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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 200 - Moving & Placing of Buildings CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 200 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE MOVING OF BUILDINGS OVER PUBLIC RIGHT-OF- WAYS AND THE PLACEMENT OF SUCH BUILDINGS ON PARCELS OF LAND IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER. The City Council of the City of Andover does hereby ordain: Section 1. Pm:pose and Objectives: The purposes and objectives of this ordinance are to provide for protection ofdamages that result from the moving of buildings over public road right-of-ways andto minimize the adverse impact on surrounding properties after a building has been moved to such property . Section 2. Definitions: Accessory Building - a structure or a portion of a structure subordinate to and serving the principal use or structure on the same lot and customarily incidentaLthereto;>. Building Mover - a person, corporation, or other entity who raises, supports off the foundation, and moves buildings on and over public streets.and.highways. Building - any structure having a roof (roof area to exceed 120 square feet) whichm.ay provide shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or chattel. Dwelling Unit - a residential building or portion thereof which is used exclusively for human habitation but not including hotels or motels. Road Authority - the commissioner, as to trunk highways; the county board, as to county state-aid highways and county highways; the town board, as to town roads; and the governing bodies of cities when the governing bodies or city streets are specifically mentioned. Section 3. Required Permits and Regulations: The following pertain to information that is required by the City from the building mover: 1. No person may operate as a building mover in the City unless licensed by the State as a "building mover". 2. If a building or dwelling unit is to be placed on a parcel ofland in the City, the building mover will be required to obtain a building permit before the building or dwelling unit is moved across any public street and/or highway. 3. The building mover shall provide the City the following: a. Information in regards to the date and time the building will be moved over public streets and/or highways. b. A map showing a list of designated streets over which the building shall be moved to assure safety to persons and property in the City and to minimize congestion and hazards on public streets. The Building Official may refuse to issue a permit if: a. The building is too large to move and may endanger property or person(s) in the City. b. The building is in such a state of deterioration or disrepair or is otherwise structurally unsafe that it could not be. moved without endangering property or person(s) in the City. c, The building mover's equipment is unsafe. . d. Any other life/safety reasons as determined by the Building Official. 3. The dwelling unit along with all other accessory buildings (attached or detached) shall be removed from the residential parcel of land in the City if the dwelling unit is moved to another parcel of land, unless the City receives in writing from the property owner that a dwelling unit will be constructed or placed on that parcel within one (1) year from the date the building permit was issued to move the dwelling unit from that parcel. All rubbish and materials shall be removed from the building or dwelling unit removal site and all excavations to existing grade shall be completed. The premises shall be left in a safe and sanitary condition. 4. The building mover shall notify the Building Official of any and all damages done to property that may result in the moving a building within twenty-four (24) hours after such damage has occurred, The building mover shall be liable for any damages and expenses incurred. The following pertain to information that is required by City from the owner(s) of the buildinll or dwellinll unit to be moved: 1. A special use permit is required prior to any dwelling unit to be moved onto a residential zoned lot in the City. The dwelling unit shall meet the minimum requirements for floor area per dwelling unit as stated in the Zoning Ordinance. The special use permit will be reviewed by the governing bodies of the City to determine if the building is compatible with other development in the area and will not depreciate surrounding property values. 2. The owner of said moved dwelling unit shall submit along with the special use permit, photographs taken from two (2) or more angles of the dwelling unit to be moved and photographs of the lot on which the dwelling unit is to be located, Photographs of all dwelling units and lots abutting lot where dwelling unit is to be located shall also be submitted. 3. The owner of said moved building or dwelling unit will have one hundred and eighty days (180) from the date the permit was issued to move the building or dwelling unit to the desired location and comply with all applicable City ordinances, the Uniform Building Code and State laws that involve the moving of buildings or dwelling units over public right-of- ways and the placement of such buildings or dwelling units on parcels of land in the City. Section 4. Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to applicable fines and imprisonment defined by State law. In addition to the penalties imposed by this ordinance, the City may exercise, with or separately from such penalties, all and any other legal and equitable remedies then available to the City by this ordinance, or by statute, or by other ordinances of the City, or by applicable rules or regulations, to enforce this ordinance, including, without limitation, injunction, Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover on this 18th day of February, 1997. ATTEST: CITY OF ANDOVER L%A/~ Victoria V olk, City Clerk l:~/!{,~