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Chino amends fireworks rules, lowers vendor surcharge and grants one‑year extension to nonprofit booth
Summary
Council adopted revisions to the city’s fireworks ordinance—cutting the vendor surcharge to 4.25%, tightening eligibility so proceeds support Chino residents, and approving a one‑year extension for the Gavin R. Stevens Foundation while staff refines grandfather/exemption criteria.
The Chino City Council on Jan. 20 adopted an amendment to Chapter 8.12 of the municipal code that reduces the vendor surcharge applied to temporary fireworks booths, strengthens eligibility requirements for nonprofit operators, and tightens enforcement language on how the surcharge may be described to customers.
What changed: The Community Services Parks and Recreation Commission recommended lowering the vendor surcharge (a vendor recovery fee previously described in meetings as "up to 10%") to a fixed 4.25% rate based on a historical cost analysis. The ordinance also reduces the number of temporary retail permits over time (from 25 down…
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