(A) No person or corporation shall conduct a blasting operation in the city without first obtaining a permit from the city.
(B) The fee for a blasting permit or permit renewal shall be $500.
(C) No person or corporation shall be issued a permit to blast on public property unless the person to be in charge of the blasting holds a valid state blaster’s license.
(D) No person or corporation shall be issued a permit to blast on private property with more than five pounds of explosives unless the person in charge of the blasting holds a valid state blaster’s license.
(E) The blasting permits shall specify the location of the blasting to be permitted.
(F) In the event that a project is not completed, blasting permits must be renewed annually upon the applicant’s payment of the renewal fee.
(G) A permit allowing blasting shall be issued upon application but, on public property, shall not become valid until seven days after its issuance.
(H) If unanticipated blasting is required, the permit may become valid as soon as the city notifies all required agencies.
(I) On any contract issued by an agency of the city, blasting permits shall be issued by the city unless otherwise specified in said contract.
(J) False statements, made for the purpose of obtaining a permit, shall render the permit null and void from the time of issue.
(K) Copies of the blasting permit shall be distributed by the city to the following required agencies: city police, chairperson of the city building committee, St. Matthews fire protection district, and Director of Public Works of the city.
(2008 Code, § 8.08.030) Penalty, see § 96.99