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Leawood staff outlines stricter blasting rules; council continues ordinance for additional amendments and HOA notification
Summary
Public Works proposed broader notice, higher insurance, smaller permit windows, and enforcement changes to the construction blasting code. Council raised resident-notification and proximity concerns and voted 7-0 to continue the measure to the May 18 meeting so staff can incorporate amendments (including HOA email notification and possible larger setback).
City staff presented proposed revisions to Leawood's construction blasting code on May 4, and the governing body agreed to continue the item to the next meeting for additional changes and clarification.
David Le, director of public works, outlined the major revisions staff is proposing: remove the current three-day meeting timing requirement so meetings with contractors can occur any time; adopt a structure-proximity restriction of no blasting within 100 feet of a building (staff said 200 feet would be feasible if council prefers); increase pre-blast survey coverage from a 500-foot radius to 600 feet; expand the public notice-of-intent radius from 500 feet to 1,500 feet and require…
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