Rosemead Municipal Code Ch. 12.24 Sandblasting

It is unlawful for any person to do any sandblasting on the outside of any building within the city without first having obtained a permit from the City Manager. A separate permit shall be required for each separate job or location at which such sandblasting is to be done.

(Prior code § 7400)

An applicant for a sandblasting permit shall first file an application in writing in the office of the City Manager. The City Manager shall prepare and furnish forms for that purpose. Each application shall state:

A. The location of the job;

B. The building or portion thereof to be sandblasted;

C. The estimated duration of the job;

D. The date when sandblasting work is to commence;

E. The number of men to be employed; and

F. The type of equipment which will be used.

(Prior code § 7401)

At the time of filing such application a permit fee shall be paid to the City Manager. The amount of the permit fee shall be computed according to the number of days stated in the application as the estimated duration of the job and in accordance with the following schedule:

(Prior code § 7402)

Before a permit shall be issued the applicant shall file with the city a policy, or policies, of insurance or a certificate, or certificates, of insurance satisfactory to the City Attorney and providing for public liability insurance in the minimum amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for personal injury to one person and for insurance against property damage in the minimum amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).

(Amended during 1999 codification; prior code § 7403)

Before the applicant shall commence any sandblasting work he or she shall give a three-day notice in writing to all owners or occupants of buildings within a one hundred fifty (150) foot radius of the building on which the proposed work is to be done and the applicant shall submit evidence to the Superintendent of Buildings that such three-day notice has been given.

(Prior code § 7404)

The following restrictions shall apply to all sandblasting:

A. Each sandblasting operation shall at all times be protected and separated from any adjoining property by canvas or other suitable barrier sufficient to prevent splashing or blowing of water or sand, or both.

B. No sandblasting shall be permitted before eight a.m., or after five p.m., of any day, nor shall the same be permitted on a Sunday or legal holiday unless special permission has been granted by the City Manager in the interest of public convenience or necessity.

C. No dry sandblasting shall be permitted except by special permission of the City Manager, and permission therefor shall be granted only in those situations wherein wet sandblasting cannot be done due to peculiar circumstances, and any application for dry sandblasting shall state therein that permission is requested for dry sandblasting and the reasons why wet sandblasting cannot be used.

D. The City Manager is authorized to impose such other reasonable precautionary regulations as he deems reasonably required to prevent damage to nearby buildings or their contents, or to prevent dust or other particles from polluting the air or becoming a public nuisance or menace to health.

(Prior code § 7405)

Failure to comply with any provision of this chapter shall be cause for immediate revocation of any permit issued for sandblasting and immediate cessation of sandblasting on any job. The City Manager may revoke such permit and order the cessation of such work without prior notice. It is unlawful for any person to engage in sandblasting after a permit therefor has been revoked.

(Prior code § 7406)

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to exempt the applicant or permittee from the provisions of any other requirements of this code, or from the payment of any other fees or the obtaining of any other permit required by this code.

(Prior code § 7407)