101.1 Delete.
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103.1 Delete.
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105.1.2 Types of Permits. There shall
be four (4) types of permits as follows:
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1).
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1.1.
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A prescribed period.
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1.2.
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Until renewed or revoked.
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2).
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Construction permit. A construction
permit allows the applicant to install or modify systems and equipment
for which a permit is required by Section 105.7.
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3).
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Display permit. Display permit shall be required for fireworks displays within the scope of Chapter 56 of the Fire Code adopted in Section 507.010 of the Municipal Code.
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4).
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Blasting permit. Blasting permit is required for the use of any quantity of explosive, explosive material, fireworks, or pyrotechnic special effects within the scope of Chapter 56 of the Fire Code adopted in Section 507.010 of the Municipal Code.
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105.6.1 — Delete.
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105.6.2 — Delete.
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105.6.3 — Delete.
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105.6.4 — Delete.
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105.6.6 — Delete.
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105.6.7 — Delete.
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105.6.8 — Delete.
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105.6.9 — Delete.
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105.6.11 — Delete.
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105.6.12 — Delete.
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105.6.13 — Delete.
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105.6.14 — Delete.
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105.6.16 — Fire Hydrants and Valves, See Section 705.100 of the Municipal Code.
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105.6.17 — Delete.
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105.6.18 — Delete.
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105.6.19 — Delete.
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105.6.20 — Delete.
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105.6.21 — Delete.
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105.6.22 — Delete.
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105.6.23 — Delete.
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105.6.24 — Delete.
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105.6.25 — Delete.
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105.6.26 — Delete.
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105.6.27 — Delete.
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105.6.28 — Delete.
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105.6.29 — Delete.
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105.6.30 — Delete.
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105.6.31 — Delete.
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105.6.32 — Delete.
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105.6.33 — Delete.
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105.6.34 — Delete.
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105.6.35 — Delete.
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105.6.36 — Delete.
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105.6.37 — Delete.
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105.6.38 — Delete.
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105.6.39 — Delete.
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105.6.40 — Delete.
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105.6.41 — Delete.
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105.6.42 — Delete.
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105.6.43 — Delete.
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105.6.44 — Delete.
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105.6.45 — Delete.
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105.6.46 — Delete.
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105.6.47 — Delete.
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105.6.48 — Delete.
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105.7. — Delete.
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105.7.1 — Delete.
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105.7.2 — Delete.
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105.7.3 — Delete.
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105.7.4 — Delete.
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105.7.5 — Delete.
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105.7.6 — Delete.
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105.7.7 — Delete.
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105.7.8 — Delete.
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105.7.9 — Delete.
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105.7.10 — Delete.
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105.7.11 — Delete.
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105.7.12 — Delete.
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105.7.13 — Delete.
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105.7.14 — Delete.
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105.7.15 — Delete.
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105.7.16 — Delete.
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105.7.17 — Delete.
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105.7.18 — Delete.
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108.1 Means of Appeal of Chapter 507 of the Municipal Code. A person shall have the right to appeal a decision of the Code Official to the Board of Appeals as established in Chapter 505 of the Municipal Code of the City of St. Peters. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code of the rules legally adopted shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted hereunder has been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply, or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The application shall be filed on a form obtained from the Code Official within twenty (20) days after the notice was served.
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108.2 — Delete.
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108.3 — Delete.
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109.4 Violations, penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved construction document or direct of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of an offense. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall constitute a separate offense. Refer to Section 507.060 of Chapter 507 of the Municipal Code of the City of St. Peters.
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111.4 Failure to comply, Violation, Penalties. Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop work order, except such work that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be guilty of an offense. Section 507.060 of Chapter 507 of the Municipal Code of the City of St. Peters.
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113.2 Schedule of permit fees. (See
Appendix A of this Title).
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507.2.3 Minimum size of water mains
serving fire hydrants. All water mains serving fire hydrants shall
meet or exceed the following minimum standards:
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1).
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Single-family and two-family structures
shall have water mains not less than eight (8) inches in diameter.
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2).
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All other structures and building
within the scope of this Section shall be served by water mains having
fire hydrants thereon, which water mains shall be not less than eight
(8) inches in diameter.
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3).
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Notwithstanding the provisions of
Subparagraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, single leads to fire
hydrants may be served with a water main not less than eight (8) inches
in diameter.
