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Council workshop: fireworks rules clear on paper but enforcement is difficult, police say
Summary
Staff told council that the city has adopted the 2015 Fire Code and neighboring towns restrict fireworks, but police said officers seldom catch dischargers and recommended citizen affidavits and repeat calls to improve enforcement.
City staff told council members at a Jan. 20 workshop that Cleveland follows regional practice of prohibiting sale, storage and discharge of consumer fireworks while allowing permitted public displays, but police warned enforcement can be difficult.
Unidentified Speaker 5 summarized regional practice: "Fireworks are just banned, sell, store, distribute, travel through the city with them, discharging them. It does permit public displays that…
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