ORDINANCE NO. 87
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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE BUSINESS OF HOUSE OR BUILDING MOVING; REGU-
LATING THE WRECKING OR REMOVAL OF HOUSES OR BUILDINGS; REQUIRING A
.PERMIT THEREFOR. REQUIRING A BOND; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ. TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to move or cause to be moved a house or building
from one location to another within the City of Schertz or to move a
house or building from without the City to a location within the City
of Schertz, or to move a house or building within the city to a point
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outside the city, or to move a house or building along the streets or
alleys of such city from a point outside such city to another point
outside the corporate limits of such city without first securing a per-
mit therefor as hereinafter provided.
(b) It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person, firm or cor-
poration to wreck or dismantle any house or building, the value of
which exceeds $1,000.00, within the City of Schertz, without a permit
~herefor as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 2. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to move a
house or building as provided in Section 1. (a) of this ordinance shall
file with the City Secretary a surety bond or otNer bond as may be ap-
proved by the governing body of the City of Schertz, in the amount of
$5,000.00 which shall insure to the benefit of any person or persons
damaged, as well as to the City of Schertz. Such bond shall be con-
ditioned that the principal will pay to the City of Schertz or any other
person or persons damaged thereby, all such damages as may accrue to it
or them by reason of moving such house or houses or building along the
streets permitted, and will reimburse the City of Schertz for the
reasonable cost of its furnishing personnel, materials and equipment
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in connection with such moving operations. No person shall be required
to give an additional bond for further moving projects who has on file
with the City Secretary an unexpired bond, exceptmcases where there
exist at the time unsatisfied claims in connection with the existing
bond.
SECTION 3. (a) The City Secretary of Schertz, Texas, will issue
the permit required by Section 1 (a) hereof upon the filing of the bond
required in Section 2 hereof and the payment of a fee of ~2S.eOto said
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Secretary.
(b) The permit required in Section 1 (b) hereof will be issued
by thefCity Secretary of the City of Schertz, without charge.
SECTION 4. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to move a
house or building as provided in Section.l (a) of this ordinance shall
move same along such routes as may be designated by the proper authorized
representative of the City of Schertz, Texas, and any such person,
firm or corporation so desiring to move a house or building shall not
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move same except at the times specified by the properly authorized re-
presentative of said City and further shall not move same except when
accompanied by a representative of the City of Schertz.
SECTION 5. For each and every day or portion thereof that a re-
presentative of the City of Schertz, Texas, is engaged in accompanying
any house or building being moved within the corporate limits of the
City ofSehertz,
Texas, any person, firm "or corporation moving such house
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or building shall payb the City of Schertz, Texas, the sum of $lS.ee la,oo
in addition to any other fees or charges herein provided for.
SECTION 6. Any person violating any of the provisions of this or-
dinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
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PASSED AND
fined in any sum not to exceed
APPROVED, this the If t::!!: day
$200.00.
thereof shall be
of April, 1963.
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Mayor
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Secretary
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