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VILLAGE
OF CARBON
FIREWORKS
BYLAW
BYLAW
NUMBER
#2018-808
BEING A BYLAW PROHIBITING
OR REGULATING
FIRING AND SETTING OFF OF
FIRE BALLS, SQUIBS, FIRE CRACKERS,
OR FIREWORKS
WITHIN THE LIMITS OF
THE VILLAGE
OF CARBON IN THE PROVINCE
OF ALBERTA.
WHEREAS
pursuant to
the
provision
of Part
2,
Section
7
and
8
of the Municipal
GovernmentAct,
R.S.A. 2000, Chapter M-26.1, and amendments
thereto, the Council
of the Village of Carbon (hereinafter
called the Council), is authorized to pass bylaws
pertaining to the protection of people and property; and
WHEREAS
the Council deems it desirable and expedient
to provide for the control and
the use of fireworks within the boundary of the Village of Carbon for the purpose of
public safety and the protection
of property:
AND WHEREAS
the Council of the Village of Carbon deems it necessary
to regulate
the firing and setting off of fireworks
within the limits of the Village of Carbon.
NOW THEREFORE
the Council of the Village of Carbon hereby enacts as follows:
SECTION 1:
Name of Bylaw
This Bylaw shall be known as the "Fireworks
Bylaw."
SECTION 2:
Purpose
of this Bylaw
The purpose of this Bylaw is to increase public awareness
and safety, reduce risk, and
protect public and private property.
SECTION 3:
Definitions
In this Bylaw, the following terms (unless the context specifically
requires otherwise)
shall have the following meaning:
a)
"Council"
means the Council of the Village of Carbon;
b)
"Fireworks"
means firecrackers
defined as small fireworks with entwined fuses
used as noisemakers
and fireworks as defined in the Alberta Fire Code;
c)
"Peace Officer" means a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
Special Constable
or Bylaw Enforcement
Officer;
d)
"Public Place" means any highway, road allowance, reserve, park or
building to which the public has, or is permitted to have access to, or any vehicle
in a public place;
"Pyrotechnic
Special Effects" means those items that are used in the
entertainment
industry
designed
specifically
for indoor and/outdoor
use: i.e.
black powder
bombs, bullets effects, flash powder, smoke composition,
gerbs,
lances and wheels;
SECTION
4: Restrictions
a)
That no person shall fire and/or set off fire balls, squibs, firecrackers
or
Fireworks
anywhere,
at any time, within the limits of the Village of Carbon,
without
first obtaining
a permitted
location area map from the Village of
Carbon.
Designated
areas for Fireworks
are permitted
ONLY
within the
perimeters
of the Main and East Ball Diamonds
AND Fireworks
must be
set off on the shale,
the grass;
b)
Professional
Fireworks
Displays
may be authorized,
but only after a permit
application
is made by a licensed Pyro-technician
accredited
by Natural
Resources
Canada,
in accordance
and pursuant
to the Alberta Fire Code;
c)
No person shall fire or set off any Fireworks
within the municipal
boundaries
of the Village of Carbon when a fire ban is in effect;
d)
Persons
or groups firing or setting off Fireworks
within the municipal
boundaries
of the Village of Carbon shall be responsible
for any and all
liabilities
incurred by the use of fireworks;
e)
Permits
shall not be issued without
proof of insurance,
naming the
Village of Carbon and the land owner (if not the applicant's
private
property) as additional named insured with a minimum
$2,000,000
liability coverage
for Pyrotechnic
Business;
f)
Persons
or groups firing or setting off Fireworks
within the municipal
boundaries
of the Village of Carbon shall do so in accordance
with all of
the requirements
of the Alberta Fire Code which include, but is not limited
to, safety planning;
g)
Any commercial
business
or person(s)
selling fireworks
shall be
required
to obtain a copy of the purchasers
signed Fireworks
Display
Permit;
h)
Any commercial
business
or person(s)
selling fireworks
shall be required
to display a full-size
copy of this Bylaw in a prominent
location and within
two (2) feet of the Fireworks
display or the cashier's
till.
The Village of
Carbon shall make available
to the commercial
business
copies of the
Fireworks
Bylaw for distribution
to their customers
who purchase
fireworks
or potential
customers
considering
purchasing
fireworks,
as well as a
Village of Carbon map with designated
areas for Fireworks;
i)
Permitted
times to set off fireworks,
as per Noise Bylaw, is from 7am to 11
pm.
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Note 1:
Nothing in this Bylaw is intended
to be in conflict with the Alberta Fire Code and
the Alberta Safety Codes Act.
SECTION
5: Severability
Should any section or part of this Bylaw be found to have been improperly
enacted,
then such action or part shall be regarded
as being severable
from the rest of this Bylaw and the Bylaw remaining
after such severance
shall be effective
and enforceable
as if the section found to be improperly
enacted
had not been enacted
as part of this Bylaw.
SECTION
6: Penalty
and Permit
Provisions
a)
A Peace Officer authorized
to enforce
this Bylaw under Section 7 of
the Municipal
Government
Act, R.S.A., 2000, Chapter
M-26.1, and who
has reasonable
and probable
grounds
to believe that a person has
contravened
any section of this Bylaw, may under the authority
of this
Bylaw issue a Municipal
Tag, and where this tag is not paid by the
Offender,
a Part 2 Violation
Tag may be issued under the Provincial
Offenses
Procedures
Act, R.S.A. Chapter
2000, P-34, to that person;
b)
Any person who contravenes
the provision
of this Bylaw shall be guilty of
an offense and liable on summary
conviction
to penalty as set out in
Schedule
"A";
Penalties
set out in Schedule
"A" may be amended
from time to time by a
motion of Council;
d)
Permit fees as set out in Schedule
"A" may be amended
from time to time
by a motion of Council;
e)
The permit application
shall be made on the form provided
for in Schedule
SECTION
7:
Events/Permissions
for Pyrotechnic
Business.
