1678 ORD REGULATING MOVING OF BUILDINGS ALONG OR OVER STREETS AND HIGHWAYS IN COP

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ORDINANGE NO, 1678 , AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE MOVING OF BUILDINGS ALONG OR OVER THE 5TREETS AND HIGHWAYS IN THE CITY OF PARIS; PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF HOUSE MOVERS, THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMITa THE ESTABLISHING OF A LICENSE FEE; REQUIR.ING THE LIGENSED HOUSE MOVERS TO PROVIDE A SURETY BOND; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND RE- PEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: Section 1. No person, firm or corporation, except a licensed house movcr, shall move any building or structure of any type greater than eight (8) feet in width and twelve (12) feet in length and ten (lO) feet in height, and not in excess of ninety-six (96) square feet of floor space, and in no event shall the same be in excess of eight (8) feet in width, over, along or across any street or highway within the City Limits of the City of Paris, Texas. Section 2. Every person, firm or corporation, before engaging in the occupation of a house mover, shall obtain an an.nual license therefor, to be issued by the Department of Public Works of the City of Paris, and the fee for such license shall be Twen*y-Five ($25. 00) Dollars per year. Such li- cense shall not be granted until the person applying therefor shall have given a bond in the sum of One Thousand ($1, 000. 00) Dollars with an approved surety comparzy doing business in the State of Texas, and approved by the Governing Body of the City of Paris, Texas. Section 3. Upon the execution of the bond mentioned in Section 2 above and its approval by the governing body, together with the payment of the re- quired license fee, a license shall be issued to such person, firm or corpora- tion applying therefor as a licensed house mover, but such licensed house mover shall in each case and every instance before mova..ng any building, file with the building official of the City of Paris an application for a permit to do so, i.n which case the application shall show the size and height of the building proposed to be moved, its present location, the proposed re-location, the route of the proposed movement over public or private property, the proposed time and date of the movement and the owner of the structure to be moved. If the structure proposed to be moved exceeds 24 feet in width and 18 feet in height and is to be moved over public streets or highways, the house mover will secure approval of the Utility Companies for clearance of their utility lines before the application is submitted to the building official. Upon receipt of such application, the building official shall immediately review said application to determine i.f the structure can be movad over the route planned without causi.ng undue damage to trees, shrubs, curbs, etc., and with the payment of the required fee issue a permit to the house mover and of which notice of said permit will be given the Police and Fire Departments and the utility companie s. In the judgment of the building official, the appli- cation for permit can be refused if the structure size will cause damage to adjacent structure items over-hanging the street or in the parkway between curb and sidewalk. In no case shall a permit be issued for the moving of any structure whose width exceeds ninety (90) per cent of the width of a paved street (face to face of curbs) along the route of the movement, unless special permission is granted by the Governing Body of the City of Paris. Section 4. All ordi.nances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 5. Any person, firm or ~corporation violating any of the pro- visions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be assessed a penalty not to exceed Two Hundred {$200. 00} Dollars. Each and every day any person, firm or corpora- tion shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such. Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective on the lst day of July, 1964.