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ORDINA.~CE NO.
1066 (CCS)
(City Counc~l Series)
AN ORDINAJ.\JCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING
CHAPTER 5.5 TO ARTICLE VII OF THE
SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE, PERTAIN-
ING TO HOUSE MOVING.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 5.5 ~s hereby added to Article
VII of the Santa Mon1ca Mun~cipal Code and shall read as
follows:
CHAPTER 5.5 - HOUSE MOVING
Seetlon 7550. DEFINI'I' ImJ. For
the purpose of th~s Chapter, certa1n words
and phrases are defined and certa1n prov~sions
shall be construed as follows, unless 1t is
apparent from the context that a different
meaning 1S ~ntended:
"Class A Bu~ldl.ng" lS any bU1lding
moved on a motor truck or any vehl.cle
propelled by l.ts own power.
"Class 8 BUl.lding" 15 any bUl1d1ng
Wh1Ch, when loaded on house-mov1ng dolll.es
or rollers, does not exceed twenty-two (22)
feet in he1ght or th1rty (30) feet In wldth.
"Class C Buildl.ng" is any building whl.ch,
when loaded on house-movl.ng dollies or rollers,
is more than twenty-two (22) feet in helght,
but does not exceed twenty-eight (28) feet in
he~ght, or ~s more than thirty (30) feet in
w~dth, but does not exceed forty (40) feet
ln width.
"Class D Bu~ldlngn lS any building which,
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structure to be moved.
Section 7553. APPLICATION FOR
HOUSE~MOVERS PERMIT. Each appllcation
for a house movers permit must indicate:
A. The k1nd of bUild1ng or
structure to be moved;
B. The street location or
other identifYlng descrlption of the
property to which it is proposed to be
moved, and the route over, along, across,
and upon which such bU1lding or structure,
sectlon or portion thereof is to be moved;
C. The number of sections in
which the bUllding or structure will be
moved;
D. The tlme when it 1S proposed
that such build1ng or structure will be
moved and withln which removal wll1 be
completed.
Section 7554. NOTIFICATION TO UTILITIES.
The street superintendent, immed1ately upon his
approval as to route of such appl1cat1on, shall
notify 1n wrlting each public utillty affected
that such appllcatlon has been filed and each
such public utility shall immediately acknowledge
receipt of such notlflcation and within ten (10)
business days thereafter shall submlt its
objection or assent to any of the work for which
a perrnlt is requ1red, and shall also submit to
thepermlttee, a statement of the time required
to rearrange lts plant and equipment and an
estimate of the cost of rearranging, protect1ng,
and restoring equipment, including any necessary
protective flagging. Thereupon, the perm~ttee
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shall deposit w~th each said Publ~c
utll~ty affected the estimated cost in
cash, or ~n lieu thereof, and if satis_
factory to the sa~d pUbl~c utilt~y, a
corporate surety bond and the said
publlc utility shall then immediately
notify the street Superintendent that
the permittee has complied with this
requirement.
At the expiration of said ten (IO)
day period, or upon the receipt of the
written assent of all Public utilities
affected by the proposed mOVing of such
bUilding or structure, or sect~on or
portion thereof, the street SUperintendent
shall proceed to the determination of
the issuance of such permit.
Sect~on 7555. SEPARATE PERMITS
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REQUIRED.~. A separate permit shall
be required for the moving of each bUildlng
or structure, Or Sectlon or portion thereof,
to be moved separately.
Every such permit shall become and
be void unless such remOval shall be
completed within the time spec~fled In
the appllcation for such permlt; provided,
however, that the street superintendent may
extend such time when the mOV~ng of any
bUilding or structure, or any section or
portion thereof, is rendered impracticable
by reason of lnclemency Or Weather, strikes,
Or other causes not within the Control of the
house-mover.
Notwithstanding any other pr~vision of
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thls section, the superintendent of
streets shall assess a penalty charge of
Fifty ($50) Dollars for each hour or
fraction thereof that the house-mover
has failed to remove any bUlldlng or
structure, or any section or portion
thereof after the expiration of the time
indicated in the application for such
permlt, or the permit or any condition or
term thereof, when such failure to remove
the building or structure, or any section
or portion thereof is a result of any
breakdown, development or situation which
could, in the determination of the street
superintendent, have been foreseen by the
house mover.
