Ordinance No. 313 - Regulating SandblastingORDINANCE NO. 313
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD REGU-
LATING SANDBLASTING WITHIN THE CITY AND
AMENDING THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1, The Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding to Article VII, Chapter 4 thereof to read
as follows:
CHAPTER 4 - SANDBLASTING
7400, Permit Required. It shall be unlawful for any person
toany sandblasting on the outside of any building
within the City without first having obtained a permit
from the City Manager. A separate permit shall be
required for each separate job or location at which
such sandblasting is to be done.
7401. A lication for Permit. An applicant for a sand-
blasting permit shall first file an application in
writing in the office of the City Manager. The City
Manager shall prepare and furnish forms for that
• purpose, Each application shall state:
(a) The location of the job;
(b) The building or portion thereof to be sand-
blasted;
(c) The estimated duration of the job;
(d) The date when sandblasting work is to commence;
(e) The number of men to be employed; and
(f) The type of equipment which will be used,
7402, Permit Fee, At the time of filing such application a
permit l-ee shall be paid to the City Manager. The
amount of the permit fee shall be computed according
to the number of days stated in said application as
the estimated duration of the job and in accordance
with the following schedule:
• For any
working
For any
days bu
For any
working
job not lasting more
days . . . . . . . .
job lasting more than
t not more than twelve
job lasting more than
days . . . . . . . .
than three
. , . . . . $10.00
three working
working days $20,00
twelve
. . . . . . . $30.00
7403. Insurance. Before a permit shall be issued the
app 'scant shall file with the City a policy, or poli-
cies, of insurance or a certificate, or certificates,
of insurance satisfactory to the City Attorney and
providing for public liability insurance in the mini-
mum amount of $200,000,00 for personal injury to one
person and $500,000.00 for personal injury to two
or more persons in any one accident, and for insurance
against property damage in the minimum amount of
$10,000.00.
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7404. Notice. Before the applicant shall commence any
sawn besting work he shall give a three day notice
in writing to all owners or occupants of buildings
within a 150 feet radius of the building on which
the proposed work is to be done and the applicant
shall submit evidence to the Superintendent of
Building that such.-three day notice has been given.
7405. Restrictions. The following restrictions shall
apply to a sandblasting:
1. Each sandblasting operation shall at all times
be protected and separated from any adjoining
property by canvas or other suitable barrier suffi-
cient to prevent splashing or blowing or water or
sand, or both.
2. No sandblasting shall be permitted before 8:00
o'clock A.M., or after 5:00 o'clock P.M., of any day,
nor shall the same be permitted on a Sunday or legal
holiday unless special permission has been granted by
the City Manager in the interest of public convenience
or necessity.
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3. No dry sandblasting shall be permitted except by
special permission of the City Manager, and permission
therefor shall be granted only in those situations
wherein wet sandblasting cannot be done due to pecu-
liar circumstances, and any application for dry sand-
blasting shall state therein that permission is
requested for dry sandblasting and the reasons why
wet sandblasting cannot be used.
4. The City Manager is authorized to impose such
other reasonable precautionary regulations as he deems
reasonable required to prevent damage to nearby
buildings or their contents, or to prevent dust or
other particles from polluting the air or becoming a
public nuisance or menace to health.
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7406. Revocation Of Permit. Failure to comply with any
provision o this article shall be cause for immediate
revocation of any permit issued for sandblasting and
immediate cessation of sandblasting on any job. The
City Manager may revoke such permit and order the
cessation of such work without prior notice. It shall
be unlawful for any person to engage in sandblasting
after a permit therefor has been revoked.
7407. Miscellaneous. Nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to exempt the applicant or permittee from the
provisions of any other requirements of this Municipal
Code, or from the payment of any other fees or the
obtaining of any other permit required by this Code.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of May, 1971.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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MAYOR OF THE C1 7Y OF ROSEMEAD