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§ 93.010 DISPOSAL OF UNFIRED FIREWORKS.
   Any fireworks that remain unfired after the display is concluded shall be immediately disposed in a way safe for the particular type of fireworks remaining.
(Prior Code, § 11-61) (Ord. 1366, passed 7-23-2012; Ord. 1475, passed 4-29-2019) Penalty, see § 93.999
§ 93.011 MANUFACTURE PROHIBITED.
   The manufacture of fireworks is prohibited within the city.
(Prior Code, § 11-62) (Ord. 1366, passed 7-23-2012; Ord. 1475, passed 4-29-2019) Penalty, see § 93.999
§ 93.012 DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
   (A)   Subject to division (D) below, if the state’s Fire Marshal or the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department, or a firefighter in uniform acting under the orders and directions of the commanding officer determines a dangerous condition exists, the state’s Fire Marshal, the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department, or the firefighter in uniform acting under the orders and direction of the commanding officer upon finding an emergency condition dangerous to persons or property, may take all necessary steps and prescribe all necessary restrictions and requirements to protect persons and property until the dangerous condition is abated.
   (B)   Subject to division (D) below, the state’s Fire Marshal, the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department, or a firefighter in uniform acting under the orders and directions of the commanding officer, responding to a fire or emergency call, who, upon arriving at the scene of a fire or emergency, finds a condition dangerous to persons or property, may take all necessary steps and requirements to protect persons and property until the dangerous condition is abated.
   (C)   The state’s Fire Marshal or the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department, or a firefighter in uniform acting under the orders and direction of the commanding officer, may investigate causes and effects related to dangerous conditions.
   (D)   If the environmental concerns based on the Department of Natural Resources Fire Division criteria are elevated to extreme fire conditions or if the environmental concerns based on the Department of Natural Resources Fire Division criteria are elevated to very high for 72 consecutive hours, the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources, has the authority to enforce a no burning restriction that includes a ban on the ignition, discharge and use of consumer fireworks within the city. If a no burning restriction is instituted under this division (D), the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department enforcing the restriction shall ensure that adequate notice of the restriction is provided to the public.
   (E)   Not more than 24 hours after the fire condition is downgraded from extreme or very high fire condition, the commanding officer of the city’s Fire Department that enforced a no burning restriction that included a ban on the ignition, discharge and use of consumer fireworks shall lift the restriction and inform the public that the restriction has been lifted in the same manner that the restriction was announced or made known to the public.   
(Prior Code, § 11-63) (Ord. 1475, passed 4-29-2019)
§ 93.999 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person who violates any section of this chapter is responsible for a municipal civil infraction.
(Prior Code, § 11-64)
   (B)   A fine of $1,000 shall be imposed for each violation of § 93.002(A) of this chapter. The remitting of $500 of the fine collected under § 93.002(A) of this chapter to the city’s Police Department.
(Prior Code, § 11-52)
(Ord. 1366, passed 7-23-2012; Ord. 1475, passed 4-29-2019)