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Council delays fireworks ordinance change; approves fire-standby fee schedule
Summary
Council tabled an ordinance tightening allowed consumer fireworks hours pending fee analysis but approved a resolution establishing cost-recovery standby fees for public fireworks displays.
Sunnyside City Council on May 27 voted to delay final action on an amendment to the city’s fireworks rules so staff can supply additional financial context, but the council approved a separate fee schedule to recover fire-department standby costs for large public displays.
Police and fire officials and a public-safety subcommittee proposed tightening the period during which consumer fireworks may be discharged after last year’s broader allowance drew widespread complaints. The proposed change to Sunnyside Municipal Code (SMC 5.42) would limit permitted discharge days and require that public vendors/organizers obtain a permit. The…
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