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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0428 ORDINANCE NO. 428. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY REGULATIHG THE DISCHhRGE, USE AND SALE OF FIRE:'.IORKS IN REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 221 OF SAID CITY, AND ALL ACTS THERETO. . THE CITY COUNC,IL .OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA'DOES ORDAIN AS . 1m..," . ,~t-<<~...1'<,0ll' I OF ,ARCADIA · . ( ,. <!.. SAID CITY; AND AMENDATORY FOLLO~'IS : SECTIONl.That it shall be unlawful for any person, except as hereinafter specified, to light, fire, discharge, explode or set off any fireworks or blank cartridges or small fire arms or anything containing any proportion ,of' any substance of an explosive nature', within the corporate limits of said City of Arcadia. ~"'tll.\)ttl.qo1 SECTION 2. Said City Council l)1ay permit ,any person, firm, GR\), \\0. .. corporation, association or organization to make a public display of fireworks, and for, that purpose to use and disc~ar,ge fireworks at such times and such places in the City of' Arcadias.1tuate south of Foothill Boulevard, 'as said City Council may fix and establish, ,provided that a \~itten application for a per~it ,so to drr is filed with the Chief of the , . Fire Department of said City at least fif~een (15) days in advance of the date of said display. It shall be the, duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to whom the application for permit is made, to make an , investigation and submit a report of his finding? and his recommendations for or against the ,issuance 'of the permit ,together with his ,reasons tberefor, to said City CounCil. The City q'ounciI sball have power in its discretion to grant or deny the permj.t., ~~~:'qo1, SECTION 3. The public generally may use and discharge such firelvorks as are perl)1itted by. the laws 0'( th:i.s' State, on the 4th day of July of each and every year in th~ City of Arcadia situate south of Foothill Boulevard, provided that if said .4thday of July in any year falls on Sunday said fireworks'may be used and discharged as in this Section specified, on the 5th day of Jv.ly instep.d of said 4th day of July. SECTION 4. It shall be unlawful for any' parent, guardian, or other person having the legal care and custody of any child in s~id City of 'Arcadia under the age of fourteen ('14) years, .to allow, permit or suffer such child to light, fire, discharge, explode, or set off any fireworks or blank cartri'jges or small arms or anything containing any proportion of any substance of an explosive nature. Provided, however, this -1- . \l\D~ a~1 ~RF provision shall not apply to said 4th day of July of any year (or the 5th day of July of any year .as provided in ~ection. 3 of this Ordinance.) ,.\.t\\~U) ~o1 SECTION 5. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or' corporation .\' lie, J\\\.l. to sell or'cause or permit to be sold fireworks of any kind within said , ' City of Arcadia except that the City Council may permit such fireworks to be sold within said City of Arcadia upon the 2nd, 3rd and 4th days of July of each and every year, provided however, that if said, 4th day of July in any year falls upon Tuesday, then such fireworks may be permitted to be sold on the 1st day of July in such year~ and provided further, that \ a written application for permit to sell; cause or permit to be sold, said fireworks is filed with the Chief of the Fire Department of said City not less than thirty (30) days in advance of the date or d8tes upon which said fireworks are desired to be sold. It ,shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to whom'the application for permit is made, to make an investi3ation and submit a report of his findings and his recommendations for or against the issuance of the permit together with his reasons the!efor, to said City Council. The City Council shall have power in its discretion to grant or deny the permit. SECTION 6. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall ~e punishable by a fine not exceeding $300.00 or by imprisoninent in the City Jail of said City qf Arcadia or in the County Jail of the County of Los Angeies, State of California, at the discretion of the Conmitting Magistrate, for'a period not exceeding three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. ,SECTION 7. The following Ordinances are hereby specifically, repealed: Ordinance No. 221 passed and approved February 20, 1929; Ordinance No. 406 passed and approved May 2, 1939 -2- \~ Uf'l.-C-1, !::z.y SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) qays from the passage thereof, shall cause the same to be published once in the .. Arcadia Tribune and Nevrs,a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City. ~f Arcaia, and thirty days from and after the final passage thereof said Ordinance shall take effect and be in force. I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at regularly adjourned a ~~~ meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, held on the 27th day of February ,1940,by the' affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen,. Bolz, Griffitts, Leeper, Perkins and Walter NOES: None ABSENT: None %' Signed and approved this 27thday of February ,1940. ~~~ i~ayJ . . ATTS~T~~ ~- '. , ~ -3- o /to/. lj ;z,f~