§ 22-401. Bond.  


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  • (a)

    The public works administrator/county engineer, as a condition precedent to the issuance of any permit, shall require any mover making application for movement of a building to post either a cash or surety bond. The bond shall meet with the approval of the public works administrator/county engineer; and, unless otherwise required by the public works administrator/county engineer, the amount of the bond posted shall be a minimum of $10,000.00.

    (b)

    The bond shall indemnify the county and private property owners against any damage caused by the moving of such building over highways, streets or roadways, curbs, sidewalks, under and around shade trees, and any other property which may be affected by the movement of a building. Such a bond shall also be conditioned upon the mover's performance as follows:

    (1)

    Strict compliance with the terms of said permit, including compliance with the route to be taken and limit of time in which to effect the move.

    (2)

    To repair or compensate for repair.

    (3)

    To pay the board of county commissioners liquidated damages, in an amount not exceeding $50.00, to be prescribed by the public works administrator/county engineer for each and every day's delay in completing the building move in accordance with the permit.

    (4)

    Repairing any damage to property or public improvement.

    (5)

    Clearing the right-of-way of all debris generated by the move.

(Ord. No. 85-14, § 11)