§ 17-102. Application; prerequisites to issuance; fee.

(a)

All applications for user and blaster permits required under this article shall be filed with the building official and shall set forth in detail the purpose for which the permit is sought in relation to explosives, the full name and address of the applicant, his physical description, his fingerprints, and shall be accompanied by an accurate photograph of the applicant. Such application shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant. The building official shall prescribe the form of applications and furnish such application forms to applicants upon request. No permit shall be issued to any person under the age of 18 years, or who is addicted to the excessive use of alcohol, narcotics, drugs, stimulants, or depressants, or who is mentally incompetent, or who is a member of any subversive organization, or who has been convicted of a felony. Permits shall be issued only to persons of good moral character. The burden shall rest upon the applicant to establish his qualifications for a permit. The applicant shall be deemed competent and familiar if he holds a user's permit and blaster's permit from the state. The applicant must furnish proof that he has public liability insurance with limits of liability no less than $100,000.00 per person and $300,000.00 per occurrence for bodily injury and $300,000.00 per occurrence for property damage. The building official may require higher limits of liability depending upon density of population and structures within the vicinity of the blasting area. The certificate of insurance furnished to the building official shall clearly show the existence of coverage for blasting operations. The permit issued hereunder shall show the purpose for which it is issued and the period for which it is issued and the period of time for which it is valid.

(b)

Such permits shall be issued only after:

(1)

Payment of a fee in an amount set by resolution of the board of county commissioners; and

(2)

The filing of an application on a form prescribed by the building official signed and sworn to by the applicant's name, address, that he holds a valid state permit, the location where the blasting is to be performed, that blasting at such location is authorized or permitted pursuant to county or municipal zoning regulations, and the distance between the location of the proposed blasting and any improved property.

(Code 1979, § 5-23; Ord. No. 5-1975, §§ 5, 13(b)(1), (2); Ord. No. 21-1976, § 3; Ord. No. 18-1985, § 5; Ord. No. 1-1988, § 1; Ord. No. 19-1990, § 4)