HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-2016-010 Ordinance Amending Chapter 24 of the Orange County Code of Ordinances – Large Scale Display of Pyrotechnics Ordinance Section. 24-4.-Regulating the Display of Pyrotechnics.
(a) The county fire marshal is hereby granted the authority,given
to the board of county commissioners by G.S. § 14-413,to issue permits
for the display of pyrotechnics, explosives, and fireworks within the
county. Such permit shall be secured by the owner of the property on
which the display is to occur. The fire marshal shall inform the county
manager and Sheriff upon any application for such permit with an
informative memo, copy of the application, and a copy of the fire safety
plan for any event.
(b) No person shall engage in the public display of pyrotechnics,
explosives, or fireworks as described in G.S. §14-413, without first
completing an application and obtaining a permit, required by 24-4(a)
from the fire marshal thirty(30) days in advance of such display.The
names and addresses of all operators must appear on the application
and they must be approved by the fire marshal before any display of
pyrotechnics or of any explosive or firework. The fee for a permit
authorized by this Section shall be established by the Board of County
Commissioners in the annual Commissioner Approved Fee Schedule.
(c) The fire marshal shall issue the permit after all applicable
requirements of Chapter 33 of the North Carolina State Fire Prevention
Code have been met,the appropriate fees paid, and the applicant has
posted a bond or certificate of insurance.The bond or certificate of
insurance shall be in the amount of at least five hundred thousand
dollars ($500,000.00) to cover damages to real or personal property and
an additional five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)to cover
damages for personal injuries.
(d) At least ten (10) days prior to any pyrotechnic, explosive, and/or
fireworks event or display any applicant for a permit required by this
Section shall notify the owners of all properties within a one thousand
(1000)foot radius of the property on which the pyrotechnic, explosive,
and/or fireworks event or display is to be conducted. Such notice shall
be in writing and shall be accomplished by United States Mail, return
receipt requested, and by a posting on the property on which the event
or display is to occur. The notice shall identify the date and address of
the property on which the event or display is to occur together with a
time frame within which the event or display will occur. The fire
marshal is authorized to immediately revoke any permit if the permittee
fails to complete the notice requirements of this subsection.
(e) Any person violating any provision of this Section shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) and/or imprisonment for not more than thirty(30)
days. Violators may be subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars
($500.00) per violation to be recovered in the nature of debt if not paid
within (30) days.