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Ordinance No. 74- 27 Introduced by: Mr. Schulte AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE USE, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES FOR BLASTING PURPOSES AND PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS AND REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 73-39 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF MAYFIELD, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO, THAT: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to blast with dynamite, gun powder or any other explosive compund, within the limits of the Village of Mayfield, Ohio, unless there first shall have been issued a written permit from the Village Engineer. Said permit shall set forth the conditions and the circumstances under which said blasting may be done. The fee for such permit shall be Ten ($10.00), and said permit shall be for such period as the Village Engineer may designate, but not for over sixty (60) days; the permit may be renewed by the Village Engineer for an additional period of sixty (60) days without payment of additional fee. Section 2. Before a permit to do blasting shall be issued, the applicant for such permi.t shall file a liability insurance policy in the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for any one individual, and Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) for any accident, covering bodily injury, and wrongful death, and in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) insuring against property damage of any nature caused by such blasting. Such policy shall be approved by the Solicitor of the Village, and the policy or copy thereof shall be filed with the Clerk-Tmasurer. Said policy shall name the Village of Mayfield as an additional insured. Section 3. The VillageE?gineer shall supply an Inspector who shall observe all drilling, charging and shooting of all holes. The contractor shall deposit with the Village of Mayfield funds to cover cost of inspection as determined by the Village Engineer. Such funds to be maintained until completion of work, any monies remaining to be refunded to contractor. Section 4. Blasting operations shall not be conducted between the hours of 7:00 o'clock p.m. and 7:00 o'clock a.m., nor at any time on Sundays except by special permission of the Chief of Police. Section 5. At least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of blasting, the blaster shall give written notice specifying the location and intended time of blasting to the appropriate representatives of the gas, electric, water, telephone, telegraph and steam utilities which operate within the municipality. In an emergency the Village Engineer may waive the time limit and allow verbal instead of written notice to be given. Section 6. Only electric blasting caps shall be used as the detonating devices for blasting operations in congested districts, or on highways or adjacent to highways open to traffic.