16.68.030 Requirements for building relocation permit.
Any person, persons, firm, or corporation who proposes to relocate an existing building on any building site within the city shall first obtain all necessary building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, water service, sewer and shoreline use permits from the building official. Applicants shall comply with the following:
A. The owner shall file at the time of application sufficient plans indicating the building will comply with all the current building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and fire codes as adopted by the city council. The plans shall contain at least the following information:
1. A detail plot plan drawn at a scale of not less than 1" = 20'0" showing the location of the house on the proposed new site, distance to side yards, off-street parking in compliance to Title 19, all other buildings on said site, north direction indicator, scale, address (if known), and legal property description;
2. A dimensioned foundation plan drawn at a scale of not less than 1/4” = 1'0" showing locations and size of footings and foundation walls, size and spacing direction of floor joists, girders, etc.;
3. A floor plan drawn at a scale of not less than 1/4” = 1'0" showing location of all partitions, plumbing fixtures, doors, size, the size and location of windows, water heater, and heating unit;
4. A structural cross section showing the size and spacing of all trusses, rafters, joists, and other structural members, roof sheathing, subfloor, and wall and partition construction;
5. Any other information as deemed necessary by the building official.
B. The owner shall request an on-site inspection by the building official for which a fee of fifty dollars shall be charged, if the said building is within the city limits. If the building is outside the corporate limits of the city, the fee shall be fifty dollars plus two dollars per mile from the corporate limits of the city. There shall be no additional inspection fee required for inspections of damage caused by the moving of any building. A request for an inspection shall be made on forms furnished by the building official. Upon such application, and payment of the fee herein provided, the building official shall notify the applicant of the date and time of the inspection. The inspection shall be made at the original location of the building prior to its removal therefrom.
C. After any such building is relocated on a new site an additional inspection shall be made of the floor framing members while the building is supported by the temporary cribbing and before it is set on a foundation. All corrections required as a result of this inspection shall be made and approved prior to setting the building on the foundation.
D. For structures originally located within the city and prior to issuance of a building relocation permit, applicable side sewer capping permits shall be obtained and the house side sewer shall be disconnected and capped at the property line; also, water, gas and electrical services are to be discontinued and each utility notified by the owner and mover.
E. The owner shall be required to remove any construction and all or any portion of the exterior or interior walls and ceiling covering as directed by the building official or the building official’s designated assistant, so as to inspect any of the electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or structural systems of any such building. The building official shall notify the applicant of the results of the inspection and if any discrepancies are found, furnish the applicant a detailed list of items to be corrected.
F. The owner shall file with the building official, at the time application is made, proof of ownership of the building and a bona fide surety bond or cash security in an amount determined by the building official, but not less than two thousand dollars. The applicant shall complete the building within one hundred twenty days after the issuance of a construction permit, in full compliance with the approved plans and specifications.
The site from which said building has been moved, if within the city limits, will be cleared of all debris, concrete, foundation, etc., and left in a condition acceptable to the building official.
In event the work is not completed as herein stipulated, the owner shall forfeit the bond and the building official shall use any such bond to either complete the work or have the building demolished or removed from the city. (Ord. 422-76 § 3, 1976.)