Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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22 REGULATION OF EXPLOSIVES blasting submittal shall conform to the
provisions of this article and of Section 3 of the
22.1 PURPOSE City of Portland Technical Manual.
The purpose of this article is to protect the public’s C. A blasting application shall be submitted to the
health, safety, and general welfare by regulating and Planning Authority where less than 50 cubic
controlling blasting operations within the city. yards of material shall be removed, or where
utility trench work in the accepted public right
22.2 APPLICABILITY of way, including City or Portland Water
This article shall apply to all blasting operations District infrastructure is proposed. Small blasts
related to construction and development of real where less than 50 cubic yards of material shall
estate within the city. The City of Portland Technical be removed are not required to submit either a
Manual is incorporated into this article by reference. blasting plan or blasting submittal. Such
Standards listed in the Technical Manual shall be projects must conform to the National Fire
additional to the provisions of this article. Protection Association Fire Prevention Code
and applicants shall submit a monitoring report
22.3 REVIEW PROCESS upon request. Information provided in the
22.3.1 Permit Required blasting application shall confirm that the
No person may conduct blasting operations within proposed small blast conforms to all applicable
the city without first obtaining a permit from the provisions of this ordinance and of Section 3 of
Fire Department, as required by the National Fire the City of Portland Technical Manual.
Protection Association 1 Fire Prevention Code, as D. A blasting plan or blasting submittal may be
adopted and amended in Chapter 10 of the City of required for any blasting operation at the
Portland Code of Ordinances. Fees for this permit discretion of the Planning Authority when it
shall be as established by order of the City Council. determines that conditions at or near the site
of the blasting operations warrant the provision
22.3.2 Application Requirements of a plan.
Prior to the issuance of a permit the following
information shall be submitted to the City: 22.4 STORAGE AND HANDLING
A. A blasting plan shall be submitted by the All explosives shall be stored and handled in
applicant to the Planning Authority for all accordance with the provisions of this code, the
projects where more than 300 cubic yards of laws of the State of Maine, and the National Fire
material shall be removed. The blasting plan Protection Association 1 Fire Prevention Code.
shall conform to the provisions of this article
and of Section 3 of the City of Portland 22.5 ENFORCEMENT
Technical Manual. In the event that there are more than three
B. A blasting submittal shall be submitted to the documented violations of the blasting plan, blasting
Planning Authority where between 50 and 300 submittal, or blasting permit, or any other violation
cubic yards of material shall be removed. The of this article, a stop work order may be issued on CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 22-1 REGULATION OF EXPLOSIVES

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