Appendix F. REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGE EVENTS WITH 1,000 GUESTS OR MORE

Specific items are required by the codes for large events. To ensure that all items are addressed initially, a list of the items sorted by the entity that will enforce the requirement is provided. Please contact that entity directly if there are questions. The County reserves the right to add items to these requirements, based upon the type of event.

Code Administration - Fire

A.

All temporary membrane structures and tents with an area greater than 400 square feet must be approved by a Fire Code Official. An operational permit may be required by the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code.

B.

Tent permits are required for all tents.

C.

All air-inflated and/or air-supported structures to include but not limited to bounce houses, slides, air-inflated or support structures, etc. that are more than 400 square feet are subject to approval by a Fire Code Official. An operational permit may be required by the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code.

D.

All indoor and outdoor events are subject to a public safety plan where required by the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code.

E.

All public assemblies and events are subject to fire watch personnel where in the opinion of the Fire Code Official it would be essential for public safety in accordance with the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code.

F.

All recreational fires to include but not limited to bon fires are subject to approval and an operational permit as required by the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code.

G.

All pyrotechnic special effects or firework displays are subject to mandatory permits as required by the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code.

H.

All stages, platforms, and other fixed structures are required to meet the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code in addition to the North Carolina Building Code.

I.

All carnival and fairs are subject to a mandatory permit as required by the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code.

J.

All special amusement buildings are subject to a mandatory permit as required by the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code.

K.

All exhibit and trade shows are subject to a mandatory permit as required by the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code.

L.

The quantity, size, location, and type of each fire extinguisher shall be provided in accordance with Section 906 of the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code.

M.

Adequate fire lanes, pedestrian or vehicular access, and handicap accessible routes must be provided inside the event.

N.

There shall be at least two (2) means of ingress and egress for vehicular traffic related to the event.

O.

Adequate crowd managers shall be provided as required by the NC Fire Code and addressed in the Event Security Plan.

Code Administration - Structures

A.

All temporary structures shall include construction documents to include but not limited to a site plan, floor plan detailing means of egress, use, and occupant loads as required by the North Carolina Building Code.

B.

All temporary structures shall be in accordance with Section 602 of the North Carolina Building Code.

C.

All temporary structures shall conform to means of egress to a vehicle parking area of public way per Chapters 10, 11, and 31 of the North Carolina Building Code.

D.

Any stage or platform shall be in accordance with Section 410 of the North Carolina Building Code.

E.

Accessibility within the site or temporary structure shall be in accordance with Chapter 11 of the North Carolina Building Code.

F.

All temporary power shall be in accordance with the National Electrical Code.

G.

Pedestrian access and handicap accessible routes must be provided inside the event.

Emergency Services

A.

Adequate medical personnel shall be provided. A minimum of one (1) ambulance and two (2) paramedics shall be present for the first one thousand (1,000) people and an additional set for every five hundred (500) people thereafter.

Environmental Health

A.

Adequate bathrooms shall be provided. The minimum shall be two (2) seats and one (1) sink for every 100 individuals up to 500 individuals. After 500 individuals, the minimum is one (1) seat and one (1) sink for every 100 individuals.

Commentary: Should the event exceed 5,000 individuals; state law requirements are more stringent. Please contact Brunswick County Health Services.

B.

All food service shall be appropriately permitted through Brunswick County Environmental Health.

Planning

A.

Provide a site plan that addresses each item listed in the Commercial Development Checklist. Place "not applicable" beside any item on the check list that you feel does not apply to the specific event.

Office of the Sheriff

A.

Submit a detailed Event Security Plan.

B.

Submit a detailed Traffic Control Plan.

C.

The event shall comply with the Brunswick County Noise Ordinance. Address in the application how compliance with the ordinance will occur.

(Ord. No. UDO-18-02 , § 4, 3-19-18)