(A) Any person who shall blast any rock or other substance within the corporate limits of the city shall, before blasting any rock or other substance, procure a permit and pay the fee required in § 110.03.
(B) Written application for the permit shall be filed with the City Inspector describing the location of the property on which the person proposes to blast rock or other substance and the character, size and number of charges of explosives which the person proposes to use in the blasting. The application shall be passed on to the City Engineer, and the City Engineer and the City Inspector shall inspect the premises.
(C) (1) Before the permit is issued, the applicant shall file with the City Clerk a good and sufficient bond with corporate surety licensed to do business in the state in any sum not less than $25,000 to be approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney, on condition that the makers of the bond will pay all damages to any and all persons that may be injured in person or property by reason of blasting being done, or caused to be done, by the principal.
(2) Any person injured by the blasting being done may recover from and on the bond which may occur to the person.
(3) The bond shall remain in full force and effect for one year after same is made and filed.
(D) If, after the inspection, the City Inspector deems the location to be a safe and reasonable place for the blasting and the provisions of this section are complied with, including payment of the required fee, the City Inspector may issue a permit setting forth the location and premises on which the blasting is to be done and the character of explosives and size and number of charges which the applicant may use in the blasting. No person shall set off any explosives other than the kind specified in the permit, nor greater number of charges, nor except on the premises therein mentioned.
(Prior Code, § 10-1901) Penalty, see § 10.99