CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTIETH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO.
O-13-60 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Dan Lewis
ORDINANCE
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Adding A New Article To Chapter 9 ROA 1994 To Establish A Requirement And Process For Public Notification Prior To The Final Approval Of A Blasting Permit (Lewis)
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ADDING A NEW ARTICLE TO CHAPTER 9 ROA 1994 TO ESTABLISH A REQUIREMENT AND PROCESS FOR PUBLIC NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO THE FINAL APPROVAL OF A BLASTING PERMIT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. Chapter 9 ROA 1994 is amended by adding a new Article to read as follows:
"?9-21-1 NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR BLASTING PERMIT.
(A) Any project, public or private, that requires a City issued blasting permit shall be subject to the requirements of this ordinance.
(B) No blasting permit shall be issued without the approval of the Fire Marshal, the Albuquerque Police Department and the City Engineer.
(C) The City Engineer shall not approve a blasting permit until the applicant has submitted the following material to the City Engineer together with the blasting permit application:
(1) A sample of the notice that, at least ten days prior to the first blast, shall be:
(a) Mailed by first class mail to all property owners of all properties, and/or
(b) Hand-delivered to all occupied properties,
that are within 500 feet of the perimeter of the limits of construction where the blasting is to occur ("the Notification Area"); and
(c) Mailed or emailed to the contacts for the following associations and coalitions determined by the City's Office of Neighborhood Coordination to be all or partially within or adjacent to the Notification Area:
(i) Recognized Neighborhood Associations;
(ii) Unrecognized Neighborhood Associations and Homeowner Associations that have provided contact information to the City's Office of Neighborhood Coo...
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