HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1131 ORDINANCE No. 1131
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH ADOPTING A FIRE PREVENTION
CODE BY REFERENCE: PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOV-
ERNING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO LIFE AND PROPERTY
FROM FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ESTABLISHING A BUREAU
OF FIRE PREVENTION - PROVIDING OFFICERS THEREFOR
AND DEFINING THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES; DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY TO EXIST, AND. AMENDING CHAPTER 1+1
OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE.BY ADD-
ING, DELETING AND AMENDING ARTICLES AND SECTIONS
. .THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the population of the City of Huntington
Beach has increased by more than 600% since a Fire Prevent-
ion Code was adopted by the City Council in 1959; and
WHEREAS, a number of homes situated in said City of
Huntington Beach has increased since that time in direct pro-
portion to the increase in population; and
WHEREAS, fire hazards have greatly increased in the City
as a result of this tremendous increase in housing and popu-
lation; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of all the resi-
dents of the City of Huntington Beach to revise and update
regulations covering hazardous fire conditions in said City;
A
N . NOW THEREFORE in consideration"of" and by the above
preamble and statement, the City Council of the City of Hunt-
ington Beach declares and defines that an emergency exists
• necessitating the. following ordinance amendment for the immed-
iate protection of the public health, safety and welfare of
the "people of the City' of Huntington Beach.
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The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Article 410 entitled "FIRE", and Sec-
tions thereof as hereinafter set forth, be added to Chapter
41 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code , as follows:
Section 4100. ADOPTION OF FIRE PREVENTION CODE. There
is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of Hunting-
ton Beach for the purpose of prescribing regulations govern-
ing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or ex-
plosion, that certain code known as the Fire Prevention Code
recommended by the National Baord of Fire Underwriters, being
particularly the edition of 1960 thereof, and the whole there-
of, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted,
modified or amended by Sections of this ordinance, of which
code not less than three (3) copies have been and now are filed
in the office of the Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach,
and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if
set out in its entirety herein, and from the date on which
this ordinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall
be controlling within the limits of the City of Huntington
Beach.
Section 4100.1, ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES OF BUREAU OF
FIRE PREVENTION.
Section 4100.1.1. The Fire Prevention Code shall be en-
forced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department
of the City of Huntington Beach which is hereby established
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and which shall be operated under the supervision of the
Chief of the Fire Department.
Section 4100.1.2. The Chief in charge of the Bureau of
Fire Prevention shall ' be appointed by the Fire Chief. His ap-
pointment shall continue during good behavior and satisfact-
ory service.
Section 1+100.1.3. The Chief of the Fire Department
may detail such members of the Fire Department as inspectors
as shall, from time to time, be necessary. The Chief of the
Fire Department shall recommend to the City Council the em-
ployment of technical inspectors who, when such authorization
is made , shall be selected through an examination to determine
their fitness for the position. The examination shall be open
to members and non-members of the fire department , and appoint-
ments made after examination shall be for an indefinite term,
with removal only for cause.
Section 1+100.1.4. A report of the Bureau of Fire Pre-
vention shall be made annually and transmitted to the chief
executive officer of the municipality; it shall contain all
proceedings under this code, with such statistics as the Chief
of the Fire Department may wish to include therein; the Chief
of the Fire Department shall also recommend any amendments to
the code which, in his judgment, shall be desirable.
Segtion 4101.1. DEFINITION,.
section 4101.1.1. Wherever the word "municipality" is
used in the Fire Prevention Code , it shall be held to mean
the City of Huntington Beach.
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Section 4101 1.2. Wherever the term "Corporation
Counsel" is used in the Fire Prevention Code , it shall be
held to mean the Attorney for the City of Huntington Beach .
Section 4101.1.3. Wherever the words "Chief of the
Bureau of Fire Prevention" are used in the Fire Prevention
Code , they shall be held to mean the Fire Marshal.
Section 4101.2. MODIFICATIONS.
