(a) No person acting as a contractor or blaster shall use and detonate explosives, unless he or she is in possession of a valid City temporary permit to use explosives or dangerous blasting ordnance for blasting purposes, and unless the requirements of this chapter have been observed and every reasonable precaution, including compliance with the Ohio Revised Code, has been taken to prevent accidents, damage to property or unreasonable disturbance. The blaster, owner, lessee, contractor or subcontractor whose work involves the use of explosives or dangerous blasting ordnance shall comply with this chapter, and none shall be saved harmless herefrom because of the errors of another.
(b) The temporary permit shall be obtained from the Director of Public Safety and shall be applied for at least forty-eight hours before commencement of blasting operations. In addition, a deposit fee at a per diem rate not to exceed four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) shall be paid, per day, before the issuance of the temporary permit. Such deposit fee shall be used to pay for monitoring and other services of any seismologist retained by the City for such purposes. Any part of such deposit fee unexpended in payments for services shall be refunded to the permittee. Prior to the issuance of any permit, the applicant shall file a “Notice of Intention to Blast” with the Director at least seven days prior to the commencement of such operations. However, no permit shall be issued at such time.
(c) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 186-88. Passed 6-6-88.)