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In addition to the requirements in Section 15-4-310, an application for a license to use explosives for the purpose of demolishing a building or other structure shall be subject to the following:
(a) Comprehensive plan. The application shall include a comprehensive plan describing the use of explosives, including but not limited to an overview of the entire project timeline and scope, the security plan, the transportation plan, the operational plan, the occupational health and safety plan, the hazardous materials abatement plan, the dust mitigation plan, the air quality monitoring plan, the community notification plan, the rodent abatement plan, the emergency response plan, and the site cleanup plan.
(b) Written notice. The application shall include evidence that the applicant mailed written notice to the owners and occupants of all buildings located within 1,000 feet of the property lines of the zoning lot where explosives will be used and to the alderman of the ward in which the zoning lot is located. This notice shall describe the intended use of explosives, include the date, time and location of the public meeting required by subsection (d), and provide an emergency contact phone number which will be continuously monitored by the applicant from the date of the notice until completion of the demolition. Such evidence shall include a copy of the notice, a list of addressees and a description of the date and method of mailing.
(c) Posted notice. The application shall include photographic evidence that the applicant has installed at the site where explosives will be used, in a location visible and legible from the public way, a sign that is at least 4 feet tall and 8 feet wide, with lettering at least 6 inches tall, describing the intended use of explosives, the date, time and location of the public meeting required by subsection (d), and an emergency contact phone number which will be continuously monitored by the applicant from the date of the notice until completion of the demolition. This sign shall remain in place until the completion of the use of explosives.
(d) Public meeting. The application shall include details of a public meeting, to be hosted by the applicant at the sole expense of the applicant, which shall provide attendees at least two hours to ask questions of the applicant regarding details of the comprehensive plan required by subsection (a). This public meeting shall be held no less than 30 days and no more than 60 days after the date the application is filed with the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. This public meeting shall be held at a location within two miles of the site where explosives will be used and accommodate in person attendance by at least 50 attendees. Any change in the date or time of the public meeting shall require a new application.
(e) Coordination. The Office of Emergency Management and Communication shall convene a meeting between the applicant and all relevant city agencies to review the comprehensive plan. The use of explosives may not proceed unless each relevant city agency approves of the comprehensive plan. The Office of Emergency Management and Communication shall operate an incident command post on the date explosives will be used. On the date explosives will be used and prior to the use of explosives, the applicant shall submit to the incident command post a signed certification that all protective measures required under the approved comprehensive plan are in place and operational.
The applicant shall reimburse the city for direct and indirect costs related to operation of the incident command post and related city services.
For purposes of this subsection, relevant city agencies include, but are not limited to, the Departments of Buildings, Fire, Police, Public Health, Streets and Sanitation, and Transportation.
(f) Validity. A license issued for this purpose shall be valid only on a date or range of dates specified by the Executive Director of Emergency Management and Communications. In no case shall this date be less than 90 days after the date on which the application was filed with the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, nor less than 30 days after the public meeting required by subsection (d).
(g) Additional Requirements. A license issued for this purpose shall not be valid unless the applicant also complies with the following requirements:
(1) Obtains a public way obstruction permit pursuant to Section 10-28-281.2 or a determination by the Commissioner of Transportation that such a permit is not required.
(2) Complies with the permit and notification requirements of Section 11-4-2170.
(3) Obtains a water use permit pursuant to Section 11-12-070.
(4) Obtains a demolition permit pursuant to Section 14A-4-407.
(5) Provides additional community notifications, no less than 7 and no more than 30 days prior to the date explosives will be used, in a form and manner approved by the Executive Director of Management and Communications. The Executive Director may require that such notifications be mailed, hand delivered, or electronically or telephonically transmitted and provided in multiple formats or languages where the Executive Director determines such steps are needed to adequately inform the community of the intended use of explosives.
(6) Complies with the Illinois Explosives Act.
(Added Coun. J. 7-22-20, p. 19496, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. VI, § 4)
The fee for each license and certificate of fitness issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be as set forth in Section 4-5-010.
(Prior code § 90-30; Amend Coun. J. 2-22-17, p. 43916, Art. IV, § 2)
Each applicant for a license under this chapter shall furnish and file with the fire commissioner a proof of general liability and property damage insurance issued by an insurer authorized to underwrite risks in this state, and with a Best's rating of A-11 or better. The insurance policy shall be maintained in full force and effect at all times throughout the duration of the license period, provide for notice to the city comptroller 30 days prior to cancellation of the policy, and shall provide for the payment of any loss, damage or injury resulting to persons or property by reason of the use, sale or keeping of such explosives, and for the strict observance of the provisions of this Code relating to explosives and substances referred to in Section 15-4-300. The insurance shall be subject to the approval of the city comptroller and shall be filed in the office of the comptroller. Any violation of the insurance requirements of this section shall subject the violator to suspension or revocation of the license. Insurance shall be in the amounts as follows:
For manufacturers, agents and all others who desire to bring to, or sell within, the corporate limits of the city such explosives as are designated in Section 15-20-010, insurance in the amount of $3,000,000.00 per person and $10,000,000.00 per occurrence; in case of delivery being made by vehicles, additional charge of $1,000,000.00 per person and per occurrence for each and every vehicle in excess of one vehicle engaged within the city in the delivery of such explosives. Provided, however, no insurance shall be required from any person receiving a license for the sole purpose of keeping, selling or giving away, within the city, loaded paper shells, metallic shot, loaded cartridges, or blank cartridges designed or intended to be used in shotguns, pistols, rifles or firearms, as specified in Section 15-4-300 where the total amount of such loaded paper shells, metallic shot, loaded cartridges or blank cartridges does not exceed 25,000.
For all contractors or others now engaged in, or purporting hereafter to engage in, any activity involving explosives or blasting operations, commercial general liability insurance shall be required in the amount not less than $3,000,000.00 per person and $10,000,000.00 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage, for the payment of any loss, damage or injury resulting to persons or property by reason of the use, keeping, sale or transporting of explosives; and the city shall be named as additional insured on a primary, noncontributory basis for any liability arising directly or indirectly from the contractor's operations.
(Prior code § 90-31; Amend Coun. J. 3-23-94, p. 47131; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 181; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 11951, Art. VI, § 46; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 70; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-16, p. 37901, Art. II, § 48)
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