(a) Except as provided in division (d) of this section, every person who receives or ships explosives including pyrotechnic materials within the City must obtain an annual permit issued by the City Fire Chief for that receipt or shipment of explosives. This division applies to any fixed facility and land-based operation, person or entity that receives or ships explosives by motor vehicle, railway, or other mode of transportation, including, without limitation, explosive interchange lots and explosive motor vehicle facilities, terminals, and intermodal facilities. This division does not apply to transporters of explosives while in transportation on highways, railways, or waterways.
(b) The permit application must be in writing and contain information describing the general storage conditions of explosives shipped or received, loaded, unloaded, or temporarily retained at the facility, including separation and secondary containment provisions, and must specify the classification and maximum quantity of explosive materials that are expected to be shipped, received, loaded, unloaded, or temporarily retained on an annual basis at each location where the operations are permitted.
The Fire Chief must decide either to issue a permit or provide notice to the applicant of deficiencies in the application within ten (10) business days of receipt of a completed permit application.
(c) The fee for any permit required under this section is seventy-five ($75.00) unless the permit holder has also obtained a permit under Section 387.06 of this chapter, in which case only one (1) seventy-five dollar ($75.00) fee is required.
(d) The City Fire Chief may waive the requirement for a permit under this section when the receiver or shipper of explosives obtains a permit under Section 387.06.
(Ord. No. 1253-07. Passed 11-19-07, eff. 11-21-07)