Chapter 18.18
MOVING BUILDINGS

Sections:

18.18.010    Permit – Required.

18.18.020    Permit – Conditions.

18.18.040    Permit – Application – Contents.

18.18.060    Permit – Issuance conditions.

18.18.090    Permit – Revocation.

18.18.120    Litter.

18.18.130    Liability.

18.18.010 Permit – Required.

A building permit is required for moving any building regulated by the Oregon Building Code. (Ord. 6013 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 5647 § 1 (Exh. A), 2006).

18.18.020 Permit – Conditions.

The permit shall specify:

(1) The route for the building;

(2) The time in which the moving is to be completed. (Ord. 6013 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 5647 § 1 (Exh. A), 2006).

18.18.040 Permit – Application – Contents.

An application for a permit to move a building will be submitted to the building official and so state the following information:

(1) The location for which the building is proposed to be moved;

(2) A site plan of the proposed site of the building, including setbacks;

(3) The proposed route for moving the building, including the location of any trees that may be impacted as a result of the move;

(4) The dimensions of the building;

(5) The type of construction of the building;

(6) The approximate age of the building;

(7) Such additional information as the building official deems necessary. (Ord. 6013 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 5647 § 1 (Exh. A), 2006).

18.18.060 Permit – Issuance conditions.

The building official shall issue such permit applied for:

(1) If the building at its new site will conform to the land use requirements of the City.

(2) The building shall meet all of the requirements of the Oregon Building Code and all applicable rules and laws. (Ord. 6013 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 5647 § 1 (Exh. A), 2006).

18.18.090 Permit – Revocation.

A permit issued pursuant to this chapter may be summarily revoked in the event that the permittee violates any term of the permit or this chapter. (Ord. 6013 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 5647 § 1 (Exh. A), 2006).

18.18.120 Litter.

The party moving a building pursuant to a permit authorized by this chapter shall promptly remove from public thoroughfares and private property all litter produced by the moving and shall clean up and leave the site from which the building is moved in a sightly condition. (Ord. 6013 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 5647 § 1 (Exh. A), 2006).

18.18.130 Liability.

Permits shall not constitute authorization for damaging property. Permits shall constitute no defense against whatever liability the permittee incurs for personal injury or property damage caused by the moving. (Ord. 6013 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 5647 § 1 (Exh. A), 2006).