Section 14-63.002 - General Requirements for Building Movement Permit Issuance(1) Each District Maintenance Office is authorized to issue building movement permits for travel upon state roads, other than limited access facilities, in its district. For purposes of this rule, "building" means a fixed structure normally attached to a foundation with walls and roof, and does not include mobile homes, modular buildings, and manufactured housing. If the proposed route involves more than one district, then each affected District Maintenance Office will be responsible to review and issue a permit for the portion of the route that lies within its boundaries. If the proposed move involves only crossing a state road, a permit will not be required, but the mover is required to notify the District Maintenance Office, within whose boundaries the crossing takes place, at least 24 hours in advance of the proposed move.(2) Building Movement Restrictions.(a) Movement is prohibited under the following conditions:1. During periods of heavy traffic, normally "rush hour" traffic, between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.2. During weekends and nighttime, unless approved by the appropriate law enforcement agencies, local government, and the Department. Nighttime means that period of time which begins one hour before sunset and ends one hour after sunrise.(b) Building movement is prohibited on any portion of limited access facilities. Building movement is permitted on roads passing over or under limited access facilities.(c) Building movements are subject to additional restrictions, for reasons of public health, safety, and welfare.(3) Fees. Payment of the permit fee shall be required at the time of the building movement permit application. An application submitted without payment of the permit fee will be deemed incomplete and returned to the applicant. The following fee charges apply to all permits:(a) A fee of $25.00 will be charged for issuance of each single move permit.(b) A fee of $50.00 will be charged for issuance of each special permit.(c) Fees will not be charged for factory-built school buildings and other public buildings when moved by a governmental entity or its contracted mover.(4) Security Instrument. A permittee moving a building in excess of 14 feet wide shall be required to provide a security instrument in the amount of $10,000.00 to cover repair damage to state facilities resulting from the move. The security instrument may be a letter of credit or bond as described in Section 334.187, F.S., and must be submitted to the affected District Maintenance Office. All bonds shall be made payable to the Department and shall be submitted to the Department prior to approval of the permit.(5) Liability and Insurance. The permittee is required to name the Department as an additional insured and submit a certificate of insurance, with the permit application, in the amount of not less than $100,000 bodily injury or death per person for any number of persons in any one occurrence, $300,000 for property damage or a combined coverage of not less than $300,000. The certificate of insurance shall be submitted to and kept on file in the appropriate District Maintenance Office(s).(6) Traffic Control. All building movements must be accompanied by escort vehicles in the front and rear. The escort vehicles must comply with the requirements specified in Rule 14-26.012, F.A.C.(a) The building movement must pull over to the side at turnouts or median crossovers to allow traffic to pass as directed by law enforcement to facilitate public safety.(b) During building movement, a minimum of three adult personnel (including the driver and escort personnel) shall be in attendance at all times.(c) Clean, high visibility, red/orange warning flags at least 18 inches square shall be displayed on the corners and at all protrusions of the building movement at all times.(d) Enroute, during any delays, breakdowns, crashes, or other times when the building is immobile, the building shall be identified with warning lights as described above. A minimum of one light for each 15 feet of perimeter is required.(7) Application Procedure and Notice. Applicants shall obtain a Permit to Move Building Over State Roads, Form 850-040-90, Rev. 12/23, incorporated herein by reference, at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16866, and available from the Department of Transportation's One Stop Permitting internet site at https://osp.fdot.gov and may be completed and submitted electronically. A hard copy of the form is available upon request from any District Maintenance Office or area maintenance office. If the proposed route occurs in more than one district, then the applicant will need to submit a completed form to each affected District Maintenance Office. Applicants shall complete all appropriate sections of the form and obtain review and approval by the nearest District Maintenance Office with route and escort recommendations.(a) Applicants shall contact the local Florida Highway Patrol Station and all Sheriff's Offices, Police Departments, utilities (e.g., traffic signals, electric power lines, sewer, gas, communication lines, cable television), railroad companies, and all local governments whose facilities will be affected by the move, and address any concerns. In addition, it is the responsibility of the permittee to notify these entities at least 24 hours in advance of the proposed move. The permittee shall notify the railroad companies at least 24 hours in advance of any move over at-grade rail crossings.(b) The Application will be reviewed for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with these rules prior to approval.(c) All Applications for special permits and routes crossing bridges will be reviewed by the Departmental District Structures and Facilities Engineer prior to approval.(d) Requests for time extension must be made by the permittee through the issuing office. The request must be made not less than 48 hours prior to the expiration date of the original permit. Not more than three time extensions will be granted for each permit.(8) Sunset. The Department intends to repeal the provisions of this rule on December 1, 2028, in accordance with the rulemaking requirements of Section 120.54, F.S., unless this rule is reviewed and determined to remain necessary prior to such proposed repeal.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 14-63.002
Rulemaking Authority 316.550 FS. Law Implemented 316.550 FS.
New 9-1-71, Formerly 14-63.02, Amended 1-3-90, 7-1-92, 11-19-07, Amended by Florida Register Volume 50, Number 148, July 30, 2024 effective 8/15/2024.New 9-1-71, Formerly 14-63.02, Amended 1-3-90, 7-1-92, 11-19-07.