(A) Pursuant to 425 ILCS 35/0.01 et seq., being the Pyrotechnic Use Act, it is unlawful for any person, firm, co-partnership or corporation to knowingly possess, offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail or use or explode any display, fireworks, flame effects or consumer fireworks.
(B) Pursuant to 425 ILCS 35/2, the City Council shall have the power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of permits for pyrotechnic fireworks displays and consumer displays.
(C) The City Council has determined that outdoor pyrotechnic displays shall be permitted within the city only in those specific instances when a permit for such a display is first obtained by a person who possesses a current pyrotechnic distributor’s license and current lead pyrotechnic operator’s license, issued by the office of the State Fire Marshal, which licenses are in good standing.
(D) The City Council has determined that all indoor pyrotechnic displays, and other pyrotechnic displays of any kind whatsoever, shall be prohibited.
(E) The City Council has determined that all consumer pyrotechnic displays of any kind whatsoever shall be prohibited.
(Prior Code, § 93.01) (Ord. 06-035, passed 6-27-2006; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)