HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd 573 Amend Chap 6 Art 4 of City Code Fireworks(First published in The Ark Vallev N,on August 20,2015.)
ORDINANCE N
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING
CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 4, OF THE
THE AMENDMENT OF
KANSAS, IN CONNECTION
CODE OF BEL AIRE,
UPDATES TO THEFIREWORKS CODE, ALL WITHIN
SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS.
HE CITY OF BEL AIRE,
BB IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING
AIRE, KANSAS:Y OF'THE CITY OF'BEL
6.4.2 Mu
,se. The purpose of issuing a permit
is to permit a location for the sale of
ience, interference with pedestrian and
sale location(s).
from the unregulated placement of said
6.4.3 ode.
Section 6.4.3 Sale or Transfer of Fireworks: permit Required. It shall be unlawful for any
Section 6.4.2 permit to Sell or Transfer Fireworks;
for the sale or transfer of fireworks pursuant to this Atireworks within the City while controlling the incon
vehicular traffic and danger to the public tiat may ar;
person to sell, display for sale, offer to sell or give
without first paying the appropriate permit fee per r
securing a permit prior to June l6,r' of the year for whiclto "permit" within this Arlicle shall refer to a permi
ay any type of fireworks with the CiW
rlishment or premises to the City Clerl
Bel
such permit is requested. All references
issued pursuant to this section, unlessspecrfically identified as a',public Display permit.',
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to gi
public or for organized groups without first obtaining a
Secti of the
Section 6.4.5 Public Display of Fireworks; permit
Mun
or provide a fireworks display for the
blic display permit from the City of Bel
blic display permit until the Sedgwick
urance certificate shall not be cancelled
Aire. The City shall not review an application for a
County Fire Marshall has reviewed and approved the ication. Said application for a publicdisplay permit shall be submitted to the Citv at least 3 days in advance of the desired public
isions of 6.4.I 1, except all applications
eeting after the applicant has met all
display, and shall be approved in accordance with thewill be submitted to the Governing Body at the first
requirements of submission of the application. No publi
the applicant furnishes a certificate of public liability
display permit shall be approved unless
rance for the display in a minimumamount of $1,000,000.00 for each occurrence includins damage to vehicles, naming the City ofBel Aire as additional insured and providing for both
an insurance carrier licensed to do business in Kansas.
ers compensation, which is written by
by insured or insurer until written notice is provided to t
the event of cancellation of the insurance prior to the
City Clerk of the City of Bel Aire. In
isplay, the public display permit shallautomatically be revoked and void. Presenting a fi display after insurance has been
cancelled shall be a violation of this code, and may bein accordance with this Article. The application for the(l)
(2)
(3)The location of the display. Shalo Address of the groundso A diagram ofthe grou
diagram must indicate
fireworks to:o the perimeter ofo to all structureso all structures on
point of dio all abutting
and
o the area at
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)The name of the person, firm
fireworks. Must present a valid
State of Kansas Fire Marshals
(8) Anticipated need for police, fire
(b) No public display permit shall be issued iFire Marshall the location, nature of the fireworks or
risk of harm, or risk of damage to persons or propeffy.
(c) Prior to approval of any public display
Marshall shall have the power to issue reasonable
public display permit. City law enforcement and
authorized to terminate a fireworks display event if
trreworks detonation violate any such rules and regulatio
(d) The Chief of Police of Bel Aire, Kansas.
event operator.
The name of the applicant.
The group for which the display
The date, time and duration of the
The nature or kind of fireworks to
The name of the person, firm
discharge of the fireworks.
whether police or security shall be required as apermit. Such review shall include determination of
preventing concerns arising from individuals watching tl
display grounds. All costs of security or additional poli
(e) Only those persons actually approved as
or discharge any fireworks at such a public display.
as an unclassified misdemeanor
blic display permit shall clearly state:
planned.
which the display is to be held;
on which the display is to be held. The
stances from the point of discharge of
grounds,
:ed upon the grounds,
tting properties within 500 feet of the
points of ingress/egress to the grounds,
the audience will be located.
display.
be used.
corporation that will make the actual
or corporation that will discharse the
operators certificate issued by the
other municipal services.
in the opinion of the Sedgwick Countyy other relevant factor creates a hazard.
it application, the Sedgwick County Fire
and regulations for the granting of said
Sedgwick County Fire Marshall are
event operator or party responsible for
ll review the application to determine
ition of approval of the public display
ic control concerns, and identifiing and
display in unsafe areas located offthe
ing requirements shall be borne by the
by the Fire Marshall shall handle
(0 Fireworks displays shall be completed
I l:00 pm Sunday through Thursday nights.
(g) Public display permit fee shall be $25
refunded if the public display permit is not issued.
midnight on Fridays and Saturdays and
.00 per application. Such fee shall be
a site for a public display of fireworks shall only be a
once annually. The City shall limit the number of publ
shall receive more than one permit for
ive impacts upon abutting propefties,
horized for a public display of fireworks
display permits to four annually.
(i) A permit authorizing a public
permittee remove all trash and debris from
fireworks, including both trash and debris
attendees to the event.
display fireworks shall hereby require that the
the associated with the public display of
generated by the display itself as well as by the
Am 6.4.10 re Mun
Section 6.4.f0 Permit Application. Applications for its to sell or transfer fireworks shall
not be accepted before the first business day ofJanua of the year for which the permit is to beil establishments or premises to sell orissued. The City shall only issue four permits to
transfer fireworks in any calendar year. Permits will
forth within this Chapter. Priority of approvals shall
awarded based upon the standards set
be based upon the date upon which the
application was received by the city clerk. No indivi I, business or organtzation shall receive
more than one permit per calendar year.
SECTION 5. Publication. This Ordinance shal take effect and be in force from and
after the publication of its summary in the Ark Val News, an official city newspaper.
Passed by the City Councilthis l8th day of Au
Approved by the Mayor this l Str' day of A
ATTEST:
2015.
MAYOR David Austin
SEAL