5608.2.3 Permit applications.
FC § 5608.2.3
Applications for a fireworks display permit shall be submitted to the department at least 30 calendar days prior to the requested date for the fireworks display permit. Applications shall be in the form specified by the department and shall be signed by the sponsor and the fireworks contractor conducting the fireworks display. The department shall review each application for a fireworks display permit and shall grant such application only if the commissioner is satisfied that the display or other event can be safely conducted. Permit applications shall contain the following information, and such other information and documentation as the commissioner may prescribe: 1. The name, address, telephone number and email address of the sponsor.
2.The name, address, telephone number and email address of the fireworks display contractor.
3.The date, rain date, time, and exact location proposed for the fireworks display and its approximate duration.
4.The number and size of the fireworks to be discharged or otherwise used or stored for use for the display or other event.
5.The written authorization of the sponsor of the display or other event.
6.The name of all persons personally supervising the discharge or other use of fireworks and the number of each person's certificate of fitness. There shall be not less than two such persons for any fireworks display.
7.The number, size, type, and approval number of the fireworks to be discharged. The approval number shall be the EX-number issued by the United States Department of Transportation.
8.For onshore displays, a dimensional diagram of the display site containing the following information: 8.1. The location where the fireworks are to be stored. 8.2. The discharge site. 8.3. The location of all buildings, structures, infrastructure, streets, piers, bridges, railways, parking lots, utility lines and bulk plants and terminals within 1,500 feet (457 200 mm) of the discharge site, and, as determined by the department, other protected exposures within such distance, the occupancy thereof, the use, and the distance from the outer perimeter of the discharge site to such buildings, structures, infrastructure, streets, piers, bridges, railways, parking lots, utility lines, bulk plants and terminals or other protected exposures. 8.4. The location of any trees and overhead obstructions within 1,000 feet (304 800 mm) of the discharge site, including the distance to such locations from the outer perimeter of the discharge site. 8.5. The viewing areas to which all observers will be restricted, including the distance to such locations from the outer perimeter of the discharge site.
9.For offshore displays, a dimensional diagram of the display site containing the following information: 9.1. The discharge site, by reference to the shorelines and nearby structures, indicating the distances thereto. 9.2. The layout of the barge, including the discharge site and the location of the control panel, all safety barriers and structures, and fireworks storage. 9.3. The location of all buildings, structures, infrastructure, streets, piers, bridges, railways, parking lots, utility lines and bulk plants and terminals within 1,500 feet (457 200 mm) of the discharge site, and, as determined by the department, other protected exposures within such distance, the use or occupancy thereof, and the distance from the outer perimeter of the discharge site to such buildings, structures, infrastructure, streets, piers, bridges, railways, parking lots, utility lines, bulk plants and terminals or other protected exposures. 9.4. All viewing areas at or near the shorelines, including the distance to such locations from the outer perimeter of the discharge site.
