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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 183', '§ 183', '§ 183', '§ 183', '§ 183', '§ 183', '§ 183', '§ 183', '§ 1', '§ 66']

Village of Argyle, WI Blasting and Use of Explosives
§ 183-1 Authority and purpose.
§ 183-3 Regulation of explosive materials and blasting.
§ 183-4 Temporary permits.
§ 183-5 Regulation of blasting resultants.
§ 183-6 Applicability.
Chapter 183: Blasting and Use of Explosives
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Argyle 12-7-2005 as Title 7, Ch. 11, of the 2005 Village Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Chapter 183 : Blasting and Use of Explosives
Authority. This chapter is adopted pursuant to the police powers granted to the Village under Ch. 61, Wis. Stats.
Protect public and private property located within the Village; and
Approval granted by the Village of Argyle.
Any method of loosening, moving or shattering means of solid matter by use of an explosive.
A blasting cap designed for and capable of initiation by means of an electric current.
Explosives, blasting agents and detonators. The term includes, but is not limited to, dynamite and other high explosives, slurries, emulsions, water gels, blasting agents, black power, pellet powder, initiating explosives, detonators, safety fuses, squibs, detonating cord, igniter cord and igniters.
An injurious effect on the safety, health or morals of the public or use of property which works some substantial annoyance, inconvenience or injury to the public and which causes hurt, inconvenience or damage.
The Village of Argyle, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
Permit(s) required. No person shall handle or use explosive materials in the Village of Argyle unless he/she possesses a valid State of Wisconsin blaster's license with the proper classification or is supervised by a holder of a valid State of Wisconsin blaster's license with the proper classification.
Village permit requirements. No person shall handle, use or cause explosives to be detonated within the Village of Argyle without an explosives use permit issued by the Village of Argyle, as hereafter set forth, to such person, his/her supervisor or employer.
Application. Applications for an explosives use permit shall be in writing upon forms provided by the Village Clerk-Treasurer. Applications shall be accompanied by a permit fee in accordance with the Village Board's current fee schedule. Permits shall be issued on an annual basis commencing January 1 and ending on December 31. Applications may be made by and permits issued to the blasting business, provided that the person doing the blasting or responsible for such blasting shall hold a valid Wisconsin blaster's license with proper classification. The application will identify the licensed blasters operating under the permit and the blasting locations within the Village of Argyle.
Financial assurance. Each application for an explosives use permit as herein stated, or a renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by a certificate of insurance evidencing comprehensive general public liability insurance against claims for bodily injury, death or property damage arising out of the blasting operation; such insurance to afford protection to the Village of Argyle and its residents of not less than $1,000,000 with respect to bodily injury or death to any one person, not less than $3,000,000 with respect to any one accident, and not less than $100,000 with respect to property damage. The certificate of insurance shall name the Village of Argyle and its residents as additional insureds under the relevant policy. Any insurance which the blaster is obligated to carry under the terms of this chapter may be carried under so-called "blanket" policies covering other properties or liabilities of the blaster, provided that such blanket policies otherwise comply with the provisions of this subsection. Each insurance policy shall provide that it shall not be cancelled by the insurance company, except after not less than 90 days' notice to the Village, in writing, by registered or certified mail. Not less than 30 days prior to the expiration of the ninety-day notice of cancellation, the blaster must deliver to the Village a replacement insurance policy, in absence of which all blasting shall cease. The liability insurance must be issued by a company licensed by the State of Wisconsin to issue the policy. The Village Board reserves the right to increase the amount of the insurance policy depending on the circumstances of the blasting activity.
Explosives use plan. Each application for an explosives use permit or a renewal thereof shall include a written description of the total area within which explosives are proposed to be used; blasting procedures to be employed, including types of explosives, initiating systems; and an aerial photograph or drawing acceptable to the Village Board with a scale of no less than one inch equals 100 feet and having an overlaying grid of 50 feet by 50 feet which accurately includes all areas and inhabited buildings within 500 feet of all proposed blasting areas.
Hours of operation. Blasting shall only be conducted between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday; provided, however, that in the event an emergency has delayed a blast beyond 4:00 p.m. a loaded hole may be blown within a reasonable time thereafter. Blasting shall not be conducted at other times or on Sundays or legal holidays without written permission from the Village Board or its designee, which shall only be granted upon a showing of extreme need.