Sec&ion 4101.2.1, The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Pre-
vention shall have power to modify any of the provisions of
the Fire Prevention Code upon application in writing by the
owner or lessee , or his duly authorized agent, when there are
practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict
letter of the code, provided that the spiait of the code
shall be observed, public safety secured, and substantial
justice done. The particulars of such modification, when
granted or allowed, and the decision of the Chief of the Bu-
reau of Fire Prevention thereon shall be entered upon the
records of the department and a signed copy shall be furnish-
ed the applicant.
Section 4101.3. APPEALS.
Section 4101.3.1. Whenever the Chief of the Fire De-
partment shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant
a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provis-
ions of the code do not apply, or that the true intent and
meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly inter-
preted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the
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Fire Departmelit to the City Council within thirty (30) days
from the date of the decision of the appeal.
Section 4101.4. NEW MATERIALS2 PROCESSES OR OCCUPANCIES
WHICH MAY REQUIREPERMITS.
Section 4101.4.1. The Mayor, the Chief of the Fire De-
partment and.. the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after
giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new
materials, processes or occupancies which shall require per.
mits, in addition to those now enumerated in said code. The
Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post such list
in a conspiruous place in his office and distribute copies
thereof to interested persons.
Section 4101.5. PENALTIES.
Section 4101.5.1. Any person who shall violate any of "
the provisions of the code hereby adopted, or fail to comply
therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any
order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of
any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted
and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued
thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken or who
shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modi-
fied by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time
fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such viola-
tion and noncompliance respectively be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by impris-
onment for not more than 180 days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. The imposition of one penalty for any viola-
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tion shall not excuse the violation or permit it to contin-
ue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or
remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time;
and when not otherwise specified, each ten days that pro-
hibited conditions are maintained, shall constitute a sepa-
rate offense.
Section 4101.5.2. The application of the above penalty
shall not be held to prevent the enf6rced removal of pro-
hibited conditions.
Section 4102.1.- ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS OF DISTRICTS
IN WHICH STORAGE OF FLA 11ABLE LIQUIDS
IN OUTSIDE ABOVE-GROUND TANKS IS TO
BE PROHIBITED.
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Section 4102.1.1. The limits referred to in Section`
16.22 of the Fire Prevention Code in which storage of flamma--
ble liquids in outside above-ground tanks is allowed, are
hereby established as follows:
In all combining oil production districts designated
as 0, 0-11 0-31 0-4.
Heavy industrial district or M-2-0 zones.
Section 4102.1.2. The limits referred to in Section
16.51 of the Fire Prevention Code in which new bulk plants
for flammable liquids are allowed, are hereby established
as follows:
In all oil field districts or O-F zones, and heavy
industrial districts or M-2.
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Section 4102.2. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMITS IN WHICH BULK
STORAGE OF LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GASES,
IS TO BE RESTRICTED.
Section 4102.2.1. The limits referred to in Section
21.6A of the Fire Prevention Code , in which bulk storage
of liquified petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby estab-
lished as follows:
In all zones having in their designation, the
letters C or R.
Section 4103.1. AMENDMENTS MADE IN THE FIRE PREVENTION
CODE.
The Fire Prevention Code is amended and changed in the fol-
lowing respects:
Section 4103.1.1. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to bring in, use , store or handle radio-
active materials within the city limits of the City of Hunt-
ington Beach until a permit therefor has been obtained from
the Chief of the Fire Department.
Section 4103.1.2. There is hereby adopted as part of
the Fire Prevention Code of the City of Huntington Beach,
certain standards as set forth by the National Board of Fire
Underwriters and/or the National Fire Protection Association.
in their respective pamphlets in effect as of the effective
date of this Ordinance , or as revised hereinafter with the
latest edition of each pamphlet to be the one in effect; of
which not less than three (3) copies then and now are on file
in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Huntington
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Beach and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as
fully as though set out at length herein.
NBFU or
NFPA
Pamphlet
Number TITLE
10 First Aid Fire Appliances
11 Foam Extinguishing Systems
12 Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishing
Systems and Inert Gas for Fire and
Explosion Prevention.
