RECOMMENDATION(S):
INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 2021-19, regulating the possession, manufacture, sale, use, and discharge of fireworks in the unincorporated areas of the County; WAIVE reading; and FIX June 8, 2021, as the date for adoption.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Chapter 44-2 of the County Ordinance Code prohibits the possession, manufacture, sale, use, and discharge of fireworks in the unincorporated areas of the County. The Sheriff and fire departments in the County receive numerous calls for service each year stemming from illegal fireworks, including calls to address vegetation fires, structure and exterior fires, personal injury or death, and noise or other public nuisances.
|