TITLE
Vote to approve pyrotechnic display for the Briar Chapel Community Association located at 176 Boulder Point Rd, Chapel Hill, NC on June 29, 2024
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote to approve Pyrotechnic display the Briar Chapel community Association located at 176 Boulder Point Rd, Chapel Hill, NC on June 29, 2024.
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. Christopher Moncourtois, Class "A" Fireworks, has submitted a letter of request (Attachment #B) to conduct a Pyrotechnic display at the Briar Chapel community Association located at 176 Boulder Point Rd, Chapel Hill, NC on June 29, 2024. The actual display operator conducting the displays will Mr. Christopher Moncourtois, Class "A" Fireworks, 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. Christopher Moncourtois, Class "A" Fireworks, has provided the required documentation for review which includes a copy of his NC Pyrotechnic Display Operators License (Attachment #C), Certificate of Insurance (Attachment #D), and an ATF License/Permit (Attachment #E). Mr. Moncourtois 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. Moncourtois 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 representative will be contacted to advise them of th...
Click here for full text