13 Sprinkler Systems
14 Standpipe and Hose Systems
15 Water Spray Systems for Fire Prevention
16 Combined Foam and Water Spray System
20 Centrifugal Fire Pumps
22 Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection
Service
23 Fire Department Hose Connections
24 Outside Protection (Yard Piping Systems)
30 Flammable Liquids
31 Oil Burning Equipment
32 Dry Cleaning Plants
33 Spray Finishing
34 Dip Tanks
37 internal Combustion Engines, also
Coal Gas Producers
38 Discharging Flaammable Liquids from Tank
Cars and Petroleum Pipe Lines.
42 Pyroxylin Plastic in Factories
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NBFU
or_NFPA
Pamphlet
Number TITLE
43 Proxylin Plastic in Warehouses and
Stores
44 Combustible Fibres
45 Rubber Tire Protection
47 Lumber Yards
48 Magnesium
51 Gas Systems for Welding and Cutting
Gas Piping and Gas Appliances in Buildings
56 Hospital Operating Rooms
58 Liquefied Petroleum Gases
59 Liquefied Petroleum Gases at Utility
Plants
63 Dust Explosions in Industrial Plants
69 Inserting for Fire and Explosion Prevent-
ion
71 Central Station Protective Signaling
Systems
72 Proprietary Protective Signaling
Systems
80 Protection of Openings in Walls and Partit-
ions
81 Fur Storage-,Fumigation & Cleaning
. 82 Incinerators
83 Transit Operations
84 Merchandise Vaults and Safes
86 Class A Ovens and Furnaces
90-A Air Conditioning and Ventilating
M Systems of Other than Residence Type
90-B Residence Type Warm-Air Heating and Air
Conditioning Systems..
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NBFU or
NFPA'
Pamphle t
Number TITLE
92 Waterproofing of Floors and--Drainage ,
and Installation of Scuppers
302 Motor Craft
303 Marina and Boatyard
307 Operation of Marine Terminals
409 Construction and Protection of
Aircraft Hangars
410 Operational Hazards in Aircraft Hangars
505 Industrial Trucks
565 Non Flammable Medical Gas Systems
Section 4103 .1.2. Article 13 of the Fire Prevention
Code and all sections thereof included therein are hereby
deleted, and replaced by Article 411 of the Huntington Beach
Ordinance Code , together with Sections set forth under said
Article.
Section 4103.1.4. Section 11.1 of the National Board
of Fire Underwriters Code is amended by adding Section E
thereto, as follows:
"No turnstiles or similar devices shall be installed
or used inside any building used for commercial,
business or public assemblage purposes, nor any other
device that shall tend to trap any person within
the building."
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Section 2. That Article 411 entitled "FIREWORKS!!, and
Sections thereof, is hereby renumbered and amended, and as
amended shall read in words and figures as follows:
ARTICLE 411
FIREWORKS
section 1+111.. 4. FIREWORKS.
Section 4111.1.:` J "Fireworks" means blank cartridges,
toy pistols, toy canes, or toy guns in which explosives are
used; fire balloons (balloons of a type which have burning
material of,.any kind attached thereto or which require fire
underneath -to propel them) ,. firecrackers, torpedoes, sky
rockets, Roman candles, Daygo bombs, sparklers, or other
fireworks of like construction, and any fireworks containing
any combustible or explosive substances for the purpose of
producing a visible or audible- effect by combustion, explo-
sion, deflagration, or detonation, but does not include toy
pistols, ton canes, toy guns., or other similar devices in
which paper caps containing not more than twenty-five hun-
dreths (.25) grain of explosive compound per cap used.
Section 411I.1.1 ,> Dangerous Fireworks. Every fire-
works article which does not bear the "safe and sane" classi-
fication label of the State Fire Marshall shall be consider-
ed to be dangerous fireworks.
Section 4111.1.2. SaS fe and Sane Fireworks - shall in-
elude only those fireworks articles that have been classified
and registered as "safe and sane" by the State Fire Marshall.
