[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Brandon 12-14-1998 as § 7-8-7 of the 1998 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Nonmetallic mining — See Ch. 331.
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this chapter:
A method of loosening, moving or shattering masses of solid
matter by use of explosive compounds to prepare stone for crushing,
to prepare stone for building and/or ornamental use, or to prepare
property for development.
Any individual, partner, corporation, company, trustee or
association, together with the respective servants, agents and employees
thereof.
Any device, machine, apparatus or equipment used either individually
or in conjunction with any other device, machine, apparatus or equipment
for the purpose of crushing, grinding, breaking or pulverizing rock
or stone.
No person within the Village shall operate a rock crusher or
perform blasting in such a manner so that any dust, dirt or vibration
from such operation shall, in any way, damage or injure any person
or property within the Village. All blasting within the Village shall
be performed according to the requirements of Ch. SPS 307, Explosives
and Fireworks, Wis. Adm. Code, and all subsequent amendments thereto.
A.
Permit required. No person within the Village shall operate a rock
crusher or perform blasting who does not possess a proper permit therefor
from the Village.
B.
Applications. All applications for permits hereunder shall be made,
in writing, upon the written form provided by the Village and distributed
by the Village Clerk. All applications for permits hereunder shall
be signed by the applicant and filed with the Village Clerk at least
60 days prior to the permit period. The Village Clerk shall immediately
refer all applications for permits hereunder to the Village Engineer.
The Village Clerk shall issue a permit hereunder only after first
receiving the recommendation of the Village Engineer, the duly executed
certified check for the permit fee as hereinafter provided and the
submittal of the plan of operation, if required, as approved by the
Village Engineer.[1]
C.
Certified check. Each application for a permit hereunder shall be
accompanied by a certified check in the sum of the required permit
fee as hereinafter provided, or a renewal thereof, the same to be
payable to the Village.
D.
Plan of operation. Each application for a permit to perform blasting
or operate a rock crusher hereunder or renewal thereof shall be accompanied
by a plan of operation which shall include methods of screening from
adjacent properties, hours of operation, hours of blasting and operation
of rock crusher, dust and noise control, blasting procedures, location
and height of stock piles, whether a rock crusher will be needed and
how often, water supply, drainage course, maximum depth, legal description
of property in question and other information the Village Engineer
deems pertinent to the proposed operation. Such plan of operation
shall be approved by the Village Engineer.[2]
E.
Insurance. Each application for a blasting permit shall be accompanied
by a certificate of insurance identifying the Village of Brandon as
a party insured in the amount of $500,000 for damage to property,
and $500,000 for injury to one person and $1,000,000 for injury to
more than one person caused by the blasting.
All requests for renewals of permits hereunder shall be made at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the permit and must comply with all requirements of § 208-3 above.
A.
Energy ratio. The allowable vibration of any blast at the nearest
occupied or used building off the subject premises shall not exceed
an energy ratio of 0.5 or resultant particle velocity of 1.35 inches
per second based on the following formula:
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Energy ratio = 0.5 = 10.823 f2A2
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Where:
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f
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=
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Frequency in cycles per second
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A
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=
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Amplitude or displacement in inches
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Energy ratio
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=
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0.274 V2 (V = resultant particle
velocity expressed in inches per second)
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B.
Measurement of blasts. The operator of the quarry operation, when
requested to do so by the Village Engineer, shall measure and submit
data to substantiate compliance with the above formula and the operator
of the quarry operation, when requested to do so by the Village Engineer,
shall measure air blast. This verification shall be performed by a
seismological engineering firm acceptable to the Village or by the
Village Engineer. Instrumentation shall be by seismograph similar
to VME Seismolog Model "B" and approved seismograph sound measuring
equipment or approved equivalents. All expenses for these tests shall
be paid by the quarry operator.
C.
Blasting log. A log in duplicate shall be kept of each blast on forms
similar to the one on file with the Village Clerk. The original copy
of this blasting log shall be filed with the Village Clerk within
48 hours after the blast, and a copy shall be kept on file at the
quarry office.
D.
Cover material. Operators of quarries for building and/or ornamental
stone removal shall cover Primacord, other detonating cord or surface-laid
blasting devices with at least one foot of dirt or other suitable
cover material.
The permit fee for any permit issued pursuant to this chapter
shall be as set by the Village Board. No permit fee shall be prorated.
All permits issued hereunder shall expire on December 31 following
the date of issue.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code. However, upon conviction for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter by the holder of a permit issued hereunder, and in addition to the forfeiture provided, such permit shall thereupon be cancelled, revoked, rescinded and terminated.
Before renewal of any permit issued under this chapter is refused
or any permit is revoked, cancelled, rescinded or terminated, the
permitee shall be given written notice of any charges or violations
against him/her or the reasons proposed for nonrenewal or revocation
and shall have an opportunity to be heard before the Village Board.
