Moving procedures - Duties of person in charge.
San José Municipal Code § 17.36.140
in effect17.36.140 - Moving procedures - Duties of person in charge.
Every person in charge of the moving of any building on or over the streets of the city shall:
A. Notify the fire department within one-half hour after sunset of the location of the building and the route over which the building is to be moved during the night;
B. Give twenty-four hours' written notice to any person responsible for trimming trees, removing wires or the doing of other things necessary to permit the moving of the building over the route designated;
C. Maintain red lights at each corner of the building from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise;
D. Notify the chief of police of the time of moving and the route over which said building is to be moved.
(Prior code § 8517.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT17BUCO_CH17.36HOMO_17.36.140MOPRUTPECHFetched: 11/1/2026