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1. The applicant shall not have been convicted of a"crime of vio- lence" as defined by MN STAT ¢624.712,8ubd. 5 or any fire/fire- works related crime within the 12.A . III last 5 years. this e 2. The applicant shall maintain ls.general liability,bodily injury,and op�meats/ . sold to property damage insurance people under 18 years old. approved by the City in the mini- DISCHARGE FIREWORKS- e million doI-' DISCHARGE RULES AND muse x -° - REGULATIONS Cir , - _ ''he 1. It is unlawful to use or dis- Ci a . wed. parade any fireworks along a as be parade route prior to, during, or after any parade,or at any place of file.itillkillssilly altdralli.the public assembly,parks,or govern- app cation." :. _-A. ment property. 3. The sale of fireworks shall 2. It is unlawful at any time to occur only on property zoned Cl, throw or toss any fireworks at any Central Business District; C3, person, animal, vehicle, or other Highway Commercial; and C4, thing or object. Neighborhood Commercial. No 3. The discharge of fireworks sale of fireworks shall'occur on shall be prohibited within one property zoned residential, or hundred(100)feet of any building properties used for educational in which fireworks are sold or purposes or assemblies. stored. 4. The sale of fireworks must 4. Fireworks may only be dis- occur within a permanent struc- charged an area with a water ture and shall not be allowed from source connected to a hose, fire a truck,trailer,tent,or other facil- ` extinguisher, and/or other means ity that can be construed as tem- of putting out a fire that is accept- porary in nature.Transient sales able to the fire chief or his/her gnee. of fireworks are not permitted. d 5 The fire chief or his/her 5.Fireworks sales and/or storage designee may ban fireworks for areas shall have "no smoking" signs in red letters not less than any period of time for any public two (2)inches in height on white safety reason. background. All signs shall be 6. No one under the age of 18 maintained in legible condition. may possess fireworks unless Signage must be approved by the under the direct supervision of a fire chief or his/her designee. responsible adult. III 6. The discharge of fireworks 209.12 VIOLATIONS AND shall be prohibited within one PENALTIES hundred(100)feet of any building A violation of any section of this in which fireworks are being sold ordinance is a misdemeanor. The or stored. maximum possible sentence is 90 7.Each permit holder shall have days in jail and/or a$1,000 fine. at least two (2) water-type Any violation of state statutes type or equivalent fire extinguishers of regarding fireworks or this ordi not less than two and one-half gal- Hants will result in the revocation lon capacity in the area where the of any permit to sell or store fire- fireworks are sold or stored. works. 8.There shall be at least two(2) Materials that violate state exits from all buildings where fire- statutes or this ordinance may be works are being sold or stored. confiscated and destroyed. Costs 9. In buildings without an associated with disposal shall be approved automatic sprinkler sys- paid by the violator and/or be tem, fir eworks eworks sales displays assessed back to the property.' and/or storage shall be limited to Section 2. That this ordinance fifty(50)lbs.net pyrotechnic com- shall take effect upon publication position or two hundred,(200)lbs. as provided by law gross weight, if the pyrotechnic Passed and adopted by the City composition weight is not known. Council of the City of Elk River 10. In buildings with an this 28th day of May,2002. approved automatic sprinkler.eye Stephanie F inning,Mayor tem, fireworks sales displays ATTEST and/or storage shall be limited to Sandra A.Peine,City Clerk one hundred (100) lbs. net (Jn5) pyrotechnic composition or four hundred(400)lbs.gross weight,if the pyrotechnic composition weight is not known. 11. A list of all fireworks dis- played for sale and stored on the property must be posted in a con- spicuous location near the dis- play/storage area. The list shall 41110 include the name, weight, and quantity of the fireworks and be accompanied by the material-safe- ty data shoo*Visa nmpart,sam- ples fifths be made avails to the ire anger his/her dues for testing.