Pursuant to the provisions of § 60.555, Wis. Stats.,
the Town Board of the Town of Genesee hereby passes the following
regulations pertaining to the use, control and discharge of explosives
and explosive devices in the Town of Genesee.
No person, corporation or organization shall cause to be exploded
within the limits of the Town of Genesee any device having an explosive
combustible nature without having first obtained from the Town Board
of the Town of Genesee a written permit therefor.
The Town Board shall have the power to grant said application
with whatever conditions the Town feels necessary or the Town shall
have the power to deny said application. In reaching a decision the
Town Board may employ the services of the Town Engineer and any other
experts it feels necessary to arrive at a complete decision, having
full regard for the safety and welfare of the Town residents and property
within the Town. Any costs of such experts shall be charged to the
applicant and shall be paid by the applicant. Failure to pay the charges
for any experts required by the Town Board shall result in the Town
Board placing the charge on the tax roll for the ensuing year for
the property on which said detonation was to have taken place. Said
charges shall thereafter be collected as other real estate taxes.
The Town Board shall consider the following standards in arriving
at a decision on said application:
A. Safety and welfare of any person or persons.
B. Potential damage to any property.
C. Potential destruction of any wells, septic systems, storm sewers,
sewer mains or laterals, or water mains or laterals, or any subterranean
devices.
D. Potential danger to any basement walls, silos or any other foundation
of any nature.
E. Potential danger to any watercourses, lakes or streams or any other
potential danger to the environment.
[Amended 9-12-1994 by Ord. No. 94-6]
Each violation of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties and remedies described in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I, General Penalty, of this Code.