HomeMy WebLinkAboutFire Department Comments
';~~
CHIEF
RON ANDERsoN
MAYOR
TAMMY DEWEERD
COUNC]L MEMBERS
JOE BORTON
KEITH BIRD
CHARLES M. ROUNTREE
SHAUN WARDLE
RURAL FIRE COMMISSIONERS
RICHARD GREENE
TERRY LEIGHTON
CLAIR BOWMAN
olfe;:;di~'\
~ IDAHO ."
'" ß
~. .
. <;::"""""'" . .~ ...
~"ú!. r""^"'J"" y.&~ , I ......'
,', ,..~
ASSISTANT CHIEF
KENW. BOWERS
DEPUTY CHIEF - FIRE PREVENTION
JOSEPH SILVA
DEpUTY CIDEF - TRAINING
BILL JOHNSON
540 East Franklin Road
:M'E1U'DI:A:N :FI'R'E 'D'EP .J\'RT:M'E:NT
TO:
FROM:
Mayor and City Council
Joseph Silva, Deputy Chief, Fire Prevention
RECEIVED
MAY 2 3 2006
City Of Meridian
City Clerk Office
May 23, 2006
SUBJECT:
Request for Variance for Tents Selling Fireworks
File 06-011 UDC 11¥3E-4Cl for Fat City Fireworks
The Meridian Fire Department is recommending that the Meridian City Council consider
limiting the size of tents for retail sale of Fireworks to 200 square feet and canopies to 400
square feet per section 2403.2 of the 2003 International Fire Code. The recommendation is
based on a size which would discourage allowing customers to enter the tent and having
direct access to the product during the selection process. We are opposed to large tents for
the sale of fireworks for the following reasons:
1. The vendors have not been removing the product ftom the large tents after hours
because of the shear quantity of inventory. This has posed a real security problem
because tents have no way of being secured from theft.
2. Large quantities of fireworks in a tent pose a safety concern for the individuals
conducting the sales, individual members of the public and the surrounding property.
3. Large tents have been erected in fields before the weeds have been removed
posing a direct fire hazard.
4. We have had problems with 1500 square foot tents being erected and collapsing
in storms.
5. Tents are not allowed in the City of Boise, temporary fireworks stands have to be
less than 750 square feet.