CHAPTER 13
SALE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS

SECTION:

4-13-1: Safe And Sane Fireworks

4-13-2: Fireworks Sale And Business License Required

4-13-3: Application For A License

4-13-4: Method Of Selecting Licensee And Notice Of Granting Or Rejection Of License

4-13-5: Prerequisites To Issuance Of License

4-13-6: Operation Of The Stand

4-13-7: Temporary Fireworks Stands

4-13-8: General Requirements For Licensees

4-13-9: Temporary Sales Tax Permit Required

4-13-10: Display Of License And Sales Tax Permit

4-13-11: License Denial, Suspension, Revocation Of Firework License

4-13-12: Penalties

4-13-1: SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS:

Safe and sane fireworks as defined in section 12529 of the Health And Safety Code of the state may be sold and discharged within the city during the following periods:

   (A)   Sales:

July 1: 12:00 noon to 11:00 P.M.

July 2 and 3: 6:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M.

July 4: 6:00 A.M. to 12:01 A.M. of the next day

   (B)   Discharged:

July 1: 12:00 noon to 12:01 A.M. of the next day

July 2: 9:00 A.M. to 12:01 A.M. of the next day

July 3: 9:00 A.M. to 12:01 A.M. of the next day

July 4: 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 A.M. of the next day

(Ord. 807-15, 1-20-2015)

4-13-2: FIREWORKS SALE AND BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIRED:

Except as provided herein, no person shall offer for sale or sell at retail, any fireworks of any kind in said city without having first applied for and received a business license therefor. (Ord. 807-15, 1-20-2015)

4-13-3: APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE:

All applications for a license to sell fireworks shall:

   (A)   Be accompanied by a license fee for the sale of fireworks within the city of twenty five dollars ($25.00) per year per stand, no part of which may be waived or refunded.

   (B)   Be made in writing on the appropriate license application forms to be provided by the city.

   (C)   Business license applications shall be submitted within two (2) weeks after notification of the lottery drawing request has been granted pursuant to section 4-13-4 of this chapter. The fireworks stands must be on private property located in a general commercial (GC), mixed use (MU), or downtown commercial (DC) zone, and be approved by the Taft planning director. Written permission of the owner of record or lessee must accompany the business license application.

   (D)   Be accompanied by a site plan clearly indicating the location of the fireworks stand. The site plan shall provide the address of the site, list the applicant name and fireworks contractor's name, and fully dimension the location of the fireworks stand pursuant to subsection 4-13-7(A) of this chapter.

   (E)   Be accompanied by an assurance that if the license is issued to the applicant, the applicant shall at the time of the receipt of said license provide a one million dollar ($1,000,000.00) public liability and a one million dollar ($1,000,000.00) property damage insurance certificate designating the city as the additional insured thereunder as follows: "The city of Taft, its officers, agents, volunteers, and employees as well as county of Kern".

   (F)   Include a statement that the applicant agrees to comply strictly with the terms of any permit granted to it and furnish any additional information upon request of the planning director. (Ord. 807-15, 1-20-2015)