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§ 94.07 FALSE EMERGENCY ALARMS.
   (A)   Any person, firm, or business owner having charge of any premises located within the city, which premises is wired to an emergency alarm, is responsible to have the alarm in the proper state of repair.
   (B)   The Police Chief shall keep an accurate record of all false alarms. An alarm system shall constitute a public nuisance if it activates more than three false alarms in a 365-day period. Each false alarm record will be eliminated on the three hundred sixty-fifth day after the first false alarm. Owners of alarms which activate more than three false alarms within a 365-day period will be guilty of an offense hereunder.
   (C)   For each false alarm, after the first three erroneous activations thereof in any 365-day period, the person or company that owns or controls a premises upon which the alarm is located shall be charged and assessed a fee of $50 for each false alarm. If the bill is not paid within a period of 30 days from the date it was sent, the respective alarm system shall be removed forthwith from the police dispatcher and the person or company shall be cited to District Court for a violation of this section.
   (D)   The Police Chief shall maintain a record for each false alarm which record shall be prima facie evidence in regard to the number of false alarms.
(1993 Code, § 52.07) (Ord. 94-02, passed 1-19-1994; Ord. 94-14, passed 8-17-1994)
EXPLOSIVES
§ 94.20 AUTHORITY AND SCOPE.
   (A)   This subchapter shall apply to the manufacture, possession, storage, sale, transportation, and use of explosives and blasting agents.
   (B)   This subchapter shall not apply to explosives or blasting agents while in the course of transportation via railroad, water, highway, or air when the explosives or blasting agents are moving under the jurisdiction of and in conformity with regulations adopted by any federal or state department or agency; the transportation and use of explosives or blasting agents in the normal and emergency operations of state or federal agencies or to municipal fire and police departments, provided they are acting in their official capacities and in the proper performance of their duties; small arms ammunition and the components therefor which are subject to the United States Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder; blasting standards in the Kentucky Revised Statutes and Kentucky Administrative Regulations; and/or explosives or blasting agents being used on the site of federal or state projects.
(1993 Code, § 51.01)
§ 94.21 STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, AND USE.
   All activities within the scope of this subchapter shall conform to the regulations of the State Department of Mines and Minerals.
(1993 Code, § 51.02) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.22 BLASTING PERMITS.
   (A)   No person or corporation shall conduct a blasting operation within the city without first obtaining a blasting permit from the Building Inspector.
   (B)   The fee for a blasting permit or permit renewal shall be $10.
   (C)   No person or corporation shall be issued a blasting 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 blasting 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 permit shall specify the location of the blasting to be permitted.
   (F)   If a project is not completed, the blasting permit must be renewed annually upon payment of the renewal fee by the applicant.
   (G)   A blasting 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 blasting permit may become valid as soon as the Building Inspector notifies all required agencies.
   (I)   On any contract issued by an agency of the city, the blasting permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector unless otherwise specified in the contract.
   (J)   False statements made for the purpose of obtaining a blasting permit shall render the blasting permit null and void from the time of issue.
   (K)   A copy of the blasting permit shall be distributed by the Building Inspector to the Police Department; Fire Department; City Engineer; and to the appropriate utilities.
(1993 Code, § 51.03) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.23 MANUFACTURE AND SALE.
   No person or corporation shall operate a business establishment where explosives are maintained for the sale or manufacture for sale of explosives within the city without first obtaining a permit from the Building Inspector. The fee for this permit is $40.
(1993 Code, § 51.04) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   The violation of any section of this chapter other than §§ 94.20 through 94.23 is a civil offense and shall be enforced pursuant to Chapter 32 of this code.
   (B)   Any person violating §§ 94.20 through 94.23 shall be fined in an amount of not less than $10, nor more than $100, imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both fined and imprisoned. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 12-01, passed 1-18-2012; Am. Ord. 16-10, passed 10-19-2016)