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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 April 22, 2023
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 April 22, 2023
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, has submitted a letter of request (Attachment #B) to conduct a Pyrotechnic display at Oakland Farm located at 3355 Rosser Rd. Bear Creek NC 27207 during a wedding celebration on April 22, 2023. The actual display operator conducting the displays will be Ms. Jennifer Little, Hale Artificier, an 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., has provided the required documentation for review which includes a copy of Mr. Hale's NC Pyrotechnic Display Operators License (Attachment #C), Certificate of Insurance (Attachment #D), and an ATF License/Permit (Attachment #E). Mr. Hale also submitted a drawing of the areas denoting the required distances from the spectators (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) Once notice is received that the County Board of Commissioners has approved the events, the pyrotechnics company representative will be contacted to advise them of the approval and request that they please stay abreast of the conditions a...
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