Ross Municipal Code § 9.08

9.08.020 Contents of permit. 9.08.030 Bond required. 9.08.040 Preventative measures--Blasting.

9.08.010 Blasting regulations. It is unlawful for any person to explode or cause to explode within the town, any powder or other explosive materials for the purpose of blasting, or to drill a hole or make a crevice for the purpose of inserting any powder or other explosive material for the purpose of blasting, or to insert in any hole or crevice any fuse or any powder or other explosive material for the purpose of blasting, without first obtaining a permit to be issued jointly by the police chief and the fire chief. (Ord. 317 §l, 1971: prior code §3200).

9.08.020 Contents of permit. Any permit granted for the purpose of blasting must specify the particular location of the blast or blasts for which it is granted and the period within which the blasting is done, not to exceed thirty days from the date of the permit. (Ord. 317 §2, 1971: prior code §3201).

9.08.030 Bond required. No permit shall be granted until the applicant therefor shall have executed to the town and filed in the office of the clerk, a good and sufficient bond, with at least two sufficient sureties or a lawfully authorized surety company, which bond shall be approved by the mayor, or the chairperson of the police committee, and shall be in such sum as may be fixed and determined by the mayor, or the chairperson of the police committee, in accordance with the estimated value of the property in the vicinity of the location of the proposed blast or blasts. The bond shall be conditioned that the permittee, together with the sureties on the bond, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, shall be severally bound to pay any damages to person or property which may be sustained by the town or by any person as the result of any blast made under and by virtue of the permit; provided written notice of the damages shall be served upon the permittee and filed in the office of the town clerk within six months from date of the expiration of the permit by any person sustaining such damage, and which bond shall, by its term, be made to inure to the benefit of any such person so as to give the person a right of action to recover thereon. (Ord. 728 (part), 2025; Prior code §3202).

9.08.040 Preventative measures--Blasting. It is unlawful for any person to explode or cause to be exploded within the town any blast, without first covering it in such a manner as to prevent fragments of rock or earth from being thrown upon or against any lots or buildings, or upon any public highway in the town. (Prior code §3203).

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