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Burlington Fire Department Office of the City Fire Marshal 132 North Avenue, Burlington Vermont 05401 (802)864-5577 Fax (802)658-7665 TENT PERMIT APPLICATION Fill Out ALL Requested Information, On BOTH Pages, To Facilitate Review Tent Site Location

Building or Site Name

911 Address

Town or City Burlington Zip Code 05401 Tent Vendor Information

Name Phone Number:

Address

Town or City Zip Code Occupancy/Use of Tent Assembly Mercantile Storage Other

Type of Event How Many Days Is Event Running

Date of Event Date & Time Ready For Inspection Tent Information Single Site or Multiple Sites Tent Square Footage Number of Exits Occupant Load Tent Fabric Fire Resistant Yes No Date Tent Occupied In Hours of Darkness Yes No Year Tent Manufactured Location of Nearest Building (10’min.) 20’ Fire Lane Maintained Yes No Site Plan Drawn to Scale Yes No Fire Extinguishers Yes No Exit Signs & Emergency Lights Yes No Electrical Power Provided Yes No U.L. Cords Heating Appliances Yes No If Yes, Fuel Type and Location Cooking Appliances Yes No If Yes, Fuel Type and Location LP Gas Cylinders are at Least 5’ From Tent Yes No N/A Arrangement of Seating Chairs Tables & Chairs Bleachers None Sidewalls on Tent Yes No Only in bad weather A Site Plan must be submitted for tents that are less than 20’ from a building or other tent. Applicant Information

Name of Applicant (please print)

Mailing Address Signature of Applicant

Suspension of Permit: Any permit issued shall become invalid if the authorized work is not commenced within six months after issuance of the permit, or if the authorized work is suspended or abandoned for a period of six months after the time of commencing the work. PLANS REVIEW RECORD -- For Office Use Only -- Do Not Write Below This Line FH # Permit # Plans Review Fee Date Plans Received By Date Plans Reviewed By

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Permit Fees: When electrical wiring is necessary, a Vermont Master Electrician must obtain a permit from the Burlington Electrical Inspector prior to installing electrical wiring, which must be in accordance with Article 525 of the National Electrical Code.

Burlington Tent Permit Fee Schedule Burlington Code of Ordinances, Section 13-62. Tent permits and fees. (a) Permits. A tent permit shall be required for any tent larger than two hundred (200) square feet erected on public property or in the public way. Any tent one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet or larger, regardless of location, shall require a tent permit. Permittees shall comply with the requirements of chapter 25 of NFPA 1 (2003 ed.). (b) Fees. A permit fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be assessed for a tent between two hundred (200) square feet and under one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet; a permit fee of one hundred sixty-five dollars ($165.00) shall be assessed for a tent one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet or larger. Notwithstanding the above fees, the lesser of the above fees or two hundred twenty dollars ($220.00) shall be assessed if one of the following criteria are met: (1) tents requiring a permit are being erected in connection with an event that is held in the city at least on a biennial basis; or (2) the executive director or other individual in charge of managing the event in which tents requiring a permit are to be erected has produced three (3) large occupancy events within the previous two (2) years. A large occupancy event is one that either (A) involves two hundred fifty (250) people or more and is either in an enclosed space or has fixed seating and alcohol is served or (B) involves five hundred (500) people or more and is either in an enclosed space or has fixed seating and alcohol is not served.

When are tent permits required?

A tent permit shall be required for any tent larger than two hundred (200) square feet erected on public property or in the public way. A tent permit is required for any tent one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet or larger, whether on public or private property.

When possible, permits should be filed 15 days prior to the event date.

Permit for the tent/s is valid for the specified dates only.