A. Each person who violates any provision of this code, or any provision of state law, as it relates to the possession, use, storage and/or display of “dangerous fireworks” or each person that is considered to be a “responsible person” for a location where dangerous fireworks are possessed, used, stored, or displayed, shall be subject to the imposition and payment of an administrative fine or fines as provided below:
Number of offenses | Amount of Administrative Penalty |
First | $ 2,000 |
Second | $ 3,000 |
Third and subsequent violations | $ 4,000 |
B. Each person who violates any provision of this code, or any provision of state law, as it relates to the sale of "dangerous fireworks" or each person that is considered to be a "responsible person" for a location where dangerous fireworks are sold shall be subject to the imposition and payment of an administrative fine of $4,000 for each violation.
C. Payment of the administrative fine shall not excuse or discharge a citee from the duty to immediately abate and correct a violation of the code, nor from any other responsibility or legal consequences for a continuation or a repeated occurrence(s) of a violation of the code.
D. For purposes of this article, in calculating the amount of an administrative fine, the number of offenses shall include every offense documented in the last three years, unless the citation was vacated pursuant to an appeal.
(Ord. 2021-2 § 2 (part), 2021: Ord. 2017-05 § 2 (part), 2017)