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<br />01/11/2010 <br /> <br />Attachment I <br /> <br />STANDARDS FOR OUTDOOR FAIRS AND BOOTHS <br /> <br />These standards apply to individual tents, temporary structures, or membrane <br />structures less than 200 square feet in area, and canopies less than 400 square feet in <br />area used as outdoor fairs and booths. Permits and approval shall be in accordance <br />with requirements of the Fire Department. <br /> <br />A. Definitions <br /> <br />For the purposes of this document, the following definitions shall apply: <br /> <br />Cooking Booth - A booth where food is prepared by a heating or cooking process such <br />as, but not limited to, grilling, frying, barbecuing, flaming, deep fat frying, baking, <br />warming, or boiling. <br /> <br />Deep Fat Frying - Any cooking operation or process whereby the product floats or is <br />submerged in hot oil during the cooking process. <br /> <br />Vendor Booth - Any booth other than a cooking booth. <br /> <br />B. Cooking Booth Construction and Location <br /> <br />1. All fabrics and membranes covering cooking booths shall be certified flame <br />retardant or treated with a fire-retardant paint or spray. <br /> <br />2. Decorative materials shall be inherently fire resistive or shall be treated with a <br />fire-retardant paint or spray. <br /> <br />3. Flooring materials used within cooking booths and cooking equipment shall be <br />non-combustible or fire-retardant. (Exception: 3/8" plywood or similar material.) <br /> <br />4. Each cooking booth shall have at least one exit, a minimum of three (3) feet wide <br />and 6'8" high. Booth frames shall not obstruct exit paths. <br /> <br />5. Cooking booths shall have a minimum clearance of ten (10) feet on at least two <br />sides with clearance of at least ten (10) feet from any vendor booth. <br /> <br />6. A minimum ten (10) foot separation shall be provided between every ten <br />connected cooking booths. <br /> <br />Note: For items 1, 2, and 3, a flame test may be required for non-certified flame <br />retardant or treated materials. A field flame test shall require a sample of <br />material measuring 2 inches by 12 inches. <br /> <br />Page 13 of21 <br /> <br />Admin. Policy for Ord. 2351 <br />Formerly Muff #305 <br />