[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Winchester effective 8-4-1988; amended effective 10-30-1988 (§ 150 of the prior compilation). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
No blasting shall be permitted in the Town of Winchester except under the conditions hereinafter set forth.
Any and all blasting requires a permit from the Town Fire Marshal. Such blasting permit must be obtained by the individual or firm doing the actual blasting. If blasting work is to be done by a subcontractor, then the subcontractor must secure the permit and comply with the rules and regulations.
Either a blasting bond or an appropriate certificate of insurance must be furnished in order to obtain a permit.
A. 
Bonds. A blasting bond shall be in the amount of $2,000,000. This bond will cover all permits issued to the applicant for the duration of the permit. The blasting bond must be in the office of the Fire Marshal before the permit will be issued.
B. 
Certificates of insurance. In lieu of a blasting bond, an applicant may furnish an appropriate certificate of insurance to the Fire Marshal as follows:
(1) 
Such insurance shall show public liability in the following amounts:
(a) 
Bodily injury: $50,000 for any one person; $1,000,000 for any one accident.
(b) 
Property damage liability: $50,000 for any one accident; $1,000,000 for the aggregate.
(2) 
Said certificate shall name the Town of Winchester and shall provide that the issuing insurance company shall furnish the Town with 30 days' written notice prior to canceling the policy.
(3) 
Said insurance certificate must state "covers blasting" or "includes blasting."
(4) 
Said insurance certificate must be in the Fire Marshal's office before a blasting permit will be issued.
Permits will be issued for a maximum of 30 days, and the permit shall state the location of the job, amount of powder, dynamite and the number of caps to be purchased, transported and used.
"Two-way radio" warning signs, flag men and all other requirements of the rules and regulations of the State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection as well as any and all requirements of the Connecticut General Statutes must be adhered to. No temporary magazines will be allowed in the Town of Winchester. No explosives, powder or caps shall be stored on the job site for more than a twelve-hour period of time.