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ORDINANCE NO. 18-1810
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA TO
MODIFY THE HOURS OF PERMITTED DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS AS AN EXCEPTION TO
THE PROHIBITION ON THE DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS, BY AMENDING SECTION 3101.0
(FIREWORKS) OF CHAPTER 1 (FIRE PREVENTION) OF ARTICLE Ill (PUBLIC SAFETY) OF
THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, Section 3101.0 of the Carson Municipal Code currently permits the discharge of
fireworks "from 12:00 noon on June 28th and ending at 12:00 midnight on July 4th," as an exception to
the prohibition on discharge of fireworks in the City of Carson ("City"); and
WHEREAS, the City desires to modify the hours of permitted discharge of fireworks within the
City; and
WHEREAS, to accomplish the aforementioned action, the City Council must amend Section
3101.0 of Article Ill, Chapter 1 of the Carson Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The forgoing recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Section 3101.0 of Article Ill, Chapter 1 of the Carson Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"3101.0 Fireworks.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, safe and sane fireworks may be sold,
pursuant to the provisions of CMC 3101 to 3101.10, within the City of Carson only during the
period designated in subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii) of this Section.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or use safe and sane fireworks within the City
of Carson at any time except during the following time periods:
(i) 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m. on June 28th,
(ii) 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on June 29th,
(iii) 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on June 30th,
(iv) 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on July 1st,
(v) 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on July 2nd,
(vi) 10:00 a.m . to 10:00 p.m . on July 3rd, and
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(vii) 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight on July 4th.
(c) Safe and sane fireworks may only be sold at a properly permitted stand within the City of
Carson during the following hours:
(i) On June 28th from 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m.; and
(ii) From June 29th through July 4th from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, use or possess illegal fireworks within the
City of Carson."
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this
Ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is, for any reason, held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not
affect any other provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to
be severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, parts or portions thereof be declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4.
reading and adoption.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its second
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance, and shall cause the
same to be posted and codified in the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council on this 19 1h day of
June, 2018.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Donesia Gause-Aldana, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, hereby attest to and certify that the
foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance 18-1810 passed first reading on the 5th day of June, 2018, adopted
by the Carson City Council at its meeting held on the 19th day of June, 2018, by the following roll call
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:Robles, Hilton, Santarina, Davis-Holmes, Hicks
COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
Donesia Gause-Aldana, MMC, City Clerk
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