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ORDINANCE NO. 11 -943
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE
CITY, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 3114(C) OF THE TEMPLE
CITY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO FIREWORKS PERMITS
WHEREAS, Section 3114(C) of the Temple City Municipal Code limits the number of fireworks
permits that may be granted annually to twelve permits; and,
WHEREAS, organizations that have received an annual fireworks permit are entitled to obtain a
fireworks permit for the subsequent year, provided that the organization meets all of the qualifications and
requirements of Temple City Municipal Code Sections 3106 through 3118; and,
WHEREAS, in the event that less than twelve previously permitted organizations seek an annual
fireworks permit in any given year,
the Code provides that applications from new organizations will be considered on a first come, first serve
basis; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to change the process of granting a fireworks permit in the
event of a vacancy to a lottery system.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Section 3114(C) of the Temple City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
"C. No more than twelve (12) fireworks permits shall be issued in any year. Fireworks
permits shall be issued first to those qualified persons who held a fireworks permit during
the previous year. If there are any remaining available fireworks permits after those
seeking a repeat permit have been considered, the remaining permits shall be distributed
by lottery."
SECTION 2: The City Council hereby declares that, should any provision, section, subsection,
paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance or any part thereof, be rendered or declared
invalid or unconstitutional by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any
preemptive legislation, such decision or action shall not affect the validity of the remaining section or portions
of the Ordinance or part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have independently adopted
the remaining provisions, sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words of this
Ordinance irrespective of the fact that any one or more provisions, sections, subsections, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or words may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and to its
approval by the Mayor and shall cause the same to be published according to law.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 15th day of March, 2011.
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City Clerk
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MAYOR PRO TE
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City Attorney
I, Mary Flandrick, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 11-
943 was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Temple City held on the 1st day
March 2011, and was duly passed, approved and adopted by said Council at the regular meeting held on the
15th day of March 2011 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember -Blum, Sternquist, Yu, Chavez
NOES: Councilmember -None
ABSENT: Councilmember - Vizcarra
ABSTAIN: Councilmember -None
City Clerk
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