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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1296 t/. ORDINANCE NO. 1296 IN_~NCE prohibiting the moving of any building over the streets or alleys the City of Bremerton without securing a permit therefor, estab- lishing ocedure and fees to secure such permit, requiring any person desiring to move h building to secure a House-~[over's license and to file an indemnity bond, fi the fees for such license, defining the duties of the City Building Inspector respect to house-moving, fixing penalties and repealing ordinances humbered 961 d 991, and all other ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in con- flict herewith T~ CITY [SSICN OF THE CITY OF BRE~i!hRTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. uired to move building. No building, or of a building, shall be moved over, along or across any street or alley of :he City of Bremerton unless the person moving such build- lng, or part of a build: , shall have previously secured a permit therefor from the City Clerk, after £'iled with the City Building Inspector a written application for such per ~, and unless such person shall have a valid House- mover's license and. shall h~e on file an indemnity bond as hereinafter provided. Section 2. Nritten application must be filed. The application for such .p~r~mit shall be filed with the City Building Inspector at least seven days beFpre the date on which the person, firm or corporation filing said application, proposes or intends to move the said build- ing, or part thereof, and shall con~.ain a description of the building to be moved, including the size thereof, the location of said buildin~ and the location to which it is intended to move the said building, over what streets or alleys it is proposed to move the said building, the name of the owner or owners of said building, the name of the person, firm or corporation undertaking to move such building, the purpose for which said building is to be used in its proposed new location, and such other information as shall be required by the City Building Inspector, who shall prepare and provide for~ the use of persons desiring to make such application, a written form therefor. k Section $. Duties of City Buildin~, Inspea~.or. Upon the filing of such ap~iic'ati~n, 't~e' Bu~lding Inspector of the City of Bremerton shall make an investigation into the maturer of the moving of said build- ing, and shall either approve or reject the granti~of such permit; if the said Inspector ap'orove the granting of said permit, he sh~ll notif~ the person applying for the permit, the City Clerk, and other interested ~arties as to the route over whicht2~e' said building shall be moved, and shall n~tif~ the Clerk as to ~he amount to be paid by said applicant for the issuance of said p~mit. The City Clerk shall, under no circumstances, issue a permit until such k~otice is received from the City Building Inspector. The City Building Inspector ~hall have the right to refuse the ~ssuance of a permit, subject only to_an app. e~l to the City Comm- ission of the City of Breme~rton, to be taken by filing w~[ttkn notice with the City Clerk within ten days ,rom the date of such refusal, and~shall refuse t,~ issue the said permit unless he is satisfied that the building~to be moved., ~ill be placed into use in its new locatioh in a reasonable time and~in such manner as to fully comply with all of the ordinances of the City of Bre~rton. \ Section 4. Fees for t~ermits. ~ .~ The fee for a permit to move any building, or part thereof, shak~l be ~ifteen and no/100ths ($15.00) Dollars for the first five blocks, ork6ny part thereof, over Which the said building is to be moved, and 0ne ($1.00)\Oollar or each additional block, or part thereo~, over which sa~d building ~proposed to be moved along the streets of the City of Bremerton, plus an additional stm~ to reimburse the City of Bremerton for any and all expense it may be put ~o in connection with such moving, ~including the expense .o.f moving its apparatuskand eoulpment, such as traffic lights and police and fi~e signals, for the pass~ge o~ such building, k Section 5. House-mover's license. ~ No person or~ke to move any building on the streets ~ of the City of Bremertcn, without first taking out a House-mover's license, ~ issued by the City Clerk on application therefor, tl~e fee for which shall be ~ $50.00 per annum, said license shall not be transferable and shall entitle the holder to engage in the general house-movi~g business in the City of Bremerton, on filing an indemnity bond as hereinafter provided, and upon compliance with the other provisions of this ordinance. ur~l~a~c~ ~o. £~o cons. action 6. Indemnity bond to be filed. shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to undertake to move building, or part thereof, on the streets or alleys of the City of unless and until he or it shall have first filed an inde~nity bond with the City lerk of said City, to be approved by said City Clerk, and to be approved the City ~ttorney as to form, in the sum of Five~Thousand (.~5,000.00) Dollars the City against any and all damage to the streets, side- walks, s and other property of the City of Bremerton, and against any and all damages d claims for damages arising, directly or indirectly, as the result of the alle ss or negligence of any person, firm or corporation moving such , his or its agents or employees, and city officers or employees; provi .ng, however, that any contractor, or any person, firm or cor- poration, having ocured a House-~Iover's license as herei~before provided, may ~ file a general bon to cover any and all jobs of house-moving, over which he or it shall have sion, and indemnifying the City as hereinbefore set forth, which bond shall be for the period of the license and not to exceed One (1) year, and in the even such general bond be on file, such house-mover shall not be required to furnis' ~ny other or further bond unless a claim shall have been filed or suit instil against the City of Bremerton as the result of the alleged negligence or lessness of such house-mover, in whi. ch event such house- mover shall be required file an additional indemnifying bond so that at all times the City of B is protected by an indemnifying bond in the sum of $5,000.00 over and above amount of any and all claims f.~led or legal actions instituted against the City account of alleged negligence of such house- mover, his or its agent or oyees, and city officers or employees. Section ?. ~Ioving to be carefully. All buildings to be moved suant to the provisions of this ordir~ance in the City of Bremerton, shall be d at such times as will least inconvenience the general public, the police de~ ~nt and other interested parties, said time of moving said building to be by the City Building Inspector. All buildings so moved shall be moved in careful and prudent manner, and all blocks, tackle, cable, rollers and all other ~'aphernalia used for moving shall be so used and guarded as not to injure or property, and all streets and other city property shall be left in as good ion as prior to such moving, it being the duty of the house-mover to i the streets clear of all rubbish or materials used for or caused by such loving. SectiOn 8. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provis of this ordi~ance shall be fined in the sum of not to exceed One Hundred ($100. ) Dollars, or shall be imprisoned in the dity jail for not to exceed thirty ($0) s, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and a violation of this ordina~ce any licensed contractor, or person, firm or corporation, in the house-moving ~siness shall be sufficient ground for the revocation of such license at the d ~cretion of the City Commission. Section 9. Repeal!n8 0rdinanc.es ~o. 961 and ~.. 991. Ordinances No, 961 and No, 991, and all other Sr~tnances or parts of ord- inances in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed. Section 10. Effective date. T~is ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty days from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. PASSED AND ADCPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, signed by the ~layor, and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this ~3rd day of September, 19~9. Attest: I tho und~gncd do certify that and foregoing ii a true ~[~d a~ date.