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ORDIP �'CE PTO. 2 34.
AY ORDIP ?AT "Cr OF THE CITY OF hY' < " RErULATIPIG
THE SALE AP D USE OF FIR7,V'ORH1 S AI:D OTHER EXPLOSIVES
IN THE CITY OF LYN?"OOD,CALIFORFIA, REPEALING ORD-
INPPiCES Fos. 121 AND 172
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The City Council of the City of Lynwood, California,
does ordain as follows:
`i';CTION 1.: There is hereby established in and for the
City of Lynwood the following rules and regulations relative
to the sale and use of fireworks in said City as follows.
(A) License to sell fireworks in established places of
business or from sidewalk stands, may be granted to residents
of the City of Lynwood as hereinafter provided. The term
"residents" shall include recognized patriotic organizations
of the City, and those conducting an established business within
the City. Licenses or rights thereunder shall not be transfer -
ed or assigned.
(B) Permits to sell fireworks in a regularly established
place of business may be zranted provided such place of business
is a Type 1,3 or 4 building, and further provided such building
is not used for the storage or sale of gas, oils, paints, hay or
straw, or as a public garage, or for any business defined as
"hazardous" by the Lational Board of Fire Underwriters.
(1) Regularly established places of business shall display
fireworks on a counter covered on all sides and top with wire
mesh not to exceed in size, or inside a cage covered on all
sides and top with mesh not to exceed " in size.
(C) Sidewalk stands shall be constructed as follows:
(1) The entire upper portion of such stands shall be sheet-
ed solid, or covered with wire mesh not over one inch in size,
and the roof and lower portion of the stand shall be covered
solid with boards or metal.
(2) Sidewalk stands shall be located at least ten feet
from a residence or place of business, other than a gas station,
and at least one hundred feet from a gas station.
(3) The premises on which a sidewalk stand is located, shall
be entirely cleared of al._ combustible material, other than sire -
works and containers, for at least twenty -five feet on all sides
of such stand.
(D) Pr ecautiona r y Measures.
(1) All extra stocks of fireworks shall be stored in
segregated rooms or structures.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any one to light, or cause
to be lighted any fireworks, or other combustible material with-
in any such stand, or store, or within ten feet thereof.
(3) Each stand shall be equipped Tor each and every fift-
een feet of counter space or portion thereof, with at least one
2*- gallon soda and acid type fire extingusi;er in good condition.
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(E) LI ^ENSE FEES.
(1) A person desiring to sell fireworks shall obtain an
application blank from the Building Inspector, and after com-
pletion of stand or counter, the Fire ^hief of the City of Lyn-
wood, shall examine the fire extinguisher, and locate same, and
approve the application blank,a£ ter which it shall be returned
to the Building Inspector for inspection of building and busi-
ness license.
(2) All persons granted such permits shall pay to the
Linense Collector of the City of Lynwood as a license fee the
sum of Six (t'6.00) dollars for such privilege, provided, however,
recognized patriotic bodies of the City of Lynwood may operate
not to exceed six stands for the one fee.
(F) TII¢M LIMIT FOR THE SALE OF FIR ET':'ORYS .
(1) Licenses granted hereunder shall be limited to five
days ur.eceding the Fourth of July, and the Fourth of July, except
when the Fourth of July falls on a Sunday, in which event licenses
may be granted for one additional day.
SECTION 2. l-o firework or explosives of any kind shall be
displayed, offered for sale or sold, in said City on any day of
the year, other than those days hereinbefore specified, nor shall
any fireworks be exploded or used in said City other than on July
4th or on the day on which July 4th is celebrated.
SECTION 3. Any violation of this Ordinance shall be a mis-
demeanor, punishable by a fine of not exceeding 4hree .iund.red
0300.00) Dollars, or by imprisonr;ent in the County Jail of Los
Angeles County, or in the City Jail of the City of Lynwood, for
a term of not to exceed Ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and
imprisonrent.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its' passage.
SECTIOIT 5. This Ordinance is made to take effect as is
provided in Section 4. hereof, because of the great dan -rer to
property in t -_e City of Lynwood from the use of fireworks and
other explosives at this time of the year, namely: the dry sea-
son, just prior to the Fourth of July, and this condition requi-
res the rules and regulations as provided in this said Ordinance.
Therefore an emergency is hereby declared.
SECTION 6: Ordinances Yos. 121 and 172 are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7: That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published once in
the Lynwood Tribune , a weekly newspaper of general circulation
printed, published and circulated within said City of Lynwood.
PASSED and -- DOPTED this 22nd,day of Kay 1934.
ATTEST:
CITY OF =7077
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,: SS.
CITY OF LYNWOOn. )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, California, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the City
Council of said City at et adjourne d_ regular meeting
thereof held in the City Hall of said City, on the
22nd day of Pav _ _, 1934. . and passed by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Lake. Lever, Daetweiler,
Snyder and Boster.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: Tone.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None.
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