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Vote on a request to approve Pyrotechnic display at Oakland Farm located at 3355 Rosser Rd. Bear Creek NC 27207 during a wedding celebration on March 26, 2022.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a request to approve Pyrotechnic display at Oakland Farm located at 3355 Rosser Rd. Bear Creek NC 27207 during a wedding celebration on March 26, 2022.
Introduction & Background:
North Carolina General Statute 14-410 and 14-413 (Attachment #A) requires that Pyrotechnic displays be pre-approved by the County Board of Commissioners that the display is to be conducted in. Mr. Jeff Hale, Hale Artificier Inc., has submitted a letter of request (Attachment #B) to conduct a Pyrotechnic display Oakland Farm located at 3355 Rosser Rd. Bear Creek NC 27207 during a wedding celebration on March 26, 2022. The actual display operator conducting the displays will be Mr. Danny Francisco, Hale Artificier, Inc., who is a NC Licensed Pyrotechnics Display Operator.
Discussion & Analysis:
Due to the dangerous nature and tragedy at Ocracoke, NC involving Pyrotechnics, the State of North Carolina enacted strict requirements including the licensing of Pyrotechnic Display Operators. Mr. Jeff Hale, Hale Artificier Inc., has provided the required documentation for review which includes a copy of Mr. Danny Francisco, Hale Artificier Inc., NC Pyrotechnic Display Operators License (Attachment #C), Certificate of Insurance (Attachment #D), and an ATF License/Permit (Attachment #E). Mr. Jeff Hale also submitted a drawing of the areas denoting the required distances from the spectators and structures (Attachment #F and #G). The sizes and types of pyrotechnics to be used were reviewed. Mr. Jeff Hale has met the applicable requirements of the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1123 Fireworks and Explosives. Once notice is received that the County Board of Commissioners has approved the events, the pyrotechnics company representat...
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