At least ten days, but not more than thirty days prior to any blasting operations which detonate five pounds or more of explosives at any given time, the operator shall publish a blasting schedule in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the proposed permit area. Copies of the schedule shall be distributed by certified mail to local governments, public utilities and each resident within one-half mile of the blasting site. Unless blasting will occur on drainage structures and roads, such structures will be exempt from the one-half mile notification area. The operator shall republish and redistribute the schedule at least every twelve months and revise and republish the schedule at least ten days, but not more than thirty days, prior to blasting whenever the area covered by the schedule changes or actual time periods for blasting significantly differ from that set forth in the blasting schedule. The schedule shall contain at a minimum:
(a) Name, address and telephone number of the operator;
(b) Identification of the specific area in which blasting will take place;
(c) Dates and times when explosives are to be detonated;
(d) Methods to be used to control access to the blasting area; and
(e) Types and patterns of audible warning and all clear signals to be used before and after blasting.
(Ord. 1941. Passed 2-19-98.)
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