Due to the need to closely inspect and monitor the sale of fireworks, the City of Bowling Green hereby imposes fees to cover the cost of the inspection of facilities and inspections of the sale of fireworks. The fees for permits required by this Subchapter are as follows:
a. There shall be no fee for the review, issuance and inspections for a display fireworks permit or for the use permit required in 15-5.04(i) above.
b. The fee for the review, issuance and inspections for a seasonal fireworks retail permit and a permanent fireworks retail permit for the sale of consumer fireworks as defined in KRS 227.702(1) shall be twenty-five ($25.00) dollars for the initial annual permit and the same for each annual renewal. This permit fee shall be in addition to all other occupational license fees payable by the permittee.
c. The fee for the review, issuance and inspections for a seasonal fireworks retail permit and a permanent fireworks retail permit for the sale of consumer fireworks as defined in KRS 227.702(2) and (3) shall be one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars annually. This permit fee shall be in addition to all other occupational license fees payable by the permittee. If consumer fireworks as defined in KRS 227.702(1) are also sold, the total annual fee shall be one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars.
d. All permits required by this Subchapter shall be issued by the Fire Chief or his designee. All permit fees shall be payable to the City of Bowling Green and are to be submitted to the City’s Finance Department located in the City Hall Annex prior to the issuance of any permit.
(Ord. BG2011-21, 6/14/2011; Ord. BG2011-51, 12/20/2011; Ord. BG2013-25, 8/20/2013)