Blasting.

Kansas City Code § 26-5607

in effect

Sec. 26-5607. - Blasting. Section 26-5607 has been preempted by the Missouri Blasting Safety Act and is therefore deleted from the code Sec. 26-5607.1. Notice; preemption. (a) Any person using explosives who conducts blasting in the city that is required to provide notice to an appropriate city representative and fire protection official pursuant to RSMo § 319.342, shall provide such notice to the fire marshal. (b) Notice shall be given at least two business days in advance of blasting in writing or by telephone. (c) The notice required by this section shall state the name, address, and telephone number of the person using explosives, the name of the individual responsible for supervision of blasting, the blasters license or registration number, if applicable, the policy number and claims contact information for their general liability insurance, the date and approximate period over which blasting will be conducted, the location of blasting by street address, route, or other description, and the nature of the project or reason for blasting. (d) If blasting will be conducted at an ongoing project, such as a long term construction project, or at a permanent site, such as a surface mine, the person using explosives shall only be required to make one notice to the fire marshal in advance of the first use of explosives. (e) No notice is required to be given for ongoing projects or permanent sites in existence on August 28, 2007. (f) A fee in the amount of $70.00 shall be assessed to cover processing and recording-keeping of the notice. (g) The city manager shall have the authority to adjust the fee listed above to reflect the change in the consumer price index (all items/all urban consumers/Kansas City, Missouri Kansas) published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The adjustments, if any, shall be made annually by the city manager in conjunction with the adoption of the annual budget of the city by filing a notice with the city clerk. (h) The provisions of section 26-5607, with the exception of the above provisions, have been preempted by the Missouri Blasting Safely Act, codified in RSMo §§ 319.300 through 319.345, and are therefore deleted from this code. (Ord. No. 190202, § 1, 6-27-19)

Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH26FIPRPR_ARTIIFIPRCO_S26-5607BLFetched: 10/28/2026