(A) At least ten days but not more than 30 days prior to commencing 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 all the counties of the proposed permit area. Copies of the schedule shall be distributed to each business and residence within one-half mile of the blasting sites. A list of residents, utilities and owners of man-made structures within the notification area shall be made a part of the blasting plan.
(B) Proof of notification must be retained by the permittee. The blasting schedule shall contain at a minimum the following:
(1) Name, address and phone number of the operator;
(2) Identification of the specific areas in which blasting will take place;
(3) Dates and times when explosives will be detonated;
(4) Methods to be used to control access to the blasting area; and
(5) Types and patterns of audible warning and all clear signals to be used before and after blasting.
(C) The following signs and markers shall be erected and maintained while blasting is being conducted:
(1) Conspicuously place signs reading "Blasting Area" along the edge of any blasting area that comes within 100 feet of any public road right-of-way, and at the point where any other road provides access to the blasting area; and
(2) At all entrances to the permit area from public roads or highways, place conspicuous signs
which state "Warning! Explosives in Use," which clearly list and describe the meaning of the audible blast warning and all clear signals that are in use, and which explain the marking of blasting areas and charged holes awaiting firing within the permit area. The signs shall at a minimum be two feet by three feet.
(Ord. 2208, passed 8-7-23)