Explanation
BACKGROUND:
In an effort to review and possibly reduce the regulatory burdens imposed upon community festivals by the current regulatory framework, a working group was brought together during the Summer of 2003. This working group over the course of the following months reviewed applicable code sections, offered suggestions regarding the improvement of communications and reduce the regulatory burden that they face, and sought a balance between the need to protect the public health, safety, and welfare while still being able to operate inside the city.
These proposed building code changes are a direct result of that collaborative effort between festival organizers and many city departments and divisions. These changes will allow for the registration of tents and their associated electrical distribution system under specific criteria. This registration requires that the festival organizers or their contracted testing agency certify that temporary tents in place for five days or less that are also 2,000 square feet or less in size, as well as associated and listed electrical distribution systems, meet all building code requirements. A flat application verification fee for the processing of the registration would apply and would cover all tents meeting the registration requirements at a festival. Fees for 2003 are also adjusted to take into account this proposed regulatory framework. Tents larger then 2,000 square feet or tents that are in place for longer than five days would continue to require a full building permit. For all tents, registered or permitted, all other city codes, including Zoning and Fire Codes, would also continue to apply.
The Festival Working Group reviewed these proposed changes at several meetings in the Fall of 2003 and the Columbus Building Commission recommended adoption, with incorporated modifications, at their November 2003 meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
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