 15.08.030 Fees. The applicant shall, upon filing the applica- tion, pay to the City the moving permit fee in the amount set by Section 15.04.210 of the Ashland Municipal Code. This fee covers the use of City streets only and is not to cover costs for other services such as police or other escort services, posting of "No Parking" signs, traffic rerouting, tree trimming, moving, lift- ing, relocating, or otherwise protecting City-owned utilities, ...e--ge' t _ _ L . _ s _ or for protecting, moving or relocat- ing privately owned vehicles or other private property. Separate charges for such services shall be determined by the affected depart- ment or agency and paid by the building mover. -1- 15.08,040 'Plans Filed. Plans and specifications must be filed with the Building Official as part of a building permit application before a moving permit will be issued. The plans should include the following: to A plot plan of the site showing the proposed location of all buildings and improvements, including driveways. 2. Reconstruction or alterations necessary to comply with the City Building Codes. 3. The proposed route of the building move, and all trees which must be trimmed to accommodate the move. 15.08.050 Pre-Moving Conference. The-Building Official may require the person, firm or corporation requesting a permit to move a building, to meet with concerned persons or agencies which shall include but not be linited to, the State; County, City or any other interested persons or private agencies, for the purpose of making necessary preparations in their affected areas of interest. All said agencies, at the time of the pre-moving conference, shall furnish, in writing to the Building Official and the persons request- ing to move a building, the conditions and requirements of their agencies. Persons requesting_a pre-moving conference shall give a minimum of 21 days notification period to the Building Official, and the meetings shall take place.not less than.one week before the, requested moving date. A decision shall be made by the Building Official within thirty (30) days of the application for a permit, unless mutually extended by the Building Official and the applicant. 15.08.060 Issuance or Denial of Permits. The Building Official shall investigate an examine the building proposed to be moved, the streets and public and private property over, along, or across which the building is proposed to be moved, and the new location of the building, for the purpose of determining if the building may be moved with safety and made to comply with all the requirements of the City of Ashland, and to determine whether any streets or public or private property will be injured or damaged by the proposed move. The Build- ing Official shall consult with the Ashland Historic Commission in accordance with Section 15.04.210. The Building Official shall also consult with the Ashland Tree Coim-ission regarding required tree trimming in public rights-of-way and other issues which may affect trees owned by public entities.. If the building and the proposed move meet all of the terms, conditions and restrictions as set forth in the moving ordinance and in the opinion of the Building Official, the moving of the pbuilding will do no damage to any streets or public or private property along the route of the proposed building, move, then the Building Official shall issue the permit. The Building Official shall refuse to issue a permit if he/she finds: 1. That the building is too large to move without endangering persons or property in the City, or would damage property as set forth above, including unacceptable damage to the City's street trees. -2- i~ 2-. That the building is in such a state of deterioration or disrepair, or is otherwise so structurally unsafe, that it cannot be moved without endangering persons or property. 3. That the building is structurally unsafe or unfit for the purpose for which it is moved, if the new location is in the City. 4. That the applicant's equipment is unsafe and that persons and property may be endangered by its use. 5. That zoning or other ordinances would be violated by the building in its new location. 6. That for any other reason persons or property would be endangered by moving of the building. 15.08.070 Use of Dollies. A person engaged in the business of moving buildings shall use only dollies with rubber-tired wheels. The weight of the building shall be supported on the dollies so that the wheel load will not exceed the pavement design as established by the City Engineer, or properly designed planking shall be used so as not to overload or damage pavement or underground utilities within the public streets. Planking shall be required over all sidewalks and curbs over which a building is moved. 15.08.080 Insurance. The applicant, prior to receiving a permit, shall su mgt to t e City's Director of Finance or Risk Manager a certificate of liability insurance coverage. Said certi- ficate shall, in a form satisfactory to the Director of Finance or Risk Manager, attest to the house mover having current auto and general liability insurance coverage, in amounts not less than those set forth in ORS 30.270, with the City of Ashland, its officers, ..employees and agents named as additional insureds with respect to the house moving operation. 15.08.090 Damages to Cit Property. The house mover shall re- imburse the City or any an a damages to electric, water and sewer utility facilities; streets, storm drains, signs., sidewalks, curbs and traffic signals; street lights and appurtenances; bridges, trees and all other City-owned facilities. 15.08.100 Penalty. Any person refusing or neglec~ing to comply with the requirements of this chapter, or violating any provisions therein, is guilty of an infraction, and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 1.08.020 of the Ashland Muni- cipal Code. (Ord. 1810 (part), 1974; Ord. 1376 s31, 1965; Ord. 2382 s17, 1986) SECTION 2. Sections 15.04.120 and 15.04.130 shall be deleted from the Ash and Municipal Code. -3- The foregoing ordinance was first read on the /lr `day of ~ 1985 and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this-,/,,, day of~ 198-7, Nan E. Franklin City Recorder SIGNED and APPROVED this d( /t-day of 1987, Don Laws (Council Chairman) Acting Mayor -4-