(A) Minimum Requirements: The village may issue a pyrotechnic display permit to any adult applicant that meets the following minimum requirements:
1. Proof Of License: The village shall verify that the pyrotechnic display services are provided by a licensed pyrotechnic distributor and that the individual responsible for the setup and firing of the display is a licensed lead pyrotechnic operator.
2. Proof Of Insurance 1 : The village shall be provided with proof of liability insurance in a sum not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00). Such insurance shall be carried with an insurer authorized to do business in Illinois and insure the applicant against liabilities, judgments, costs, damages, and expenses that may accrue against, be charged to or be recovered from the applicant on the reason of damage to property or injury to or death of any person arising from the pyrotechnic display or flame effect display. Such insurance coverage shall be an occurrence based policy, and it shall cover all periods of time when pyrotechnic materials, including flame effect materials, are in the insured's actual or constructive possession, including those times when the materials are being stored, transported, handled, used, discharged and displayed. The village shall be named as an additional insured party in the certificate of insurance provided to the village.
3. Fire Chief Approval: The fire chief of the village or his/her designee shall inspect the site and determine that the display can be performed in full compliance with sections 235.50 and 235.60 of the regulations of the state fire marshal.
4. Application: An application for such permits shall be made to the fire chief and shall specify the location, date(s), and time(s) of the display, and such other information requested within the application.
(B) Time Frame To Apply: The applicant must submit a written application for a permit at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the date of the pyrotechnic display, unless agreed to otherwise by the president and the fire chief of the village.
(C) Limited Permit Exception: No permit shall be required for supervised public displays by state or county fair associations.
(D) Age Of Assistants: The village shall be provided with proof that all assistants will be at least eighteen (18) years of age through production of certified copies of any assistant's current and valid state driver's license or state issued identification card, or birth certificate.
(E) Identification And Signatures Required On The Permit: Each pyrotechnic display permit shall identify the lead pyrotechnic operator and contain the signature of the president and the fire chief of the village.
(F) Nontransferable Permit: No permit granted hereunder shall be transferable. (Ord. 2006-12, 6-15-2006)
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