§ 8-60. Bond and insurance required for housemovers.

Before any person shall engage in the business of moving any house, building, or other structure over, across, or along any public street in the city, he shall furnish to the city the following bond and insurance:

(1)

Bond. A good and sufficient surety bond in the penal sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) in a form to be approved by the city, which bond shall be carried by a surety company authorized to transact business in the state. Such bond shall be payable to the city for the use and benefit of the city or any person or utility company in the city and shall be conditional that the principal shall:

a.

Pay to the city all damages to streets or other property owned or controlled by the city, which damages are occasioned or caused in any manner by the principals' use of his house moving permit.

b.

Pay to the city all damages to any tree, awning, wire, fire alarm, telegraph or electric pole, or wire or equipment, which damages are occasioned or caused in any manner by the principals' use of his house moving permit.

c.

Pay to the city all damages to any other property or person, which damages are occasioned or caused in any manner by the principals' use of his house moving permit.

d.

Comply with all regulations and ordinances of the city against all liabilities, judgments, claims, costs, and expenses which may in anywise occur against the city by reason of the granting of a house moving permit or use of such permit by the principal.

Such bond may be filed in connection with one (1) permit or may cover all permits issued to the principal during any calendar year, and such bond shall constitute a continuing liability notwithstanding any recovery thereon and shall contain a provision for a ten-day written notice to the city of cancellation by the surety.

(2)

Insurance. A policy or policies of public liability insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state insuring the public against any loss or damages that will result to any person or property caused by the negligent or willful acts of the house mover or his agents or employees in the moving or arising out of the moving of any house, building or other structure over, across or along any public street in the city or the moving of any house, building or other structure in the city in the following minimum amounts:

a.

For damages arising out of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person in any one (1) accident —- $5,000.00.

b.

For damages arising out of bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident —- $50,000.00.

c.

For injury to, or destruction of, property in any one (1) accident —- $10,000.00.

(Ord. No. 2008-9000, § 2, 10-2-08)