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Section 4111.1.3. Permit Required - No person, firm
or corporation shall sell or offer for sale any fireworks
within the City of Huntington Beach without first obtaining
a permit from the City Council,
Section 4111.1.4. Persons Eligible - Fireworks permits
shall be issued only to such applicants who meet all of the
following qualifications:
(a) A non-profit, charitable , 'religious or eleemo-
synary corporation or association organized and
existing primarily for veteran, patriotic, re-
ligious, charitable or civic betterment purpos-
_es; and
(b) Said corporation or association has its princi-
pal and permanent meeting
place in the City of
Huntington Beach and has been organized and es-
tablished in said City for a period of at least
one year prior to the date of application made
for permit.
Section 4111.1.5. Limit on Number of Stands. A permit
for only one fireworks _stand will be issued to any one organ-
ization meeting the requirements for such permit, and not
to supplemental organization affiliated with the applicant.
lection 4111.1._b. Prior Rights to Locations - Any ap-
plicant having had a temporary Fireworks Stand the previous
year, shall have prior right to the same area so long as
there has been a permit issued each year.
Section 4111.1.7 . Determination of Eligibility may be
Referred to Council. In any case where a dispute arises be-
tween two or more applicants concerning location of sites,the
matter may be referred by the Fire Chief or the City Clerk
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to the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach for their
decision, and such decision shall be considered final.
Section 4111.1.8. Seizure of Fireworks. The Chief of
the Fire Department shall seize , take , remove , or cause to be
removed at the expense of the owner or permittee, all stocks
of fireworks offered or exposed for sale, stored, or held in
violation of this Article ,
Section 4111.1y9E Penalties.
(a) Any person violating any of the provisions of this
part or any rules or regulations established by the permit
issued thereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor, and. upon con-
viction shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hun-
dred dollars ($500.00) nor more than one thousand dollars
($1000.00) , or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail
for a period not ,exceeding one year, or. by both fine and
imprisonment.
(b) A person is guilty of a separate offense for each
day during which he commits., continues, or permits a viola-
tion of any provision of, or any order, rule or regulation
made pursuant to, this part.
(c) Any person violating any provfsion. of this part,
or any rules or regulations made pursuant thereto, shall, on
notice from any authorized representative of the City of
Huntington Beach, have his permit cancelled.
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Section4j11.1.10. Application Requirements. Each ap-
plicant for a temporary Fireworks Stand shall obtain his ap-
plication and forms from the Fire Prevention Bureau before the
15th day of May. Each application shall show the following,
and shall be executed in duplicate with one (1) copy to remain
in the Fire Department files.
(a) Name , address and telephone number of applicant.
(b) The applicant's status as a non-profit, charitable
religious or eleemosynary corporation or associa-
tion.
(c) The purpose for which the applicant, is primarily
existing and for which it is organized.
(d) The names, addresses and telephone numbers of the
. I officers, if any, of the applicant.
(e) The location where the applicant will sell fire-
M works with written approval of owner or lessee.
(f) When the applicant was organized and established.
(g) The location of the applicant ' s principal and per-
manent meeting place.
(h) The name, address, and State Fire Marshal's Li-
cense Number of any- wholesaler or distributor
from whom the retailer proposes to purchase fire-
works for resale.
(i) The applicant's State Board of Equalization Sales
Tax Permit Number.
(j) The manner, method and times, when and how the
applicant proposes to sell "safe and sane". fire-
works.
(k) Such other information as the Fire Prevention
Bureau and City Clerk may require to make their
investigation.
Section 4111.1,11. Time for Fi ina. Duration. Applica-
tions shall be filed with the City Clerk by the Fire Prevention.
bureau.
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with filing fees and forms required, on or before May 27th
of the calendar year for which the permit is being _sought.
Any permit issued shall be valid only for the premises or lo-
cation for which issued, shall not be transferable, assignable
or renewable and shall be valid only for the dates specified
in the permit.
Section 4111.1.12. Location Approval. Before approving
the application, the applicant or his authorized representa-
tive shall obtain clearance and mapping of the location select-
ed from the Fire Department of the City of Huntington Beach
Fire Prevention Bureau. In no case shall a .stand be allowed
(a) within three-quarter (3/4) mile of any other temporary
stand, (b) on Ocean side of Pacific Coast Highway .(Route #1) ,
(a) in Fire Zone #1.
