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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all construction or development related to the and duration of blasting operations, description of
permitted operation. The permittee shall then be the blasting signals to be used during operations,
required to submit a revised blasting plan to the the complaint protocol and the complete address,
Planning Authority for review and approval. Work telephone numbers and email contact for the
shall not be allowed to continue until the revised blasting contractor, the Planning Authority, and Fire
blasting plan is approved. Department where neighbors and property owners
may request further information and notification.
22.6 PENALTIES
In addition to the possibility of a stop work order in 22.7.3 Additional noticing requirements
the event of a violation, the permittee shall be A. For medium blasts where 50-300 cubic yards of
subject to the following penalties: rock material is to be removed, and large blasts
1st offense $500 where over 300 cubic yards of rock material is
2nd offense $1,000 to be removed, additional notification
Subsequent offenses $1,000 requirements shall apply during construction,
as detailed in Section 3 of the City of Portland
22.7 NOTICE REQUIREMENTS Technical Manual.
22.7.1 Basic noticing requirements B. If blasting operations are to occur within 250
At least 10 days prior to the start of any blasting feet of any structure, additional notification
operation, notice shall be published in a newspaper requirements shall apply, as detailed in Section
of local publication and shall be mailed by first class 3 of the City of Portland Technical Manual, in
mail to all property owners within the distance order to prevent adverse public health and
specified below of the perimeter of the blasting site: safety impacts due to blasting-related carbon
A. Small blast (trench blast or under 50 cubic monoxide migration.
yards of rock removed). All property owners
within 250 feet of the perimeter of the blasting 22.8 HOURS OF BLASTING
site. Blasting shall occur Monday through Friday,
B. Medium blast (removal of 50-300 cubic yards between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., unless
of rock material). All property owners within otherwise approved by the Planning Authority.
500 feet of the perimeter of the blasting site. Requests for extension of hours of blasting must be
C. Large blast (removal of over 300 cubic yards submitted by the applicant in writing.
of rock material). All property owners within
600 feet of the perimeter of the blasting site. 22.9 WAIVERS
Upon written request by the applicant, the Planning
22.7.2 Content of notice Authority, based on a positive recommendation by
Notice shall conform to the model notice contained the Fire Department, may waive all or a portion of
in Section 3 of the City of Portland Technical the blasting provisions of Section 3 of the City of
Manual and shall include a description of the Portland Technical Manual, provided that all waivers
proposed blasting operations, estimated schedule 22-2 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE REGULATION OF EXPLOSIVES are consistent with the purposes set forth in
Section 22.1.

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