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§ 14-1001
Sweetwater
Title 14 : Zoning and Land Use Control
Chapter 4 : Supplementary Provisions Applying To All Districts

14-417 : Fireworks storage.

  1. The storage of Class C fireworks is permitted only in the C-5 Interstate/interchange district and shall be governed by the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 68-22-101 through 68-22-116 and as amended; the most current editions of the Fire Prevention Code (NFPA No.1) and the National Electric Code of the National Fire Protection Association, and these regulations.
  2. Prior to commencing the operation of any business requiring the handling, storage, and/or sales of fireworks, the responsible person or agent shall obtain a municipal privilege license.
  3. Said license may be issued after documentation of the following:
    1. Certification by the building inspector that the site is in a C-5 zoning district and that the building meets minimum standards for the safe storage of fireworks. The review shall consider the following:
      1. Merchandise, product, materials will be stored in an enclosed, secure structure.
      2. The structure has at least a four (4) hour fire rating.
      3. The structure has setbacks of no less than thirty (30) feet from all property lines and shall not be adjacent to a residential district.
      4. The applicant is a state licensed retailer.
      5. The applicant specifies the maximum quantities and time periods that materials will be stored.
    2. Certification by the fire department that the operation meets minimum fire codes for safe operation.
    3. Certification by the police department that it is aware of the proposed location, quantities, and time period(s) that materials will be stored. (Ord. #677, Nov. 1995, modified)
Date Last Updated: 08/05/2024
Codification Date: 03/01/2004

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Doyle F. Lowe
Vice Mayor - Sam Moser
Commissioner - Lamar Hughes
Commissioner - Johanna Jinks
Commissioner - Alan Richeson
Commissioner - James A. Stutts
Recorder - Sonya Crush
City Attorney - John Cleveland
 

Date Last Updated: 08/05/2024
Codification Date: 03/01/2004

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Doyle F. Lowe
Vice Mayor - Sam Moser
Commissioner - Lamar Hughes
Commissioner - Johanna Jinks
Commissioner - Alan Richeson
Commissioner - James A. Stutts
Recorder - Sonya Crush
City Attorney - John Cleveland