Section 4111.1.13. Issuance of Permit. The Fire Mar-
shal and the City Clerk shall, on satisfying themselves that
the applicant qualifies under the provisions of this Article,
approve the application for presentation to the City Council
at the first Council meeting in June of the .calendar year for
which the permit is being sought.
Section 4111.1s1'4. Application Fee. The fee for the
filing of an Application for Temporary Fireworks stand shall
be in the sum of Fifteen ($15.00) Dollars, no part of which
may be waived or refunded. Fee shall be payable at time of
completion of Fire Department requirements and investigation,
and the filing with the City Clerk of all required forms and
fees.
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Segtion 4111.3.15. Service Fee. Each applicant shall
pay a fee in the sum. of Ten ($10.00) Dollars to cover costs
of. service, mapping and inspections, no part of which may be
waived or refunded. Fee shall be payable at time of comple-
tion of Fire Department investigation and approval, and the
filing with the City Clerk of all required forms and fees.
SectIon 4111.1.16 . Regulations for Temporary Stands.
All temporary stands for the display and sale of fireworks
shall be located, maintained and operated subject to the fol-
lowing provisions:
(a) Any person operating any such stand shall abide by
and. comply with all the matters set forth in the
application for permit to operate the same, and
all conditions and restrictions imposed by the
City Council in the granting of the permit.
(b) Prior to the erection of any temporary stand, and
within seven (7) days after approval by the City
Council, - the permittee shall post with the City
Clerk a cash bond in the sum of One Hundred($100.00)
Dollars to be forfeited to the City in- the event
that the permittee fails to remove said stand,
equipment and rubbish from the premises upon which
the stand is. located, before 12:00 o'clock midnight
of July 8th of the year for which said permit is
granted. The Fire Department shall make an inspect-
ion of the premises, and if all equipment, rubbish,
and debris have been -removed by the permittee as
aforesaid, the Fire Department shall notify the
City Clerk in writing and said cash bond shall
thereupon be returned to permittee.
(c) Prior to the erection .of any such stand, the per-
mittee shall procure public liability and property
damage insurance covering its operation in and about
said stand and premises in a minimum amount of
$100,000 for death or injury to one person,$300,000
for death or injury of more than one person, and
$50,000 property damage, and permittee shall file a
certificate of such insurance with the City Clerk.
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(d) No fireworks display or stand shall be erected within
one hundred (100) feet of any gasoline service
station or any garage nor within thirty-five (35)
feet of any other structure. Minimum setback-from
the street curbing shall be ten (10) feet or more
as required by the- Fire Prevention Bureau, who shall
mark the placing of -the nearest part of stand to
curb.
(e) There shall be maintained in each premises or stand
within which fireworks are sold or offered for sale,
suitable fire extinguishers of a type and number ap.
proved by the Chief of the Fire Department.
(f) No person shall light, or cause or permit to be light-
ed, any fireworks or any other article or- material
within any such stand, or within fifty (50) feet
thereof
(g) No smoking shall be allowed in any structure used
for the sale and. display of fireworks nor within`
fifty (50) feet of said structure. "No Smoking" signs
shall be prominently displayed._ in_ a-number prescribed
by the Fire Chief.
(h) All such temporary stands shall be constructed in ac-
cordance with existing City requirements and specifi-
cations.
(i) All temporary stands for the display and sale of fire.
- works shall .obtain an electrical permit from the City
of Huntington -Beach prior to any electrical work.
Q) No are or Klijj& light shall be located within seventy-
five (75) feet of any temporary stand selling fireworks,
(k) Fireworks shall be sold only between the hours of 12
noon June 28th to 12 noon on July 6th as authorized
by the State Fire Marshal.
(1) Permittee shall strictly comply with all the provisions
of Section 12600 through 12081 of the Health and
Safety Code of the State of California-
(m) Fireworks shall be stored and. kept only in the permitt-
eels sales booth. It shall be unlawful to store any
fireworks in any building, residence , garage , home or
automobile within the City of Huntington Beach.