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507.2.4 Fire Hydrant Supply Control
Valve. Fire hydrants located off of mains eight (8) inches in diameter
or larger shall be supplied with a control valve between the main
and hydrant. Fire hydrants located off of mains six (6) inches in
diameter, and if such mains are more than one thousand two hundred
(1,200) feet in length without control valves in the main, shall also
be provided with a control valve between the main and the hydrant.
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507.3 Fire flow. Fire flow requirements
for buildings or portions of buildings and facilities shall be determined
by an approved method, or in accordance with Appendix B, as amended.
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507.5 Fire hydrant systems. Fire
hydrant systems shall comply with Sections 507.5.1 through 507.5.9.
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507.5.1 Plats. All preliminary plats
and improvement plans submitted to the City of St. Peters shall designate
thereon the location of all proposed fire hydrants and the size of
the water main to which such fire hydrants shall be attached.
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A)
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Residential zoning districts. Maximum
spacing of fire hydrants shall not be more than six hundred (600)
feet from another fire hydrant. No parcel or lot street frontage shall
be distant more than five hundred (500) feet from a fire hydrant.
Such distances shall be measured along centerline of roads.
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B)
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Other zoning district. Maximum spacing
of fire hydrants shall not be more than one thousand (1,000) feet
from another fire hydrant. Such distances shall be measured along
centerline of roads.
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507.5.1.1 Where required for protection
of building. No portion of the facility or building hereafter constructed
or moved into is more than four hundred (400) feet (122 m) from a
hydrant on a fire apparatus access road, as measured around the exterior
of the facility or building, on-site fire hydrants and mains shall
be provided where required by the Code Official.
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Exceptions:
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1)
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For Group R-3 and Group U occupancies,
the distance requirement shall be six hundred (600) feet (183 m).
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2)
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For buildings equipped throughout
with an approved automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance
with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2, the distance requirement shall
be six hundred (600) feet (183 m).
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507.5.7 Tampering with fire hydrant.
It shall be unlawful and constitute the commission of an ordinance
violation for any person to use or operate a fire hydrant for any
purpose other than the suppression of a fire without a valid fire
hydrant permit issued by the City of St. Peters Water Department.
This provision shall not apply to employees of the City of St. Peters,
firemen or employees of the public utility supplying water to the
fire hydrant while in the performance of their duties as such firemen
or employees.
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507.5.8 Fire hydrant standards. All
fire hydrants installed in the City of St. Peters shall be of breakaway
design, frost free with drain, left hand open design and have National
Standard threads. Fire hydrants shall have a minimum bottom valve
size of at least five (5) inches, one (1) four and one-half (4 1/2)
inch pumper nozzle, two (2) two and one-half (2 1/2) inch nozzles
and six-inch barrel.
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507.5.9
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Fire hydrant capacity and classification.
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A)
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Delete.
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B)
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Color coding of fire hydrants:
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All fire hydrants shall be flow tested
to determine the maximum flow that each hydrant can produce without
dropping the system pressures below 20 PSIG. If a throttling mechanism
is used, it shall then be set at the maximum flow that will not drop
system pressures below 20 PSIG. Depending upon the results of the
flow test, the bonnet and nozzle caps of each hydrant should be painted
the appropriate color to indicate its flow class in accordance with
local fire authority requirement or NFPA standards.
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5601.2 Permit required. Permits shall
be required as set forth in Section 105.1.2 and regulated in accordance
with this Section.
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5601.2.3.1 Blasting permit restrictions.
Storage of explosive or explosive materials limited to daily usage
amount. No overnight storage of these items shall be allowed on site.
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5601.2.4.1 Blasting indemnity bond
required. Before any permit referred to in this Section is issued
to do blasting, the applicant for such permit shall file evidence
of sufficient comprehensive general liability insurance to indemnify
the City and its inhabitants against any damages arising from blasting;
said liability insurance shall be provided by a responsible company
licensed to do business in the State of Missouri and shall have minimum
coverage of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) per person,
one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence, five hundred thousand
dollars ($500,000.00) property damage, with an umbrella coverage of
two million dollars ($2,000,000.00). The insurance certificate, including
a rider specifically covering the insured for doing blasting (blasting
collapse and underground), shall be required with the permit application.
In specific cases where blasting is being proposed within one thousand
(1,000) feet of any dam, an additional rider with an endorsement of
increased limits for a specific job shall be required at the sole
discretion of the Building Commissioner.
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5607.1.1 Blasting permit requirements.
