There will soon be new rules for explosives being set off at Lake Country construction sites.
Council members have given three readings to a blasting bylaw at Tuesday night's Lake Country council meeting.
91裸聊视频淲e didn91裸聊视频檛 have a bylaw and anyone could get a permit from the provincial government and blast,91裸聊视频 said Mayor James Baker.
There have been several concerns from residents about construction blasting in both urban and rural settings.
91裸聊视频淣o one knew it would occur and it was a little discomforting for some,91裸聊视频 said Baker.
The bylaw, once adopted, calls for vibration monitoring and notification of neighbours who live within 100 metres of the blasting.
91裸聊视频淲ith the expected growth in urban and rural development in the district and proposals contained in the official community plan, it would be beneficial for the district to have a blasting bylaw,91裸聊视频 said Rachel Webster, summer planning student, in a report.
91裸聊视频淲hen unsupervised, complaints from neighbouring properties of the blast site are likely to occur as blasting causes vibrations which can lead to the instability of pre-existing foundations of structures and the destruction of the surrounding environment.91裸聊视频