(A) Licenses shall only be issued for locations within recognized business districts (as established and identified in the Westfield-Washington Township Unified Development Ordinance Chapter 4), within the corporate limits of the city.
(B) Licenses shall expire after six months after the date of issuance or 30 days after sales are discontinued, whichever occurs first.
(C) Sales shall only be permitted within Class 1 buildings, that are protected by an active automatic sprinkler system, smoke detector and fire alarm.
(D) Sales are prohibited in temporary structures or tents.
(E) All fireworks shall be stored inside the store.
(F) The use of temporary structures or portable storage units is prohibited.
(G) Point of sale sign.
(1) A sign identifying the permitted time of use for fireworks within the city’s corporate limits shall be erected in a manner that is clearly visible at the point of sale.
(2) Such signs shall state that the use of fireworks is permitted:
(a) Between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and two hours after sunset on June 29, June 30, July 1, July 2, July 3, July 5, July 6, July 7, July 8, July 9 and Labor Day weekend (Friday through Monday);
(b) Between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on July 4; and
(c) Between the hours of 10:00 a.m. on December 31 and 1:00 a.m. on January 1.
(H) Use, discharge or demonstration of fireworks in the store or on the property of the store is prohibited without a display permit as required by I.C. 22-11-14-2.
(I) Store signage (the “sign”).
(1) Each license shall permit a maximum of one on-site sign.
(2) The sign area shall be limited to one square foot of sign per linear foot of tenant or retail space along the front facade.
(3) The sign shall be located on the front facade.
(4) The sign shall be firmly affixed to the exterior wall.
(5) The sign shall not protrude out from or above the roofline.
(6) No florescent colors shall be used on the sign.
(7) The sign shall not possess movable parts, rotate or blink.
(J) The license shall be posted at the point of sale.
(K) Sales shall be conducted in compliance with state law.
(L) The store shall comply with all state and local fire and building codes.
(Prior Code, § 17-43) (Ord. 09-07, passed 5-19-2009; Ord. 12-28, passed 5-13-2013) Penalty, see § 10.99