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Commission asks county attorney to draft countywide fireworks ordinance after residents report repeated late‑night use
Summary
Orange County commissioners directed the county attorney’s office on May 20 to draft a countywide fireworks ordinance that would treat unauthorized use as a nuisance and create a county civil‑citation enforcement option after residents said existing noise and state statutes were insufficient.
Orange County commissioners on May 20 gave direction to county staff and the county attorney’s office to draft a countywide fireworks ordinance meant to provide additional enforcement tools against repeated, unauthorized use of fireworks in neighborhoods.
What the board asked staff to draft: County attorneys presented a proposal to adopt an ordinance that would incorporate the statutory limits on consumer fireworks under Florida Statutes chapter 791 into the county code, designate unauthorized use as a public nuisance, and establish a civil citation penalty schedule (for example, $200 for first offense, $400 second, up to $500 for third offense with mandatory court appearance). A key…
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