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ORDINANCE NO. /53Y
AN ORDINANCE relating to building regulations; regulating the moving
of buildings and other structures into or within the City
of Yakima and requiring a permit therefor; requiring a
bond to assure completion of Work on :a moved building or
structure; amending Sections 11.50.010, 11.50.020,
11.50.030 and 11.50.040; adding new ,Sections 11.50.050,
11.50.060 and11.50.070; and repealing Chapter 5.60,
111 House Movers", , consisting of Sections 5.60.010, 5.60.020,
5.60.030, 5.60.040, 5.60.050, 5.60.060 and 5.60.070, all
of the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 11.506010 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
+ '11.50.010 Moved Buildin:s Re:arded as New Construction.
Buildings or structures moved into or within the City of Yakima
shall be regarded as new construction for purposes of Title 11,
'Buildings', of this code."
Section 2. Section 11.50.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"11.50.020 Registered House Movers. No building or struc-
ture shall be moved along, over or through any public place with-
in the City of Yakima by anyone other than a contractor who has
111 been issued a certificate of registration by the Washington State
Department of Licenses pursuant to Chapter 18.27 of the Revised
Code of Washington unless the moving of the building or structure
is performed by the person, firm or corporation or under circum-
stances so that the requirements of Chapter 18.27 of the Revised
Code of Washington do not apply."
Section 3. Section 11.50.030 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"11.50.030 Permit Required- -Fee. No building or structure
shall be moved along, over or through any public place within the
City of Yakima unless a permit is first obtained by the owner of
such building or structure, or by an agent of the owner, in accor-
dance with requirements of this chapter, for which permit a fee
shall be paid according to the following schedule:
For all buildings not more than two hundred
square feet in floor area . . . . , . . . . . . .$ 5.00
For all buildings more than two hundred square
• feet but not more than four hundred square feet
in floor area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 00
For all buildings more than four hundred square
feet but not more than seven hundred square feet
in floor area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00
For all buildings more than seven hundred square
feet but not more than one thousand square feet
in floor area . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 20.00
For all buildings in excess of one thousand
square feet in floor area . . . . . . . , . . . . 25.00"
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Section 4.. Section 11.50.040 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"11.50.040 Application. for Permit--Information Required.
- An application for a permit required by Section 11.50.030 of this
chapter shall. be made to the office of the Chief Building Inspec7
tor of the City of Yakima and shall include the following infor-,
mation:-
411 1. Name.and address of the applicant;
2. Address and legal,description of the premises upon which
• the'buildinvor structure to be moved is situated,. and ,
of the premises to which the is to be, moved;
3. A description of the route over which it is proposed to
move the or structure and a full description of
the means to be employed in moving such building.or
structure; .
. 4. A plot plan of the premises to 'which the building or
structure is to be .moved, showing the size and location
• , on the lot of the building or structure to be moved and
. the size and location.on the lot of any existing or
other proposed buildings or-structures; .
5. An eight inch by ten inch, or larger, photograph' of the
building or structure to be moved;
6. ,A.detailed plan of work proposed to be performed and ,
material to be used, subject:to apprOval by the Building
411 - Inspector, in order to assure- themoved building Or
,structure will conform- to Yakima
city ordinances applicable,to new construction;
T. An estimate. of the cost of the work and materials
referred to subsection 6 above; •
together,with other information deemed necessary or desirable by
- the Building Inspector to administer the provisions. of this
chapter.
Section 5. ' Section1l,:50.050 is,hereby added as a new section of
the. City. of Yakima Municipal Code to read as follows:
- . 11.50.050 Bond Required. No permit shall be issued pursuant
to this chapter unless the applicant first files.with the-Building
' Inspector a bond, with the. City of Yakima as obligee, in twice the
, amount of the estimate referred to in Section 11.50.040 7 above,
. issued by •a corporate surety company authorized to do business in
the State of Washington. The bond, shall-be subject to approval as
• ' to form by the City'Attorney, and shall be conditioned to assure
Ask ,' the completion,of all exterior construction and decoration of the
moved building or structure in accordance with the plan approved
by the Inspector within one hundred eighty days from the -
issuance of the permit."
Section 6. Section 11.50.060 is hereby added as a new section of
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the City of Municipal Code to read as follows:
• "11.50,060 Issuance of Permit., The Building may
grant a permit for moving the building or Structure described in
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the application along the route and by means set forth in the
application, or along some other route or by some other means to
be designated in such permit, which permit shall fully describe
the manner of moving, the route to be followed and the time when
such moving shall occur. In the event the Building Inspector
finds the granting of the application for a permit would unduly
interfere with . the rights of the public or other persons in any
public place, the Building Inspector may refuse to grant such
permit, or may grant a permit for such move to occur along a
route or by a means different from that specified in the applica-
tion."
Section 7. Section 11.50.070 is hereby added as a new section of
the City of Yakima Municipal Code to read as follows:
"11.50.070 Notice to_Utility Company -- Warning Devices.
Prior to the commencement of moving any building along, over or
through any public place within the City of Yakima, the person,
firm or corporation performing such work shall give notice in
writing to all public utility companies within the City of Yakima,
including but not limited to, the Pacific Power & Light Company,
the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Yakima Valley
Transportation Company, of the route to be followed in performing
such work. During the moving of any building along or through any
public place within the city, the person, firm or corporation
engaged in such work shall keep a proper and sufficient number of
warning devices around such building at all times including a
proper and sufficient number of red lights during the night time
as a warning to members of the general public."
111 Section 8. Chapter 5.60, "House Movers ", and Sections 5.60.010,
5.60.020, 5.60.030, 5.60.040, 5.60.050, 5.60.060 and 5.60.070 thereof
of the City of Yakima Municipal Code are hereby repealed in their
entirety.
Section 9. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thir-
ty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law
and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this /P
of , 1973.
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Mayor
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