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Committee backs opening a December application window for fireworks sellers, enabling limited New Year's sales
Summary
Committee members recommended adding a license application window (Dec. 27'31) so vendors can sell fireworks during the Christmas/New Year break and noted the fee is roughly $500; change also permits limited discharge on New Year's Eve until midnight.
The ordinance committee considered an amendment to fireworks regulations (cited in the packet as 5'4'c'2) to create an application period that would allow licenses for fireworks sales between Dec. 27 and Dec. 31 each year. Speaker 2 outlined the proposed change and explained it would open an additional sales window during the year.
Speaker 5 asked about the application fee; Speaker 6 and others confirmed the fee is the same as existing licenses (reported in discussion as approximately $500). Speaker 4 asked whether the change also permits discharge on New Year's Eve; members confirmed current code allows discharge from 11:30 p.m. to midnight on New Year's Eve and the proposed amendment supports vendors selling during the Christmas/New Year period.
The committee moved and seconded the recommendation to forward the fireworks licensing change to the full council for consideration and recorded affirmative votes.
Next steps: the committee forwarded the proposed licensing window change to council for readings and final approval; staff to confirm fee and exact discharge hours in the council packet.
