Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) A display of
display fireworks shall not be held unless the actual point at which they are
to be discharged meets the following minimum separation distance requirements:
(1) The trajectory is at least 25 feet from
the nearest above ground electrical, telephone or telegraph line, tree, or
overhead obstruction, as measured from the perimeter of the mortar rack system
to the outermost edge of any protrusion or drip line of any object;
(2) At least 200 feet from the nearest public
highway, railroad or other means of travel unless closed to travel during the
display;
(3) At least 200 feet from
the nearest building, except that this distance requirement shall not apply if:
a. The building or structure is not an
inhabited building per
Saf-C 5002.15;
b. Access to the building is prohibited once
the shells arrive on the display site;
c. Flammable or combustible liquids or gases
are not stored in the building;
d.
The building is single story and no greater than 400 square feet;
e. The requirements of Saf-C 5017.01(a)(1)
are met;
f. The application for
display includes written acknowledgement of the building owner, the sponsor of
the display, and the fireworks company conducting the display that the building
may be exposed to damage from the fireworks display; and
g. The site plan identifies the distance of
the building to discharge site;
(4) At least 250 feet from the nearest tent
or canvas shelter, except that this distance requirement shall not apply to
open lightweight aluminum framed tent structures used during active loading of
shells into mortars if:
a. The shells are not
connected to any firing device; and
b. The tent is disassembled and removed from
the display site prior to firing;
(5) At least 500 feet from the nearest
occupied health care or detention facility; and
(6) At least twice the distance of the
largest shell in the display from areas containing bulk storage of a material
which contains a flammable, explosive or toxic hazard.
(b) Where unusual or safety threatening
conditions exist, the commissioner shall be permitted to increase the required
separation distances as deemed necessary to protect life and
property.
(c) Notwithstanding the
distance requirements of this section, operators may elect to use plastic
sheeting or aluminum foil with a thickness no greater than 6 MIL to cover
loaded mortars and shall have a clear view of all such material when
discharging through such material to ensure that it is not ignited by the
discharge. The operator may use a rubber mat that shall be removed prior to
firing. Operators using such material shall have a water type portable fire
extinguisher readily available.
(See Revision Note at Chapter heading for Saf-C 5000)
#6055, eff 7-1-95; amd by #7481, eff 4-25-01; paragraphs (a)(1)-(5) EXPIRED:
7-1-03; amd by #8117, INTERIM, eff 7-14-04; paragraphs (a)(1)-(5) EXPIRED:
1-10-05; amd by #8261, eff 1-21-05; ss by #9765-A, eff
8-2-10
