PB New Ordinance Adoption Request FormNEW ORDINANCE ADOPTION
REQUEST FORM
(Internal)
Planning Department
108 E. Front Street
P.O. Box 65, Lillington, NC 27546
Phone: (910) 893-7525 Fax: (910) 893-2793
Planning
Board: February 2, 2015 County Commissioners: February 16, 2015
Applicant Information
Name: Harnett County Planning Department
Address:
PO Box 65
City/State/Zip: Lillington, NC 27546
E-mail: rbaker@harnett.org
Phone: 910-814-6417
Fax: 910-893-2793
Requested Ordinance
Title: Explosives Detonation
Ordinance of Harnett County, North Carolina
Type: Police Powers
Administrator: Harnett County Sheriff
Regulation: The detonation of explosives
Regulatory Authority: North
Carolina General Statute 153A-128
“ A county may by Ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the sale, possession, storage, use or conveyance of any explosive, corrosive, inflammable,
or radioactive substance or of any weapon or instrumentality of mass death and destruction.”
Reason for Requested Ordinance: Increased concerns over the life, health and safety of
Harnett County citizens, as related to the unregulated detonation of explosives.
Ordinance Development & Review Summary
Initial Proposed Ordinance drafted by Harnett County Planning
Department Staff in April of 2014.
Draft versions presented to the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office for review and comments.
Draft was presented to the Harnett County Board of Commissioners
during a work session on June 10, 2014.
Proposed Ordinance presented to the Harnett County Planning Board on August 4, 2014.
Research to address Planning Board concerns resulted in amendments made to draft on August 6, 2014.
Amended draft version presented to the Board of Commissioners during a work session
on August 12, 2014.
Staff presents Proposed Ordinance to Board of Commissioners during a public hearing on August 18, 2014.
During the August 18, 2014 public hearing, several county
residents voiced concerns of the Proposed Ordinance. The Board of Commissioners voted to table the Proposed Ordinance and directed Planning Staff to solicit citizen participation through
a 10 person panel that would review the proposal and address the concerns expressed during the public hearing.
Planning staff assembles a review panel comprised of citizens representing
all districts of the County.
The review panel and staff recommend separating the Proposed Firearms and Explosives Discharge Ordinance into two independent Ordinances.
The Explosives
Detonation Ordinance is drafted and reviewed by the citizen panel to address the concerns expressed during the public hearing.
The review committee reaches a consensus for approval
of Draft # 4 and recommends submittal to Harnett County Planning Board for review and recommendation.
Staff considers concerns voiced by review committee members that were not able
to attend the last meeting. Maps were produced that illustrated the available areas that would allow for the detonation of an explosive under the proposed restrictions. The Board of
Commissioners were asked to review the concerns during a work session in which various maps were displayed. The Board felt that the concerns were valid and instructed staff to draft
an amended version of the draft proposal. Draft # 5 is created and displayed to the public via the County’s public media sources.
Attachments
Citizen Review Panel Draft # 5
Proposed
Explosives Detonation Ordinance