HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 4519 - Ordinance Chapt. 5-16 regulating Fireworks
ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION (a) OF
SECTION 5-16-4 AND AMENDING SECTIONS 5-16-3 AND 5-
16-5 OF CHAPTER 5-16 OF TITLE 5 OF THE ROCHESTER
CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO FIREWORKS
DEALERS.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER ORDAINS:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of Section of 5-16-4 of Chapter 5-16 of the Rochester Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-16-4. - Application for permit.
(a) Each applicant for a permit shall file a written and signed application with the
city. clerk for submission to the city council at its next regularly scheduled
meeting. Such application must describe the specific location where, the days
when, and the hours during which the applicant intends to offer for sale, expose
for sale, or sell at retail or wholesale any legal fireworks, and such other
pertinent information as the council may deem necessary to enable it to carry
out the provisions of this chapter., and Tthe application must be accompanied
by payment of the license fee as established by city council resolution annually
by the common council.
Section 2. Section 5-16-3 of Chapter 5-16 of the Rochester Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 5-16-3. - Permit required for legal fireworks.
No person shall offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail or wholesale, or advertise for
the sale of any legal fireworks unless such person shall first obtain a permit to be issued
by the citycouncil in the manner hereinafter prescribed, and unless such person shall
comply with the provisions of this chapter and the terms and conditions prescribed in such
permit.
Section 3. Section 5-16-5 of Chapter 5-16 of the Rochester Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 5-16-5. - Issuance of permit.
The citycouncil shall issue grant a legal fireworks permit to an applicant who complies
with the provisions of this chapter and provides a completed application with appropriate
approvals and proof of insurance, unless the applicant or designated location has been
the subject of prior violations of this chapter. Each permit issued pursuant to this section
shall describe the specific location in which such sales are intended to take place, the
dates and times in which sales may occur at such location, relevant permittee data, and
such other terms and conditions as may be necessary for the proper enforcement of this
chapter. The permit information shall be published on the city website and made available
to the public.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2024.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2024.
___________________________________
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
Ord20/Chapt.5-16 Fireworks.docx