Name of the person and firm analyzing the seismographic, and airblast date when required;
Temporary permit requirements. The Village Clerk-Treasurer, upon receipt of a properly completed temporary permit application form, may issue a temporary permit to allow for special construction or demolition activities requiring the use of explosives. Temporary permits shall be issued for a duration of 14 consecutive working days. The Village Board, in its discretion, may grant one fourteen-day extension. Only one temporary permit (and one renewal) can be issued for any given site within the year of permit issuance. Applicants for temporary permits are required to provide financial assurance as specified in § 183-3B and provide notice to all neighbors within 500 feet of the special construction or demolition activity.
Road, sewer, heavy construction. The fee shall be as prescribed from time to time by resolution of the Village Board, based on the explosive use plan submitted by the contractor or blaster.[1]
Construction authorized by Village Board. Construction authorized by the Village Board for Village use is exempt from the fee. Applicants for these permits are required to file financial assurances as specified in § 183-3B and provide notice to all neighbors within 500 feet.
Construction. This category includes home building, septic systems, swimming pools, etc. The fee is included in the building permit. If blasting becomes necessary after the issuance of a building permit, a fee in accordance with the Village Board's current fee schedule will be assessed for the blasting permit. No bond is required. However, proof of insurance and notice to all neighbors within 500 feet is required.
Purpose of section. It is the purpose of this section to provide for the establishment of uniform limits on permissible levels of blasting resultants to reasonably assure that blasting within the Village does not cause injury, damage or a nuisance to persons or property outside and beyond the permitted explosives use area.
Seismic frequency range: 2.0 to 200 Hz (± 3 Hz).
Acoustic frequency range: 2.0 to 200 Hz (± 1 Hz).
Printout: direct printout showing time, date, peak air pressure, peak particle velocity and frequency in three directions and a printed waveform graph of the event depicting measured air blast and particle velocity in the three directions.
Control of adverse effects generally. The permittee shall take necessary steps prescribed by the Village to control adverse effects from his/her activity.
Limits. Airblast shall not exceed the maximum limits listed in Table A-1 at the location of any dwelling, public building, place of employment, school, church or community or institutional building outside and beyond the permitted explosives use area. Notwithstanding this general requirement, an annual permit holder subject to this limitation may exceed the limitation on up to 5% of the blasts it initiates during the period from January 1 to December 31 without violating this chapter, provided that the airblast produced by such blasts does not exceed the limitations on airblast imposed by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services in § SPS 307.44(3), Wis. Adm. Code, as amended from time to time.
The permittee shall monitor all blasts at the closest location to the blast of any dwelling, public building, place of employment, school, church or community or institutional building outside and beyond the permitted explosives use area; provided, however, that the permittee may monitor, at another location, approximately the same distance from the blast site, if the permittee is unable to obtain permission to conduct the monitoring from the owner of the preferred location. The Village Board or its designee may, at its discretion, require the relocation of monitoring equipment to a more suitable site and/or may conduct independent airblast monitoring to spot check data supplied by the permittee. If independent monitoring by the Village after hearing discloses that this chapter was violated by the permittee, then in that event the permittee shall pay the reasonable costs incurred by the Village for the independent monitoring. Upon receiving and approving billings for such expenses, the Village shall cause notice of the expenses to be mailed to the permittee, who shall reimburse the Village for such expenses within 30 days after receipt of such notice.
All structures in the vicinity of the permitted explosives use area, not listed in Subsection G(1), such as water towers, pipelines and other utilities, tunnels, dams, impoundments and underground mines, shall be protected from damage by establishment by the permit holder of a maximum allowable limit on the ground vibration. The permit holder shall establish the limit after consulting with the owner of the structure.
The Village Board, in its discretion, may conduct independent seismic blast monitoring to spot check data supplied by the permit holder. If the independent monitoring was done after good cause was shown therefor and after the permittee was given notice and an opportunity to be heard on the matter, the permittee shall be liable to the Village for all expenses incurred by the Village as a result of such independent monitoring. Upon receiving and approving billings for such expenses, the Village shall cause notice of the expenses to be mailed to the permittee, who shall reimburse the Village for such expenses within 30 days after receipt of such notice.
