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Vote on a request to approve Pyrotechnic display at The Governors Club located at 11000 Governors Dr. Chapel Hill NC 27516 during a celebration on July 4, 2022
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a request to approve Pyrotechnic display at The Governors Club located at 11000 Governors Dr. Chapel Hill NC 27516 during a celebration on July 4, 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. Dustin Ledford, Contracted Pyrotechnics., has submitted a letter of request (Attachment #B) to conduct a Pyrotechnic display at The Bradford wedding venue located at 75 The Bradford Ln. New Hill NC 27562 during a wedding celebration on December 3, 2021. The actual display operator conducting the displays will be Mr. Dustin Ledford, Contracted Pyrotechnics, is a NC Licensed Pyrotechnics Display Operator for displays before a proximate audience.
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. Dustin Ledford, Contracted Pyrotechnics., has provided the required documentation for review which includes a copy of Mr. Ledford's., NC Pyrotechnic Display Operators License (Attachment #C), Certificate of Insurance (Attachment #D), and an ATF License/Permit (Attachment #E). Mr. Dustin Ledford 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) Standard 1126 Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience
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