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Council hears proposal for one-year moratorium on fireworks sales and use; staff outlines permit requirements and enforcement costs
Summary
City staff presented an urgency ordinance proposal, MC 16 52, to impose a one-year moratorium on fireworks sales and use and asked council to direct staff to draft a regular ordinance.
City staff presented an urgency ordinance proposal, identified in the materials as MC 16 52, that would establish a one-year moratorium on the sale and use of fireworks and direct staff to prepare a regular ordinance for council consideration.
Staff described current code language (SBMC §8.60.120) that allows nonprofit organizations to sell and discharge “safe” fireworks, subject to a temporary sales permit, an application fee and proof of $1 million in liability insurance, and approval by the fire chief and state fire marshal. The staff presentation estimated that enforcing the proposed moratorium’s…
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