(A) No person or corporation shall conduct a blasting operation within the city without first obtaining a permit from the Director of the Public Works Department, or his or her designee.
(B) The fee for a blasting permit or permit renewal shall be $250.
(C) No person or corporation shall be issued a permit to blast within the city unless the person to be in charge of the blasting holds a valid state blasters license and a current city business license.
(D) The blasting permits shall specify the location of the blasting to be permitted and shall be supported by a site map showing any and all structures within 1,000 feet of the blasting.
(E) In the event that a project is not completed at the expiration of a blasting permit, the blasting permit may be renewed annually upon the applicant’s payment of the renewal fee and review by the Director of the Public Works Department.
(F) A permit allowing blasting may be issued upon completion of application, review and proof of notification and shall not become valid until ten days after its issuance. The Public Works Director shall review and approve or deny the application. The person in charge of the blasting shall provide verification of notification to the following agencies: the City Police Department; the City Fire Department; and the City Utilities Commission.
(G) The person in charge of the blasting shall also publish a blasting schedule at least ten days before the planned initiation of blasting. The blasting schedule shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the blasting site.
(H) The blasting schedule shall contain at a minimum:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the blasting permitee;
(2) Identification of the specific areas in which blasting will take place;
(3) Identification of the dates and time periods when explosives are to be detonated;
(4) Identification of the methods to be used to control access to the blasting area; and
(5) Identification of the types and patterns of audible warnings and all-clear signals to be used before and after blasting.
(I) False statements, made for the purpose of obtaining a permit, shall render the permit null and void from the time of issue.
(Ord. 4-2004, passed 6-7-2004; Ord. 15-2004, passed 9-7-2004) Penalty, see § 99.99