All organizations applying for a permit to sell safe and sane fireworks shall submit drawing indicating the location of the firework storage, the container in which the fireworks will be stored within, and must comply with the following.
A. No person or persons shall store safe and sane fireworks within the city without going through the permit process detailed in this Chapter 8.24. Additionally, the non-profit organization will release the City of Visalia from liability by signing a hold harmless agreement in the form as established by Appendix B to Ordinance 2010-19.
B. Storage of fireworks in residential neighborhoods is prohibited.
C. All storage of safe and sane fireworks shall be located at the approved retail sales location. For alternative storage locations see Section 8.24.075 (H) and (I).
D. All fireworks being stored at a retail location must be stored in a metal container (metal cargo style containers) approved by the Fire Chief or his or her designee only, at a distance of no less than thirty (30) feet from the fireworks stand and all other buildings or structures. For alternative storage containers see Section 8.24.075 (H) and (I).
E. Non-profit organizations are responsible for providing their own security plan for all storage of fireworks located within the city limits.
F. An orange placard shall be located on all visible sides of storage unit. The orange placard must be a minimum of eight (8) inches by eight (8) inches in size.
G. Storage of fireworks in trucks or vans will be permitted during hours of sale only. The truck or van carrying or storing the fireworks shall be removed from the sales area and all fireworks must be placed in the pre-approved storage container located in its pre-approved location.
H. The fire chief or his or her designee is authorized to approve an alternative storage method where the fire chief or his or her designee finds that the proposed method is satisfactory and complies with the intent of the provisions of this chapter, and that the method offered is at least the equivalent of that prescribed in this chapter in its effectiveness to provide safety to the citizens of the city and the emergency personnel that may respond if there was a fire.
I. All alternative storage methods must be submitted in writing and approved by the fire chief or his or her designee prior to the fireworks application deadline cited in Section 8.24.050(B)(3).
(Ord. 2021-2 § 2 (part), 2021: Ord. 2010-19 § 1 (part), 2010)