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Alameda County committee hears revised fireworks ordinance; appeals to go to neutral hearing officer
Summary
Alameda County Sheriff’s Office presented changes to a proposed fireworks ordinance that would shift appeals from the Board of Zoning Adjustments to a contracted neutral hearing officer, cap third-or-subsequent administrative fines at $2,000, and limit citations to once per 24-hour period; staff plan to advance the item to the full Board of Supervisors.
The Alameda County Unincorporated Services Committee was briefed on a revised draft fireworks ordinance that would replace appeals to the Board of Zoning Adjustments with a contracted neutral hearing officer and adjust enforcement timelines and fines.
Sgt. Curtis Imperial of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office told the committee the county attorney determined the BZA lacks jurisdiction to act as the appeals body for this ordinance, which prompted the change to a neutral hearing officer ‘contracted or appointed by the county of Alameda.’ He said county counsel also advised that statutory limits require the maximum administrative fine for a third or subsequent violation to be $2,000 rather than the $2,500 previously proposed. Imperial said the draft adds a definition for…
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