No person shall undertake any blasting activities
using explosives within the City of Bangor without first obtaining
a blasting permit from the City Engineer. The remedy of any person
injured by blasting activity shall not be affected by this chapter.
The City Engineer shall devise a permit form
which shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
A. Location of blasting activity.
B. Purpose for which blasting is necessary.
C. Starting date of blasting.
D. Duration of blasting activity.
E. Name, address and telephone number of blaster.
F. Any other information deemed necessary by the City
Engineer.
Blasting shall only be performed by fully qualified
blasters experienced in blasting procedures and knowledgeable in all
applicable blasting regulations, and blasters shall submit any and
all information requested by the City Engineer to satisfy this requirement.
Blasting activity shall only be conducted during
daylight hours; provided, however, that it shall not commence earlier
than 7:00 a.m. nor continue later than 7:00 p.m. on any given day,
except that detonation of blasting explosives shall be conducted only
during daylight hours; provided, however, that it shall be no earlier
than 8:00 a.m. nor later than 6:00 p.m.
The blaster shall comply with all local, state
and federal ordinances, laws and regulations and conditions of the
blasting permit. The City Engineer may, at their discretion, impose
additional and/or more stringent conditions. The blaster shall notify
the City Engineer within 24 hours of any violation or a failure to
comply with all local, state and federal ordinances, laws and regulations
or the blasting permit. Said notice shall specify the nature of the
violation or failure to comply and steps taken by the blaster to correct
said violation or failure to comply.
The blaster shall obtain and maintain general
liability insurance in an amount to be approved by the City Engineer
and shall provide the City of Bangor with proof thereof.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The applicant for a blasting permit shall pay to the City a permit fee as prescribed in the Schedule of Fees adopted pursuant to Chapter
109, Fees, of this Code.
Upon violation of any provision of this chapter,
the City Engineer shall have the right to revoke the blasting permit
without notice.
Any person in violation of any provision of
this chapter shall be subject to a fine of $1,000 for each offense.