Section 7556. HOUSE'MOVERS-FlRE AND
POLICE ALARM SYSTEMS. Whenever the movlng
of any building or structure over or along
the streets requires the removal or dlsplacement
of any Wlres belonglng or attached to the fire
alarm telegraph system or the pollce signal
system, the person mOvlng or intendlng to
move such bUllding or structure shall give
notice thereof to the electrical dlvision of
the city and such dlVision shall fUrnlsh to
such person the estimate of the cost of
removlng and replacing such wires and, on
receiving from such person the amount of
the estlmated cost thereof, shall remove
Such wires withln twenty-four (24) hours
after the receipt of the deposit to cover
such work. In, cagce the actual cost of the
removal of such wires or appurtenances
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and replacing the same is less than the
amount deposited, than the excess of such
deposit over the cost shall be returned to
the person by whom the deposit was made.
In.cas.e the actual cost of the removal of
such wires or appurtenances and replac1ng
the same 1S more than the amount deposited,
then such person shall remit such amount in
excess of such depos1t upon notification to
do so.
Section 7557. HOUSE-MOVERS-COMPENSATION
TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.
A. Upon the issuance of the house
movers permit it shall be the duty of the
street super1ntendent to so notify all public
util1t1es affected thereby, and to instruct
any of such pub11c utilities to temporar1ly
rearrange any of their properties necessary
to permit the passage of any building or
structure upon, over, along or across any
street. Such notificat10n shall state the
time when and the route over which such
temporary rearrangement of any property of
said publ1c utility shall occur.
B. No public ut11ity shall fail,
neglect or refuse to comply with said not1ce
by the street superintendent ordering such
temporary rearrangement.
C. Such pub11c utility shall
charge each houseumover, as compensation for
mak1ng such temporary rearrangement of 1ts
property, the actual cost or rearranging and
restoring any of said property plus a reason-
able sum, not exceed1ng fif~een (15%) percent
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of such actual cost, as an allowance for
superv~sion.
D. Such public utility, w~thin
thirty (30) days from and after the completion
of the work of making such temporary re-
arrangement or restoring of its property,
must present an item~zed b~ll of the cost
thereof to the house-mover for whom such
temporary rearrangement or restor~ng of its
property was made.
E. In case the cost of the re-
arrangement, protection and restoration of
said property is less than the amount est~mated
and deposited, as provided in Section 7554
hereof, then the ut~lity company shall return
to the permittee depositing the-same the,amount
of unused balance of said deposit, less the
damage to said property, ~f any, caused by the
negligence of the permittee ~n moving any
buildlng or structure or sect~on or portion
thereof. In case the actual cost ~s more_than
the amount est~mated then such utility company
affected shall collect the actual total cost
of the work from the permittee and the permittee
shall pay sa~d total cost. In the event a
change of route ~s necessary, any additional
expense shall be borne by the permittee.
F. The ut~lity company shall notify
the permittee of any work required and ~t shall
be incumbent upon the permittee to order said
work done, or have a representative on the
ground who shall be authorized to order said
additional work by approving the expense in
connection with such additional work.
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Section 7558. HOUSE-MOVERS INTERFERENCE
WITH UTILITY PROPERTY. No house mover shall
lnterfere in any manner whatsoever Wlth any
property of any publlC utility, notwithstanding
anything in the permlt granted by the street
superlntendent pursuant to the terms of thlS
chapter.
Section 7559. HOUSE-MOVER-MUST BE LICENSED.
No permit shall be lssued to any house-mover
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
unless such house-mover shall have been
regularly licensed and authorlzed to engage
in such buslness at the time of the application
for any such permit.
Section 7560. HOUSE MOVING PERMIT. FEES.
No permlt shall be issued to any house mover
pursuant to the provisions of thlS chapter
until the applicant therefor shall have paid
a fee in the sum of One Hundred ($100) Dollars
for each bUll ding or structure, or section or
portion thereof identified by sald permit.
The purpose for the imposition of this fee lS
to provlde reimbursement for costs of lnvestl-
gation prior to and subsequent to the moving
of the bui1dlng or structure, or portion
thereof, and for admlnistrative costs in
issuing the permit.
Section 7561. HO~SE-MOVERS-INSPECTION.