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(n) There shall be at least one adult in attendance
during the open or sale hours of the fireworks stand.
No minor, age sixteen (16) years or younger shall be
permitted in a stand.
(o) The permittee shall provide an adult night watchman
to act and serve during. the hours of storage. tinder
no circumstances shall the night watchman sleep within
the fireworks stand.
. (p). No alcoholic beverages shall be allowed on the premises.
(q) All permits must be posted in a conspicuous place.
Section_�1 1.1.17. __Dangerous_F rework„s Prohibited. No..
fireworks. shall be sold or offered for sale within the City
which are classified as ''dangerous fireworks" as that term is
defined by the Health and Safety Code of the State of Califor-
nia, nor shall any person be permitted to sell or offer to sell,
within the City, fireworks without first having obtained a
Fireworks Retail License from the State Fire Marshal, as re-
quired under the laws of the State of California
Section 4112.1 Ll. Manufacture , Sale and Discharge of
Fireworks.
(a) The manufacture of fireworks within the jurisdict-
ional area is prohibited except under special-permits
as are required. by local and State regulations.
(b) Except as hereinaf_te.r__p.rovided, it shall be unlaw-
ful for any person to possess, store, to offer for
sale, expose for sale , sell at retail, or use or
explode any fireworks; provided that the Chief
shall have power to adopt reasonable rules and regu-
lations for the granting of permits for supervised
public displays of fireworks by the County, .fair
associations, amusement parks, and other organiza-
tions. Every such display shall be handled by a
competent operator approved by the Chief, and shall
be of such a character and so located, discharged
or so fired as in the opinion of the Chief, after
proper inspection, so as not to be hazardous to
property or endanger any person
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(c) Application for permits shall be made in writing at least
fifteen (15) days in advance of the date of display .After
such privilege shall have been granted, sale , possession,
use and distribution of fireworks for such display shall
be lawful for that purpose only. No permit granted here-
under shall be transferable.
Section 4112.1.2. Bond for Fireworks Display Required.
The permittee shall furnish a bond or certificate of insurance
in an amount dej-emed adequate by the Chief for the payment of
all damages which may be caused either to a person or persons
or to property by reasons of the permitted display, and arising
from any acts of the permittee, his agents, employees or sub-
contractors.
Section 1+1 2.1.3. Disposal of Unfired Fireworks. Any
fireworks that remain unfired after the display is concluded
shall be immediately disposed of in a way for the particular
type of fireworks remaining.
Se, tion 4112.1.4. Exceptions. Nothing in this Article
shall be construed to prohibit the use of fireworks by rail-
roads or other transportation agencies for signal purposes or
illumination or the sale or use of blank cartridges for a
show or theater, or for signal or ceremonial purposes in ath-
letics or sports or for use by military organizations.
Section 3, That Ordinance No. 712, and all parts and sec-
tions thereof are hereby repealed.
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Section 4. The City Council hereby declares that should
Any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this ordinance or
of the code hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be
invalid, it is the intent of the City; Council that it would
have passed all other portions of this ordinance independent
of the portion eliminated herefrom as may be declared invalid.
Section 5. This ordinance., being an emergency measure
for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety,
and welfare , which emergency is set forth and, defined in the
preamble hereto, shall take effect and be in force from and
after the passage and adoption hereof.
Section 6, The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be
published by one insertion in the Huntington Beach News, a
weekly newspaper printed, published and circulated in the City
of Huntington Beach, California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, this 5`h day of April 19650
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City C k APPROVED AS T t
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Cit ey
By
Ge` rge Shibata
Asst.City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
County of Orange ) ss
City of Huntington Beach )
I, Paul C. Jones, the duly elected, qualified and acting City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is five;
that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 15th day of March 19(65
and was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 5th day of April 196,5, and was passed
and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the
members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen
Gisler , Stewart , Lambert , Shipley
NOES: Councilmen
None
ABSENT: Councilmen
Welch
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach, California