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Chino Council delays changes to fireworks rules after nonprofits, wholesaler warn of cost and logistics
Summary
Council members delayed an ordinance change to Chino Municipal Code Chapter 8.12 that would require wholesalers to pick up unsold "safe and sane" fireworks by 5 p.m. July 5, directing staff to work with vendors and local nonprofits and return in two weeks.
The Chino City Council on Feb. 4 postponed proposed amendments to the city's fireworks ordinance after nonprofit booth operators and a major wholesaler raised concerns that the changes could impose steep pickup fees and operational burdens.
City staff had recommended revisions to Chino Municipal Code Chapter 8.12 that would strengthen the watchman requirement for retail booths and require wholesalers to retrieve unsold inventory from booths by 5 p.m. on July 5. Community Services staff briefed the council on a 2024 incident in which an unattended truck and trailer loaded with packaged fireworks was found in an unincorporated area, and said the proposed changes were intended to reduce future safety risks.
The council's discussion focused on two competing priorities: reducing the safety risk of unsupervised fireworks left in neighborhoods, and limiting new costs or logistical burdens on volunteer-run nonprofit fundraising booths. Don Lugo Band Boosters, other local nonprofits, and TNT…
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