[Adopted 7-5-2006[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Arts. VI and VII as Art. VII and VIII, respectively, and former §§ 76-23 through 76-28 as §§ 76-26 through 76-31, respectively.
Operating permits shall be required for conducting the activities or using the categories of buildings listed below:
A. 
Manufacturing, storing or handling hazardous materials in quantities exceeding the requirements of the Uniform Code.
B. 
Hazardous processes and activities, including, but not limited to, commercial and industrial operations which produce combustible dust as a by-product, fruit and crop ripening, and waste handling.
C. 
Use of pyrotechnic devices in any occupancy.
D. 
Buildings containing one or more areas of public assembly.
E. 
Buildings whose use or occupancy classification may pose a substantial potential hazard to public safety, as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer or Fire Chief.
A. 
An application for an operating permit shall contain sufficient information to permit a determination that quantities, materials, and activities conform to the requirements of the Uniform Code. The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to require tests or reports to verify conformance.
B. 
An inspection of the premises shall be conducted prior to the issuance of an operating permit. Such inspection may be conducted in conjunction with required firesafety inspections as described in this Code.
C. 
An application may not be required when the operating permit or certificate of occupancy is issued after the completion of a firesafety inspection.
A. 
Operating permits may remain in effect until reissued, renewed or revoked or may be issued for a specified period of time consistent with local conditions.
B. 
A single operating permit may apply to more than one hazardous activity.
C. 
Where activities do not comply with applicable provisions of the Uniform Code, an operating permit shall be revoked or suspended and such activity cease immediately.