1)
A person or individual,
holding valid authorization
under the Explosives
Act of
Canada,
may conduct
an event after receiving
permission
to do so from the
Fire Authority:
a)
a complete
event approval
application
form;
b)
a valid Pyrotechnics
Special Event Certification
card of a class appropriate
to planned special effects;
c) a Pyro Effects Plan or Letter of Intent;
d)
a valid Insurance
Policy (the company
or agent hired to perform the
Pyrotechnics
Special Effects events must carry a minimum
of two million
dollars [$2,000,000.00] liability insurance); and
e) must be conducted
in accordance
with the Pyrotechnics
Special Effects
manual approved
by the Fire Authority.
2)
A Pyrotechnic
Special Effects event shall be held only in the locations
approved
by the Fire Authority,
and subject
to obtaining
a pyrotechnic
special
effects events approval
in accordance
with this Bylaw, to include, but not be
limited to:
a)
The name and address
of the group and its person or individual
in charge
of the display;
b)
The date and place of the proposed
display; and
c)
The name and qualifications
of the person supervising
the display.
Such events shall be held at the time and place set out in the notice and
under the direct supervision
of the person named therein.
3)
A Fireworks
display
shall be conducted
in a manner
consistent
with all safety
procedures
and be held and continued
only while all proper precautions
are
being observed
to keep spectators
at a safe distance,
including
having
suitable
fire extinguishers
or other suitable means of extinguishing
fires at
hand.
a)
All unused Fireworks
and all debris shall be removed
by the group holding
the display immediately
affer the display and safely disposed
of;
b)
In the case of Special Effects shows, it may be unrealistic
to submit a Pyro
Effects Plan. With the consent
and approval
of the Fire Authority,
a letter
of intent containing
the following
information
may be accepted:
1.
Location
and date(s) of show;
2. The special effects to be used and their fabrications;
3. The anticipated
results;
4. Safety measures
to be taken: and
5.
Method of determining
safety distances.
c) Repeat performances
without
significant
change from one show to the
next, during the dates indicated
on the event approval,
do not require a
second event approval.
SECTION 8: Effective
Date
This bylaw shall come into effect upon the date of third and final reading.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS
4TH
DAY OF SEPTEMBER
2018.
READ A SECOND
TIME THIS
4TH
DAY OF
SEPTEMBER
2018.
MOVED BY COUNCILLOR
LOMOND
THAT COUNCIL
GIVE UNANIMOUS
CONSENT
FOR THIRD AND FINAL READING.
M2018-321
READ A THIRD AND FINAL TIME THIS 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER
4, 2018
SIGNED AND PASSED THIS
4TH
DAY OF
SEPTEMBER
2018.
RYAN PEEVER
CAO vaKit=sdxvqx
DER MEER
VILLAGE
OF CARBON
BYLAW
#2018-808
SCHEDULE
"A"
Offense
Section
Fine
Sale of Fireworks
within the municipal
boundaries
of the Village of Carbon without
a permit
$IOO.OO
Discharge,
fire or set off any fireworks
within
the municipal
boundaries
of the Village of Carbon
outside of permitted
boundary
$100.00
Discharge,
fire or set off any fireworks
within
the municipal
boundaries
of the Village of Carbon
when a fire ban is in effect
($1 00.00 for discharging without a permit plus
$150.00 for discharging during a fire ban)
$250.00
VILLAGE
OF CARBON
BYLAW
#2018-808
A BYLAW
OF THE VILLAGE
OF CARBON,
IN THE PROVINCE
OF ALBERT
A, TO
CONTROL
THE USE OF FIREWORKS
SCHEDULE
"B"
PERMIT FOR THE USE OF FIREWORKS
PART 1 - APPLICATION
FOR FIREWORKS
DISPLAY PERMIT
I hereby make application
to hold a fireworks display.
NAME:
ADDRESS:
SUPERVISOR
OF DISPLAY:
ADDRESS:
PHONE #:
LOCATION
OF DISPLAY:
PURPOSE
OF DISPLAY:
DATE OF DISPLAY:
TIME OF DISPLAY:
STORAGE
LOCATION:
This permit is for a display at the location, date and time specified above only and to the
party to whom it is issued.
This permit is not transferable.
Proof of insurance attached:
Yes
No
Site Plan attached:
Yes
No
Any changes
in the specifics
stated above require
a new application
for a permit.
Chief Administrative
Officer
Date
VILLAGE
OF CARBON
BYLAW
#2018-808
A BYLAW
OF THE VILLAGE
OF CARBON,
IN THE PROVINCE
OF ABLERT
A,
TO CONTROL
THE USE OF FIREWORKS.
FOR OFFICE
USE ONLY:
PART 2- APPROV
AL BY LOCAL
AuTHORITIES
HAVING
JURISDICTION
Date Issued:
This permit is issued subject to compliance with the conditions as outlined in the attached
Bylaw #2018-808,
Permission is hereby granted to the party to whom this permit is issued to hold a firework
display at such time and place as specified on the permit.
Name of Authorizing Officer:
Title:
Signature:
Date:
Comments:
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