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Council signals support to allow limited fireworks discharge on major holidays with restrictions

3541710 · May 27, 2025
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Summary

City staff proposed amendments to permit consumer fireworks for two nights a year (New Year's Eve and July 4) with restrictions; council members largely supported bringing back an amendment, while some members opposed legalizing discharge.

City staff presented proposed amendments to Rosenberg's fireworks ordinance that would narrow the prohibition and allow limited consumer fireworks discharge during defined hours on specific holidays, subject to restrictions intended to reduce enforcement burdens and safety risks.

Under the current ordinance the city prohibits possession, storage, sale or use of fireworks within the city limits and an adjacent…

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