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ORDINANCE NO. '73-39 Introduced by: Bordonaro AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE USE, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES FOR BLASTING PURPOSES AND PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 69-25 BE IT ORDAINED BY TIIE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF HAYFIELD, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO, TIiAT: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to blast with dynamite, gun powder or any other explosive compound, 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 circum- stances under which said blasting may be done. The fee far such permit shall be Ten Dollars ($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 permit 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 Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) 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-Treasurer. Said policy shall name the Village of Payfield as an additional insured. Section 3. The Village Engineer shall supply an Inspector who shall supervise all drilling, charging and shooting of all holes; who shall not be required by the contractor to work less than six (6) ours in any one day. 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.