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1)
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No person shall perform any blasting within the City limits without first obtaining a permit from the Building Commissioner. Said permit shall be in addition to any such permit received pursuant to Section 507.050 of the Municipal Code. Such permit shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Section and a fee as stated in Appendix A of Title V: Building and Construction, of the Municipal Code of the City of St. Peters.
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2)
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Persons applying for a permit shall
submit the following information: Location of proposed blasts, purpose
of blasting, amount and type of explosives to be used, locations of
nearest structures, certificate of insurance and duration of the blasting
activities.
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3)
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The Building Commissioner is authorized
to deny a permit request if it is determined from the data provided
that the issuance of a permit would result in a high probability of
uncontrolled structure damage.
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4)
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In the event a permit request is
denied by the Building Commission, the applicant, may within two (2)
weeks following the denial, file an appeal to the Mayor and the Board
of Aldermen.
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5607.1.2 Permit time limits. All
permits issued pursuant to the requirements of this Section shall
be issued for a term not to exceed one (1) year, unless the Building
Commissioner determines that the purpose for which the permit is to
be issued cannot be fulfilled in a term less than one (1) year. In
such instance, the Building Commissioner shall specify the duration
of the permit which the Building Commissioner has determined to be
sufficient to fulfill the purpose for which the permit is issued.
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5607.1.3 Permit renewals. Any valid
permit issued pursuant to this Section shall carry with it the right
of successive renewal upon expiration. The holder of a permit may
apply for renewal by notifying the Building Commissioner of any changes
to the permit application and such renewal shall be issued provided
the applicant seeking renewal has met the requirements and conditions
of this code.
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5607.1.4 Use of explosives.
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A.
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For all blasting operations, the
maximum peak particle velocity of any one (1) of three (3) mutually
perpendicular components of ground motion in the vertical and horizontal
directions shall not exceed five-tenths (0.50) inch per second for
a blast below 10 Hertz; or one (1.0) inch per second for a blast from
10 to 30 Hertz; or one and one-half (1.5) inch per seconds for a blast
about 30 Hertz.
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B)
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An air blast shall not exceed one
hundred twenty (120) decibels at 2 Hertz-flat response and above.
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C)
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Maximum peak particle velocity shall
not apply at the following locations:
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1.
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At structures owned by the person
conducting the blasting activity and not leased to another party.
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2.
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At structures owned by the person
conducting the blasting activity and leased to another party, if a
written waiver by the lessee is submitted to the Building Commissioner
prior to blasting.
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D)
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Flyrock, including blasted material
traveling along the ground, shall not be cast from the permit area.
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E)
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Access to an area possibly subject
to flyrock from blasting shall be regulated to protect the public.
Access to the area shall be controlled to prevent the presence of
unauthorized personnel during blasting until an authorized representative
of the person conducting the blasting activity has reasonably determined:
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1.
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That no unusual circumstances, such
as imminent slides or undetonated charges, exist; and
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2.
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That access to and travel in or through
the area can be safely resumed.
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F)
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All blasting shall be conducted so
as to prevent injury to persons and damage to public or private property
outside the permit area.
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G)
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Before firing any blast, all means
of access to the danger zone (the extent of which shall be determined
by the blaster, but in no case to be closer to the explosion than
the blaster himself/herself or three hundred (300) feet, whichever
is more) shall be effectively guarded to exclude all unauthorized
personnel. The blaster shall then sound a warning of sufficient intensity
and duration to be distinctly audible to all person within the danger
zone and all such persons shall retire beyond the danger zone. The
danger zone shall then be examined by the blaster to make certain
that all persons have moved to a place of safety. No blast shall be
fired while any person is in the danger zone.
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H)
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When the point of explosion is within
three hundred (300) feet of a roadway, the blaster shall, just prior
to the blast, designate a sufficient number of employees of the operator,
each carrying a red warning flag, to stop all vehicular and pedestrian
traffic on each possible route of travel within three hundred fifty
(350) feet of the point of explosion until the blast has been fired.
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I)
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No person shall return to the danger
zone until permitted to do so by the blaster as announced by audible
or visual signal.
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J)
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Immediately following the blast the
area shall be examined by the blaster for evidence of misfired charges.
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K)
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A complete record shall be kept by
the blaster showing the number of holes, the amount of explosive used
per hole, amount of explosive used per delay, length of delay, all
misfires and method of disposal of misfires.
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5607.1.5 Records of blasting operations.
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A)
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A summary of the records for each
blast, including seismograph reports, shall be submitted to the Building
Commissioner at weekly intervals for blasts occurring during the previous
week. The record shall contain the following data for each blast:
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1.
