Ordinance 1041-84 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • 1 ORDINANCE NO. /Q. 1/-p'Sf 2 AN ORDINANCE providing for the regulation of sale, possession and use 3 of fireworks within the City limits and repealing Ordinance No's. 3882, 308-74 and 353-75 (EMC 16.60). 4 5 WHEREAS, the Washington legislature has amended the Washington State 6 Fireworks Law in 1982 and again in 1984; and 8 WHEREAS, the current fireworks ordinance does not accurately reflect the changes in State law and should be amended to do so; 9 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 10 Section 1: DEFINITION. For the purpose of this Chapter, the following 11 12 words shall mean: 13 A. "Fireworks" means any composition or device, in a finished state contain- 14 ing any combustible or explosive substance for the purpose of producing a visible or 15 audible effect by combustion, explosion, defalgration, or detonation, and classified as 16 common or special fireworks. 17 B. "Special Fireworks" means any fireworks designed primarily for exhibition 18 display by producing visible or audible effects. The term includes: 19 1. fireworks commonly known as skyrockets, missile type 20 rockets, firecrackers, salutes, and chasers; and 21 2. fireworks not classified as common fireworks. 22 C. "Common Fireworks" means any fireworks designed primarily to produce 23 visual or audible effect by combustion. 24 25 1. The term includes: 26 a. ground and hand held sparkling devices, including items commonly known as dipped sticks, sparklers, 27 cylindrical fountains, cone fountains, illuminating torches, wheels, ground spinners, and flitter 28 sparklers; 29 b. smoke devices; 30 c. helicopters containing not more than 20 grams of pyrotechnic composition, aerials, spinners, roman 31 candles, mines, and shells; 32