Every building or structure or sectlon or
portion thereof moved over, upon, along or
across any street shall be moved under the
lmmedlate lnspectlon and supervision of the
street superintendent or his designee. The
street superintendent shall appoint an
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inspector for the removal of any building
or structure, and of each sectlon or portion
thereof, and the house-cmover, acting under
permit, shall reimburse the City for the
services of such lnspector, or inspectors
where more than one is required, at the
sum of Flfteen ($15) Dollars per hour or
any fraction thereof. Such lnspector shall
be requlred, and the permittee shall reimburse
the Clty, pursuant to this sectlon, for the
cost thereof, to accompany the house mover
at all tlmes designated by the permit when
the building or structure or any section or
portion thereof is on public property within
the Clty of Santa Monlca, including, but not
limited to, the street routes speclfied in
the permit, for the purposes of safeguarding
the publlC property and insurlng that all
regulatlons of the eity are adhered to and
all requlrements of the permlt are carried out.
Section 7562. DEPOSIT FOR INSPECTION
CHARGES AND EXTRAORDINARY COSTS. The permittee
shall deposit with the street superintendent
an amount sufficient to reimburse the City
for the expenses of insp~ction, as set forth
in Section 7561 hereof, and for relmbursement
to the City of all extraordinary costs occasioned
by the respective movlng, as determined by the
street superintendent. Such amount shall be
deposlted wlth the City prlor to the issuance
of the permLt hereunder. In the event that
the actual cost of such inspection services
or extraordinary costs is less than the
amount of the deposlt, the excess shall be
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forwarded to the permittee within a reason-
able time after completion of the removal.
In the event that the actual cost of such
inspection serv~ces or extraordinary costs
exceeds the amount of the depos~t, the
permittee shall be required to reimburse
the City for such additional costs and
expenses.
Section 7563. HOUSE MOVERS-FAYMENT
OF COSTS. In addltion to the other require-
ments of this chapter, each appllcant for a
house movers permit shall, at the tlme of
making application for such permlt, sign an
affidavit that all costs owed the City under
the provisions of thlS chapter will be paid
before the City shall issue a notlce of
completion and certiflcate of occupancy. No
certiflcate of occupancy and no notice of
completion shall be issued by the Clty, or
any employee thereof, unless and until all
costs requlred by this chapter have been
paid by the house movers permlt holder.
Section 7564. POLITICAL BODIES.
EXCEPTIONS. Whenever the state, or any
political subdivision thereof by lts own
employees or by contract with an lndependent
contractor, moves any building or structure
or section or portlon thereof and the sta~e
or pOll tical subdivislon retains the control
and supervision of the moving, no cash deposit
or bond in lleu thereof shall be required of
the state or such political subdivlsion, or
the contractor pursuant to the provisions of
this chapter.
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Section 7565.
HOUSE MOVERS-METHODS
OF MOVING. It shall be the duty of any
house mover when requlred by the street
superintendent to cause boards of sufflcient
strength to carry the load wlthout breaking
to be placed under all of the rolls or
wheels to serve as a runway for such rolls
or wheels during the removal of any bUlld1ng
or structure, or section or portion thereof
along every street improved in any other
manner then by cement, asphalt or brick,
and at no tlme shall such rolls or wheels
be perm1tted to revolve except upon such
board or runway when the same 1S required by
the street superintendent.
Any "Class A" bUllding may be moved on
truck or trailer wlth rubber t1red wheels.
Any "Class B" bU1lding shall be loaded
on rubber t1red dollles if in excess of ten
(10) tons weight.
Any "Class C, D or E" building shall be
loaded on rubber tired dollles.
The street superintendent may direct that
steel or rubber tired dollies may be used where
any building or structure is moved on any un-
improved or oil graveled street.
In the event that the equ1pment of the
house mover is not suffic1ent for the work
required, or 1f a street or the use thereof,
or the property of any public utillty at any
time w~ll be endangered by such removal, or
1f such house mover, or h~s servants or
employees at any time shall v~olate any of
the terms, conditions or restrict~ons of
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ATTEST:
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VY/LERK .
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 55.
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
I do hereby certify that the forego~ng ord~nance was
duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the City Council
on the
August
, 1977; that thereafter the
9th day of
sa~d ordinance was duly adopted at a meeting of the City Council
on the 23rd day of
August
, 1977; by the following
vote of the Counc~l:
AYES: COUNCILHEMBER: Bambrick, Cohen, Reed, Scott, Trives,
van den SteeIL1.0Ven, ~Iayor Swink
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER: None
ABSENT: ~COUNCILMEMBER: ~one
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