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Name of permittee conducting the
blast;
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2.
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Location, date and time of the blast;
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3.
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Testing locations;
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4.
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Direction and distance in feet from
the blast to the monitoring devices;
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5.
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The number of holes drilled;
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6.
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The maximum weight of explosives
in pounds used in the blast;
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7.
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Maximum weight of explosives in pounds
used per delay;
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8.
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Length of delay;
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9.
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The total weight of explosives in
pounds used in the blast;
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10.
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Peak particle velocity at the testing
location;
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11.
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Name of company and the person taking
the seismograph reading;
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12.
|
Affidavit of company monitoring the
blast certifying the accuracy and truth of the reading obtained from
the seismograph.
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B)
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Monitoring shall be performed by
a qualified person retained by the City and compensated by permittee,
who is responsible for submittal of the data directly to the City.
Tabulated data, provided for in Section 5607.1.6(A), shall be submitted
to the City at weekly intervals. The person shall be responsible for
notifying the City within one (1) hour of any blast exceeding the
permitted values. Work shall be stopped and the City notified immediately
if any blast exceeds two (2) ips.
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C)
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The Building Commissioner may suspend
blast monitoring after the data from five (5) blasts is submitted
if, at his/her determination, monitoring is not necessary to protect
the public and when no individual blast exceeded one (1) ips. All
blasts over one (1) ips must be continuously monitored. The Building
Commissioner may re-impose the monitoring requirements at his/her
sole discretion. The suspension of monitoring does not relieve the
permittee from any other requirements of this Section. The permittee
shall still be required to supply the data specified in Section 5607.1.6(A).
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5607.1.6 Notification requirements.
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1)
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Abutter notification: The applicant
shall notify all landowners and owners of public water and sewer facilities
within one thousand (1,000) feet of the proposed blasting operation.
Notice shall be sent by United States Postal Service (USPS) certified
mail at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the intended date of
the commencement of the blasting operations. Notice shall also be
published in a newspaper of general circulation at least ten (10)
calendar days prior to the intended date of the commencement of the
blasting operations.
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A)
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Abutter notice contents: The abutter
notice shall include the blasting schedule, a description of the blasting
signals to be used during operation, an address and telephone number
where property owners may request further information and additional
notification, information about the no cost preblast survey required
below, and the offer to provide further information; upon written
request by the affected part, with copy of such request to the City
of St. Peters.
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B)
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Newspaper notice contents: The newspaper
notice shall include the blasting schedule, a description of the blasting
signals to be used during operation, an address and telephone number
where property owners may request further information and additional
notification.
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2)
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Fire district notification: After
first receiving a blasting permit, any person intending to conduct
blasting operations shall first notify the fire district in the blasting
area that a blasting operation is planned. Such notification shall
be received at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the planned detonation,
and shall give the time of the planned detonation and location where
the blasting is to be done. The notification may be given orally over
the telephone; however, the burden of proof as to whether the notification
was in fact received rests with the person responsible for the blasting
operation.
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5607.1.7 Pre-blast survey requirements.
Prior to blasting, and in conjunction with abutter notification, the
applicant shall agree to compensate the qualified person retained
by the City to perform pre-blast surveys on all structures within
one thousand (1,000) feet of the blasting area. The survey shall include
video documentation of any pre-existing conditions of the inside and
outside of each structure. At least three (3) documented attempts
via the United States Postal Service shall be made; the first via
first class mail, with the second and third attempts via certified
mail, return receipt requested, prior to the abutter being deemed
non-responsive.
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5607.1.8 Application requirements.
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A)
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Each application for a blasting permit
under the provisions of this Section shall be accompanied by a fee
as stated in Appendix A of this Title.
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B)
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The permit application shall be submitted
in a manner satisfactory to the Building Commissions and shall contain:
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1)
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The name and address of the permit
applicant;
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2)
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If the applicant is a corporation,
the State of incorporation;
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3)
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A statement of whether the applicant,
or any person controlled by or under common control with the applicant
has ever held a blasting permit in any State of political subdivision
which in the five-year period prior to the date of submission of the
application has been suspended or revoked;
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4)
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A description of the purpose for
which the blasting permit is to be used:
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5)
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A legal description of the land which
the applicant has the right to enter and commence blasting and a copy
of those documents upon which the applicant bases its legal right
to enter and commence blasting on the area affected;
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6)
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Accurate maps, generally to a scale
of one (1) inch to two hundred (200) feet, clearly showing:
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a.
