A permit shall be required to store any quantity of
explosive material, fireworks, or pyrotechnic special effects materials in a
structure, building, part thereof or appurtenance thereto, when such
activity is located within the Sedgwick County Fire District.
Storage in single family residential occupancies of
smokeless propellant, black powder, and small arm primers for personal use,
not for resale and in accordance with Section 3306 of the 2003 International
Fire Code do not require a storage permit
A
storage permit
application must be completed and presented to the Sedgwick
County Fire Department 14 days before delivery of any explosive material,
fireworks, or pyrotechnic special effects materials.
Upon issuance, the permit is not transferable to
another applicant or site and is required to be visually posted at the site.
It shall be surrendered upon request to the representative of the Sedgwick
County Fire Department when permit conditions or fire code requirements are
violated.
The property location where the material will be stored
must comply with all applicable zoning requirements. Except where retail
sales of fire works are permitted by local ordinance, heavy industrial
zoning is usually required,
Explosive storage permits are only valid for a
specified time frame not to exceed 12 successive calendar months.
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