§ 16.28.020. Blasting—Permit required—Regulations.

A.

It is unlawful for any person to perform any drilling or blasting of rock, earth, trees, etc., with any form of explosives, without first having obtained a permit for such work from the director of codes administration. All such blasting as may be permitted shall be performed between the hours of six a.m. and six p.m. and, where necessary, shall be properly covered or barricaded prior to the execution of the blasting operation.

B.

It shall be the responsibility of the person engaged in any blasting activity to give proper notice and warning to all property owners, pedestrians and motor vehicle traffic in the area where such blasting is to be made, prior to detonation of such blast.

C.

An applicant for a blasting permit must be experienced and qualified in the handling and discharge of explosives and blasting agents, must be twenty-one years of age or over and must furnish all necessary information concerning the amount of the charge and the location. The minimum public liability insurance as required by Section 16.28.100 shall be one hundred thousand dollars/three hundred thousand dollars bodily injury and fifty thousand dollars property damage.

(Prior code § 11-1-31.1)