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(A) No person shall store or sell fireworks within the city limits without having approval from the City Council and shall first obtain an active license as a wholesaler or retailer from the state under SDCL § 34-37-2.
(B) There shall be no more than one active license as a wholesaler or retailer from the state per 2,000 in population in the city limits.
(C) A wholesale or retail fireworks business is not allowed to be located on Main Street between 4th Avenue and South Boulevard.
(D) The permit for a fireworks business located in the city limits shall not be transferable to another fireworks business without approval to do so from the City Council.
(E) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to discharge any CONSUMER FIREWORKS, defined as fireworks designed primarily to produce visible effects by combustion in the city limits. This does not include LOW IMPACT FIREWORKS, defined as ground or handheld sparkling devices or novelties.
(F) The division (E) above does not apply to the city-sponsored fireworks display.
(Prior Code, § 9.16.010) (Ord. 22-01, passed 4-7-2022) Penalty, see § 91.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 34-37-2
FIRE PREVENTION REGULATIONS
Pursuant to §§ 79.501 and 79.1001 of the Uniform Fire Code, the storage of flammable liquids outside in above-ground tanks is prohibited, and the limits referred to in the Uniform Fire Code in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted are established as follows: 150 feet on either and/or both sides of Main Street between 4th Avenue and 6th Avenue.
(Prior Code, § 8.08.040)
It is unlawful to erect or remove to any of the grounds included within the territory designated as the fire limits of the city any building or addition to any building not made and built with entire outside walls composed of stone, cement, hollow tile, brick, or other noncombustible material not less than six inches thick and roofed with slate, tin, zinc, iron, cement, asbestos, magnesia, or other fire-proof roofing nor rebuild or repair any wooden buildings which become damaged by fire or otherwise decayed to the extent of 50% or more of the value thereof, and no wooden building shall be repaired so as to be raised higher or to occupy a greater space than before.
(Prior Code, § 8.12.020) Penalty, see § 91.99
Any building or addition to a building hereafter erected or constructed within the fire limits in violation of the terms thereof are declared to be a public nuisance, and it shall be the duty of law enforcement to forthwith abate the same. The cost of abating such nuisance shall be collectible from the owner or the property and may be established as a lien on the real estate, building, or material thereof.
(Prior Code, § 8.12.050)
Buildings within the fire limits, the outer walls of which are proposed to be constructed in whole or in part of wood (to be covered with corrugated iron or other metal or veneered with brick) or a wooden frame building (the walls of which are to be covered with stucco or similar material), shall be deemed hereunder a WOODEN BUILDING, and such outer walls of combustible materials are prohibited within the fire limits.
(Prior Code, § 8.12.030)
It is unlawful for any person to deposit or stack any hay, straw, or other inflammable material upon or within the corporate limits of this city so as to be a fire hazard to the property of another without his or her consent which fire hazard shall be determined by the City Council; provided, however, such hay or straw may be stored in enclosed buildings that are provided with proper doors or shutters and provided, further, that it is unlawful for any person or persons to bank any building with hay, straw, manure, or other inflammable materials unless such materials for banking be securely covered with earth within the corporate limits of the city.
(Prior Code, § 8.12.090) Penalty, see § 91.99
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