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Board narrows fireworks time rules; July 4 stays unchanged, Dec. 31 time altered
Summary
After discussion and a workshop, the board approved a first-reading amendment to the city’s fireworks ordinance that keeps July 4 timing unchanged and changes the allowable time on Dec. 31; the transcript does not specify the new Dec. 31 time.
The La Verne Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Aug. 7 approved first reading of an amendment to Title 7, Chapter 6, Section 7-615 of the municipal code governing permissible dates and times for fireworks discharges. The board’s motion, made following workshop discussion, kept July 4 timing “not changing” while altering the Dec. 31 allowable time as part of the approved motion.
The transcript shows an initial motion to deny the ordinance, which was withdrawn. The board then voted to approve a motion described in the record as “to approve with a July 4 date or July 4 time not changing, but the December 31, time changing.” The motion was seconded and passed. The meeting record does not state the specific Dec. 31 time change or the precise language inserted into the municipal code.
The city held the item as a first reading; the transcript does not record any public speakers on the fireworks ordinance during this meeting segment. The record also does not include any stated enforcement mechanisms, fines, or permit language tied to the revised times.
Because the transcript does not contain the revised ordinance text or the new Dec. 31 time, the article does not speculate on details beyond the board’s stated outcome.