Each explosives use permit application and all reapplications shall include the names and addresses of all residents or owners of dwellings or other structures located within an area affected by the permitted explosives use. The affected area shall be determined based on the maximum pounds of explosive per eight-MS delay from the previous three years' high. This calculation's square root times 100 shall determine the affected area in feet. This calculation shall be the maximum distance from the boundary of the quarry where a preblast survey may be requested. One thousand feet shall be the minimum distance for which a preblast survey may be requested regardless of the above calculation. Residents outside of these boundaries may petition the Village Board for a preblast survey, with the survey to be at the quarry operator's expense. Residents denied this preblast survey may, at their own expense, secure a survey by a company acceptable to the quarry operator. The quarry operator may not unreasonably reject the company proposed to perform the survey. The surveys performed in this paragraph will serve as the basis for damage claims against the quarry operator. The blasting logs used to determine the previous three years' high, as referenced in this subsection, are available for inspection from the Village Clerk-Treasurer. [See § 183-3B(5).]
At the time of permit application, the applicant shall have notified, in writing, all residents or owners of dwellings or other structures located within the affected area, previously defined in Subsection G(3)(a) immediately above, who may request a preblast survey. All preblast surveys shall include a water quality test for existing wells. The applicant shall cause a preblast survey to be conducted as to such dwellings or structures, and extensive water quality testing for existing wells; provided, however, that the applicant shall not be required to conduct a preblast survey more than once every six years and a well water quality test more than once every four years. The applicant or permittee is responsible for the costs of all requested preblast surveys and water quality tests.
The survey shall include a written report signed by the person who conducted the survey. Copies of the survey report shall be promptly provided to the Village Clerk-Treasurer, the owner or resident, and the applicant/permittee. The owner, resident or applicant/permittee shall promptly submit in writing to the Village any objections to the survey report, setting forth in detail such objections.
The owner of a dwelling or structure that is within the affected area defined in Subsection G(3)(a) above, who subsequent to the preblast survey has substantially modified or improved the dwelling or structure by 50% or more of the fair market value, may request a new preblast survey. If it is found that a preblast survey is appropriate, the permittee may conduct such surveys within a reasonable period of time, but not exceeding twice a year for all such requests by all owners. These updated surveys shall be requested in writing submitted to the Village Board, which shall promptly notify the permittee of the request.
Effective date. All use of explosives and blasting activity conducted in the Village shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. Existing operations of whatever nature, including without limitation nonmetallic mining operations, shall comply with the terms of this chapter.
Compliance with the blasting standards established by the Village of Argyle as noted herein by this chapter.
Development and submittal to the Village Board the explosives use plan, and fails upon operation to comply with the plan.
Development and submittal to the Village Board of the Village of Argyle the blasting log, and fails upon operation to comply with the information called for by the blasting log.
Compliance with airblast and ground vibration standards established by the Village of Argyle as noted herein by this chapter.
Unless expressly provided herein or by other Village of Argyle ordinance provisions, the explosives use permit may be suspended or revoked for cause for substantial noncompliance with this chapter after the proper Village of Argyle hearing noted below, unless in an emergency condition determined by a designated member of the Village Board and either the Village Clerk-Treasurer, Fire Inspector or the permit issuer of the Village of Argyle, wherein the license, registration or permit can be suspended temporarily for a set time period. Prior to any action for suspension or revocation, the Village Board must, by the Village Clerk-Treasurer, receive a verified complaint concerning the licensee, registrant or permittee. The following persons may file a verified complaint with the Village Board of the Village of Argyle:
Any Village of Argyle resident.
The Village Board will make a determination if the allegations of the complaint are of sufficient magnitude, importance or otherwise of such a nature as to required a formal evidentiary hearing.
The person subject to charges for violation of any Village of Argyle ordinance or any violation of a condition of the explosives use permit shall be provided a copy of the verified complaint and notice of hearing before the Village Board. The hearing shall be required to be not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days after the receipt of notice, unless stipulated in writing by the Village Board and the person subject to charges.
The person subject to charges for violation of any Village of Argyle ordinance or any violation of a condition of the explosives use permit shall be entitled to the following:
The Village Board may, after the hearing for any person previously issued an explosives use permit by the Village Board, act as follows:
Penalties for violations. In addition to the denial, suspension or revocation of a permit issued under this chapter, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or who shall fail to obtain a permit as required hereunder shall, upon conviction of such violation, be subject to a penalty of a civil forfeiture as prescribed in § 1-2 of this Code, together with the costs of prosecution. Each violation and each day a violation continues or occurs shall constitute a separate offense. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the Village from maintaining any appropriate action to prevent or remove a violation of any provision of this chapter. Any default of such forfeiture determined by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be subject to any penalties as provided by §§ 66.0109, 66.0113, 66.0115 and 66.0114, Wis. Stats., as may be amended.