1976 ORDINANCE NO. 1976
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, BUILDINGS
OF THE CITY CODE: ESTABLISHING A
REQUIREMENT FOR TENT PERMITS, AN
APPLICATION PROCEDURE, CONDITIONS,
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS
AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
SANFORD, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Section 6-12, Tent Permits, is hereby added
to the Sanford City Code as follows:
(a) Permit Required. No tent shall be erected within
the City until a permit has been obtained.
(b) Application Procedure.
i. 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 ready for
connection. Inspection approval will authorize erection of tent.
2. Request final inspection by Building
Department 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
provision for one (1), two (2) week extension after satisfactory
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reinspection to ensure safety to life conditions have not
deteriorated.
5. No tent shall be permitted on a site for a
period longer than 28 days. No permit shall be obtained for the
same site within a period of 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.
SECTION 2: If any section or portion of a section of
this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitu-
tional, it shall not be held to impair the validity, force or
effect of any other section or part of this ordinance.
SECTION 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby revoked.
SECTION 4: That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of OCTOBER ,
A.D. 1988.
ATTEST:
~ lt~t~lssion of the
City of Sanford, Florida.
CERTIFICATE
I, Ho N. Tamm, Jr., City Clerk of the City of Sanford,
Florida, do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the
foregoing Ordinance No. 1976, PASSED AND ~OPTED by the City
Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 10th day of
October, 1988, was POSTED at the front door of the City Hall in