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The land to be affected by the blasting
during the period of the permit, including all boundaries of the land
to be affected; and
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b.
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Locations of all structures and pipelines
within the permit area, in all directions for a distance of one thousand
(1,000) feet.
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7)
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A restoration statement to be approved
by the Building Commissioner that includes an estimated schedule for
the restoration of the permit area to its original state and topography
or to a state and topography agreed upon by the Building Commissioner
and permittee.
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5607.1.9 Right of inspection.
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A)
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The Building Commissioner or any
police officer may, at any reasonable time, inspect premises, buildings
and installations used by a permittee for storage of explosives or
blasting agents or any premises on which blasting operations are being
conducted for the purpose of determining whether the provisions of
this Section are being complied with.
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B)
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The Building Commissioner or any
police officer may, during normal business hours, enter and inspect
any documents and records required to be kept by any permittee, and
to inspect the premises where any explosive materials are kept or
stored by such person.
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5607.1.10 Transfer, assignment or
sale of rights granted under permit. No transfer, assignment or sale
of the rights granted under any permit issued pursuant to this Section
shall be made without prior written approval of the Building Commissioner.
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5607.1.11 Penalties. Any permittee
who violates any permit condition or who violate any other provision
of this Section may be assessed a penalty and/or have his/her permit
revoked and future permits refused. Such penalty shall not exceed
five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or thirty (30) days imprisonment
for each violation. Each blast may be deemed a separate violation
for purposes of penalty assessments. In determining the amount of
the penalty, consideration shall be given to the permittee's history
of previous violations, the seriousness of the violation, including
any harm to the environment, any property damage; or any harm to the
health or safety of the public.
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5607.1.12 Suspension or revocation
of permit — hearing — notice. Anything to the contrary
contained in this Fire Code notwithstanding:
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A)
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The Building Commissioner shall have
the power to suspend or revoke any permit granted under the terms
and conditions of this Section for any of the following causes:
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1)
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Any fraud, misrepresentation or false
statement contained in the application for permit or on blast records;
and
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2)
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Any violation of this Section.
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B)
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The Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall
have the power to:
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1)
|
Hear appeals from any decision of
the Building Commissioner;
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2)
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Issue subpoenas and all necessary
processes;
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3)
|
Require the production of papers;
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4)
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Administer oaths;
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5)
|
Take testimony; and
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6)
|
Make findings thereon.
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The Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall
conduct a hearing prior to considering the appeal of any revocation
or suspension by the Building Commissioner.
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C)
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A notice of the suspension or revocation
of a permit shall be given by the Building Commissioner to the permittee,
in writing, setting forth specific reasons for the suspension or revocation
of the permit. Such notice shall be mailed, by certified mail, return
receipt requested, to the permittee at their last known address. Permittee
shall have thirty (30) days from the date of mailing of such notice
to appeal the decision of the Building Commissioner to the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall notify permittee
of the hearing thereon at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the
date set for such hearing. As an alternative, all notices hereunder
may be delivered to the permittee by personal service. All decisions
of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall be final.
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D)
|
Upon the revocation or suspension
of a permit, no refund of any portion of the permit fee will be made
to the permittee, and the permittee shall cease all blasting operations
immediately.
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APPENDIX A — BOARD OF APPEALS
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Refer to Chapter 410 of Title IV of the Municipal Code of the City of St. Peters, Missouri.
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APPENDIX B — FIRE-FLOW REQUIREMENTS
FOR BUILDINGS
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SECTION B103 MODIFICATIONS
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B103.1 — Delete.
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B103.2 — Delete.
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B103.3 — Delete.
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APPENDIX C — FIRE HYDRANT LOCATIONS
AND DISTRIBUTION
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APPENDIX D — Delete.
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APPENDIX E — Delete.
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APPENDIX F — Delete.
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APPENDIX G — Delete.
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APPENDIX H — Delete.
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APPENDIX I — Delete.
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APPENDIX J — Delete.
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APPENDIX K — Delete.
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APPENDIX L — Delete.
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APPENDIX M — Delete.
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Capacity shall be rated by flow measurement
tests of individual hydrants at a period of ordinary demand. Rating
shall be based on twenty (20) pounds PSI residual pressure when initial
pressures are over forty (40) pounds PSI. When initial pressures are
less than forty (40) pounds PSI residual pressures shall be at least
half (1/2) of the initial.
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