§ 9-598. Processing.

(a)

The applicant shall deliver the completed application for a permit under this article to the zoning department. The zoning department shall promptly forward a copy of the completed application to the transportation department. The transportation department shall review the completed application. In conjunction with its review, it shall conduct an inspection of the proposed route. Taking into account relevant factors, including the dimensions and weight of the structure proposed to be moved, and the proposed time and day of the move, the transportation department shall examine the condition of the proposed route, determine the classifications of the roads on the proposed route, determine the width of the roads along the proposed route, and determine the nature and extent of obstacles along the proposed route. (It shall also conduct an inspection of a portion or all of the proposed alternate route, if a portion or all of the proposed first route is unacceptable.) The applicant may accompany the transportation department during an inspection if he has made prior arrangements to do so.

(b)

After its review of the application, the transportation department shall:

(1)

Approve the proposed route in whole or in part, with or without conditions, deny the proposed route in whole or in part, and, if it denied the proposed route in whole or in part, approve an alternate route in whole or in part, with or without conditions;

(2)

Approve a time and day for the move; and

(3)

Provide a nonbinding estimate of the costs of the escort services, and the costs of removing obstacles along the proposed route.

(c)

While the transportation department is reviewing a copy of the application, the zoning department shall itself review the application. In conjunction with its review, it may conduct an inspection of the structure proposed to be moved. It may also conduct an inspection of the location of any proposed temporary storage site if the location is situated within the unincorporated area of the county. It shall examine the site plan and it may conduct an inspection of the site and footprint of the location and address to which the structure is proposed to be moved if the proposed location is situated within the unincorporated area of the county in order to determine whether the location of the moved structure would satisfy minimum zoning requirements.

(d)

After its review, the zoning department shall approve the application in whole or in part, with or without conditions, or deny the application.

(e)

If the structure is proposed to be moved to a permanent location, the zoning department shall render such decision based upon whether the permanent location of the moved structure, or the moved structure itself, would satisfy minimum zoning requirements at the permanent location.

(f)

If the structure is proposed to be moved to a temporary storage site, the zoning department shall not consider whether the temporary storage site, or the structure itself, would satisfy minimum zoning requirements at the temporary storage site, unless the temporary storage site is located within a district in which the storage of structures is not allowed under the county's zoning regulations, in which event it shall render such decision based upon whether:

(1)

An adjacent or nearby residential neighborhood will be adversely affected;

(2)

The operation and maintenance of an adjacent road or other public facility will be adversely affected;

(3)

The stored structure may create an attractive nuisance for children in an adjacent or nearby residential neighborhood;

(4)

The stored structure may create a hazard to the public health or safety;

(5)

The stored structure will be secured; or

(6)

A diagram has been submitted showing where the structure will be stored on the temporary storage site.

In considering the above criteria, the zoning department shall consider and may impose any measures which the applicant can reasonably take to mitigate any adverse affects on the public health, safety, aesthetics, and the proper functioning of public roads and facilities.

(g)

If the structure is proposed to be placed at an en route storage site, it shall not consider whether the en route storage site, or the structure itself, would satisfy minimum zoning requirements at the en route storage site.

(h)

If the transportation department and the zoning department each approve the application with or without conditions, the applicant shall submit the following documents to the division of building safety in order to obtain a move permit:

(1)

The application which was approved by the zoning department;

(2)

The application which was approved by the transportation department;

(3)

If the structure is to be stored at a temporary storage site or an en route storage site, a signed statement from the owner of the property upon which the site is located stating that the owner consents to the use of the site for the period requested; and

(4)

Letters from each utility company which will be affected by the move which show that each utility company has done the following:

a.

Reviewed the proposed route;

b.

Agreed to make any adjustments to its facilities along the route; and

c.

Agreed to disconnect its facilities at the location from which the structure is to be moved.

(i)

Upon receipt of all the documents mentioned in subsection (h), the division of building safety shall conduct an inspection of the structure for structural defects.

(Code 1965, § 6-679(a)(3)—(5); Ord. No. 88-10, § 9(a)(3)—(5), 9-12-88; Ord. No. 97-27, § 27, 12-30-97; Ord. No. 2001-26, § 1.SS., 12-18-01; Ord. No. 2005-13 , § 1(FF, HH), 10-4-05)