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Move Regulations

  1. No person shall move a building or structure within, into, or out of the City unless a development permit has first been obtained.
  1. When a structure is being moved off of a lot within the historic townsite, the application must be accompanied by an approved redevelopment plan for the original lot, to the satisfaction of the development officer.
    1. When a structure is being moved off of a lot within the historic townsite, an acceptable security deposit of $1.00 per square foot of the lot under consideration shall be posted upon issuance of a development permit for the move to ensure that the intended redevelopment proceeds. 
    2. The security deposit is to be released upon development officer confirmation of the completion of the development as per the approved development permit. 
  1. Moving of a structure listed in the Yukon Government Historic Sites Registry will occur only in extenuating circumstances and in consultation with both the Heritage Advisory Committee and Yukon Government Historic Sites.
  2. No person shall move a mobile home from a location within the historic townsite to another location within the historic townsite.
  3. A development permit is required to move a mobile home from a location within the historic townsite to a location outside the historic townsite; however, the application fee is waived.
  4. In deciding on the moving of a building or buildings to a parcel within the City, a development officer may
    1.  refer the application to a Yukon building inspector for a recommendation confirm the structure’s compliance to the National Building Code
    2. require such renovations and alterations as may be necessary for the building to conform to the requirements of the zone into which the building is proposed to be moved, and to conform to the territorial building and plumbing codes
    3. refuse to issue a permit if
        1. there are any taxes or other charges due to the City with respect to the building or the lot on which it is situated, unless arrangements satisfactory to the City’s chief financial officer have been made for payment of such taxes or other charges
        2. the building fails to conform to the requirements of this bylaw or the Water and Sewer Bylaw
        3. the building is not compatible, in the opinion of the development officer, with the character and appearance of existing buildings in the area in which the building is to be located
  1. The development officer may require a performance bond to be posted or a certified cheque in the amount of the established cost of the required renovations or alterations pursuant to section 3.3 of this bylaw.
  2. If the applicant and/or owner of the building fails to complete the required renovations within such time as prescribed by the development officer, the City may
    1. use the funds posted in section 3.3 to have the required renovations completed; or
    2. if the cost necessary for section 3.3 is in excess of those funds posted, the balance of the cost may be charged against the property as an extra levy.
  1. All conditions of a development permit shall be satisfied within 12 months of issuance of the permit.
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