Sections:
8.48.005 Definitions.
8.48.010 General prohibition against possession, sale or use of fireworks.
8.48.020 Certain public displays-Exceptions.
8.48.022 Public displays within a building-Sprinklers required.
8.48.030 Liability insurance.
8.48.040 Appeals.
8.48.050 Safe and sane fireworks-Exception.
8.48.080 Safe and sane fireworks-Permits-Required.
8.48.090 Safe and sane fireworks-Permits-Prerequisite for issuance.
8.48.100 Safe and sane fireworks-Permits-Application.
8.48.110 Operator safety seminar.
8.48.120 Operation of stand.
8.48.130 Temporary fireworks stand.
8.48.140 General requirements of permittees.
8.48.150 Revocation of permit-Appeal.
8.48.152 Wholesale storage of safe and sane fireworks.
8.48.154 Manufacture of fireworks prohibited.
8.48.160 Seizure of fireworks.
8.48.170 Host's liability.
8.48.180 Violation-Penalty.
The following definitions apply in this chapter:
"Fireworks" has the same meaning as in California Health and Safety Code section 12511.
"Host" means a person who either:
1. Is in charge of private property, including, but not limited to, an owner, tenant, landlord, or property manager of the property; or
2. Organizes, supervises, officiates, conducts, controls, or is otherwise in charge of the activity on the property.
"Response costs" means costs associated with law enforcement, fire, medical, or other emergency personnel responding to, remaining at, and leaving the scene of a gathering, including but not limited to:
1. Salaries and benefits of law enforcement, fire, medical, or other emergency personnel;
2. Administrative costs;
3. The cost of any medical treatment of injuries to any law enforcement, fire, medical, or other emergency personnel;
4. The cost of using any city equipment;
5. The cost of repairing any damaged city equipment or property; and
6. Any other costs related to enforcement of this chapter.
"Safe and sane fireworks" has the same meaning as in California Health and Safety Code section 12529. (Ord. 2021-0019 § 1)
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall possess, sell, use, display or explode any rocket, fire-cracker, roman candle, squib, torpedo, torpedo cane, fire balloon, wire core sparkler, wooden core sparkler, black cartridge or other combustible device or explosive substance or any kind of fireworks, by whatsoever name known, within the city. (Prior code § 15.03.375)
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