(A) No person shall cause a blast to occur within the village without making application beforehand on the forms to be provided by the village. The forms shall set forth the location of the site to be blasted, including a legal description of the property, name and address of the owner of the blasting site, the current zoning classification of property where the blasting is to occur, the exact nature of the intended operation, the proposed use, and such other relevant information as the Mayor or other administrative official may require. In addition, a surety bond in the amount of $25,000, naming the village as payee shall be obtained and given to the Mayor or other administrative official to indemnify the village and all other persons against injury or damages which might result from the proposed blasting. Said bond shall be filed in the office of the Clerk and shall be issued on the form provided by the village or on a similar form as issued by the bonding company.
(B) The blasting permit when issued by the Mayor shall be posted on the premises where the blasting is to occur and shall be valid for a period of six months from the date of issuance.
(C) A producing quarry which has obtained a license to quarry from the village and the state as well as a license to use dangerous ordnance pursuant to R.C. § 2923.18 shall be considered to have met the requirements of this section.
(D) There shall be three forms utilized to effectuate the intent of this section and these forms shall be known as: “APPLICATION FOR BLASTING PERMIT”; “BLASTING PERMIT”; and “SURETY BOND.” These forms are hereby adopted as part of this section, and are available in the Village Clerk's office.
('81 Code § 91.05) (Am. Ord. 1993-0-3, passed 3-13-93) Penalty, see § 91.99
Statutory reference:
Municipal regulation of explosives, see R.C. § 715.60