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Supervisors introduce ordinance to tighten fireworks enforcement; Oceano residents seek carve-out for safe-and-sane sales
Summary
The board introduced an ordinance adding enforcement provisions, fines and social-host liability to the county fireworks code and set a public hearing for May 20, while residents from Oceano urged a local exemption to preserve fundraising revenues for nonprofits.
The Board of Supervisors introduced an ordinance amending county code to add enforcement provisions, civil fines, cost recovery for enforcement responses and social-host/minor liability for fireworks violations, and set a public hearing for May 20.
Mia Trevelyan of the County Administrative Office presented the proposal and the ad hoc committee’s findings. The ordinance does not change the county’s prohibition on the sale or use of “safe and sane” fireworks in unincorporated areas, but it adds penalties,…
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