§ 14.22.030. Bonds required.  


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  • (a)

    It shall be required that the mover obtain a moving bond. Such bond shall be a surety bond written by a company qualified to do business in the state, the bond being approved by the city attorney and conditioned that said person shall pay for all damages that may accrue to the streets of the city or to any property of the city or to the property of any person in the moving of the building or structure, and that said person will pay all damages and costs and expense necessary for the removal of, or the changing of any telephone, telegraph, electric light, or any other wires used for public convenience in the city, and all damages for the removal of any poles from the streets or sidewalks or alleys in the city. The bond shall be set in the sum of $5,000.00 and may be sued upon and collected upon by any person in any manner damaged by the moving of any building or structure through the streets of the city until the full amount of the bond has been exhausted. The aforementioned bond shall also be required of any person applying for a permit to move a building or structure pursuant to the provisions of section 14.22.020(b).

    (b)

    A clean-up bond shall be posted by the owner of the original building site and by the mover of a building structure. Said bond shall be a surety bond, complying with surety bond requirements of section 14.22.030(a) in an amount as determined by the director of building and safety to assure that the original building site, within the city, is left in a safe, level, clean, and sanitary condition, ensuring that all foundations, debris, construction materials, furnishings, trash, garbage, etc., are removed completely at the time the building or structure is removed. Also, sewer lateral shall be plugged with a concrete plug, the utilities are to be shut off, and the utility companies notified to remove their services.

    (c)

    A completion bond shall be posted by the owner of a building or structure which is to be moved to a new location within the city. Said bond shall be a surety bond, complying with surety bond requirements of section 14.22.030(a), for a minimum of $5,000.00 or as determined by the director of building and safety to assure completion of alterations with six months from date of moving permit issuance.

(Code 1966, § 13.32.030; Ord. No. 2963, § 2, 12-14-81; Ord. No. 3098, § 1, 6-27-83)