(a) A tent or air supported structure covering an area in excess of one hundred twenty (120) square feet and used or intended to be used for gathering together of ten (10) or more persons shall not be erected, operated or maintained for any purpose without obtaining a permit from the building official. Such permit shall not be issued without concurrence by the Director. Tents used exclusively for recreational camping purposes shall be exempt from the above requirement. Special permits required by the building code shall be secured from the building official.
(b) All tents and air supported structures requiring a permit in subsection (a) of this section shall be designed, erected, maintained and used in accordance with the NFPA Standard for Tents, Grandstand and Air Supported Structures Used for Places of Assembly, NFPA #102. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1.)