3089 ORDINANCE NO. 3089
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, "BUILDINGS",
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
SANFORD, PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS TO PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TENTS AND
CANOPIES; pROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION,
CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE
DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY
OF SANFORD, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That Chapter 6, Article I~ Section 6-12 of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sanford is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 6-12. Tent Permits.
(a) Permit Required. No tent shall be erected within the
City until a permit has been obtained from the Building
Division and the Fire Department.
(1) Tents/canopies meeting all of the following
requirements will be exempt from permitting through
the Building Division:
(a) Is 400 square feet or less; and
(b) Does not have attachable sides; and
(c) Does not have provisions for electricity; and
(d) Is not utilized for a place of assembly for
more than 50 people; and
(e) Does not provide for the sale of hazardous
materials.
(2) All tents/canopies require a permit from the fire
department.
(b) Application Procedure.
(1) Letter from property owner, authorizing use of
property.
(2) Certification of tent fire resistance, effective
for the period specified by the permit.
(3) Tent permit application form.
(c) Conditions. Permit will be issued upon submittal of
above documents, applicable fee paid and contingent upon
the below conditions:
(1) Inspection requested when grounds are prepared, by
cutting grass, removing debris, or any other
potential fire hazards, and electric service is
read for connection. Inspection approval will
authorize erection of tent.
2) Request final inspection by the Building Division
and fire prevention inspector when tent is erected,
sanitary facilities are provided, and seats and
fire extinguishers are installed.
3) Tent shall not be occupied or electrical service
connected until satisfactory final inspections have
been performed.
4) Permits are limited to two (2) weeks, with
provisions for one (1) extension of two (2) weeks
after satisfactory reinspection to ensure safety to
life conditions have not deteriorated.
(5) No tent shall be permitted on a site for a period
longer than twenty-eight (28) days. No permit
shall be obtained for the same site within a period
of one hundred eighty (180) days following
expiration of a tent permit.
(6) Adequate parking shall be provided as a condition
precedent to the issuance of a tent permit. (Ord.
No. 1976, 1, 10-10-88)
Section 2: Specific authority is hereby granted to
codify and incorporate this Ordinance in the existing code of
Ordinances of the City of Sanford.
Section 3: If any section or portion of a section of
this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or
unconstitutional, it shall not be held to impair the validity,
force or effect of any other section or part of this
ordinance.
Section 4: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby revoked.
Section 5: That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
A.D. 1991.
MAYOR e ~ ~
ATTEST:
As the City Commission of the
City of Sanford, Florida.
CERTIFICATE
I, Janet R. Donahoe, City Clerk of the City of Sanford, Florida, do hereby
certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Ordinance No. 3089, PASSED
AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 9th
day of December, 1991, was posted at the front door of the City Hall in the City
of Sanford, Florida, on the 10th day of December, 1991.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the official seal of
the City of Sanford, Florida, this 10th day of December, 1991.