<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 47-3. - Permit required.</div>
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               (a)
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               No person shall have, hold, sponsor, or cause to be had, held, or sponsored, or allow
               to be had, held or sponsored any covered event without having first applied for and
               received a permit from the county, except as provided in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH47SPEV_S47-4EX" class="section-link" data-product-id="13953">section 47-4</a>.
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               (b)
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               All applications for covered event permits must be made through the county planning
               department. A completed application must be submitted for each event proposed. No
               application shall be considered submitted until, all information required on the application
               form has been provided.
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               (c)
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               Applications for special event permits shall be submitted no less than 30 business
               days prior to the date of the covered event. The county manager or his/her designee
               shall have the authority to reduce this time period for good cause shown. The appropriate
               fee in certified funds must accompany the application for it to be considered to have
               been filed.
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               (d)
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               The county planning department will forward special event applications for review
               by the county office of emergency services. Applications may be reviewed by the following
               agencies:
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               (1)
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               Sheriff's office;
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               (2)
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               Emergency medical services;
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               (3)
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               Fire marshal/emergency management;
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               (4)
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               Fire department representative from district in which the event is planned;
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               (5)
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               Health department/environmental health;
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               (6)
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               911 communications center;
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               (7)
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               Planning and inspections.
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               Review comments on the application are due within seven days. If no comments are received
               within seven days, the application may be approved and the permit may be issued.
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               For informational purposes the following organizations may also be notified:
               
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                  (1)
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                  North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT);
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                  (2)
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                  North Carolina Highway Patrol;
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                  (3)
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                  Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
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               (e)
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               The county may set conditions for permit approval. The applicant may be required to
               pay for fire/medical stand by and security/law enforcement in order for a permit to
               be approved. The applicant may be required to pay additional fees if county facilities/services
               are being used.
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               (f)
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               All covered events must meet North Carolina Building Code, National Electric Code
               and ADA Requirements.
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               (g)
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               Any person or business that routinely has 2,500 or more persons in attendance must
               have a permanent special events permit issued for general operating conditions as
               well as an emergency operations plan filed with the office of emergency services except
               as provided in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH47SPEV_S47-4EX" class="section-link" data-product-id="13953">section 47-4</a>. Any additional event that increases the attendance more than double, shall require
               a new special events permit for that specific event or date except as provided in
               <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH47SPEV_S47-4EX" class="section-link" data-product-id="13953">section 47-4</a>.
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               (Ord. of 12-5-2016(1))
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