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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING CHAPTER 13
(FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, BY REPEALING ARTICLE III (FIRE PREVENTION CODE) AND ENACTING A
NEW ARTICLE III IN LIEU THEREOF.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 13 (Fire Prevention and Protection), of the Code of the City of
Jefferson, Missouri, is hereby amended by repealing Article III (Fire Prevention Code), and
enacting a new Article III in lieu thereof, which shall read as follows:
ARTICLE III.FIRE PREVENTION CODE
Sec. 13-42.International Fire Code 2006,International Code Council.
The International Fire Code / 2006, published by the International Code Council, is hereby
adopted,and incorporated herein by reference,as the Fire Code of the City of Jefferson,with the additions,
insertions,deletions and changes contained in Ordinance No. 13582.
(Code 1977, § 17-11;Ord.No.9398, § 1,3-3-80;Ord.No. 10670,§ 5,6-16-86,Ord.No. 11158,§ 1,2-
13-89;Ord.No. 11610, § 5,8-6-91)
Sec. 13-43.Amendments,deletions and insertions.
1. Delete Section 101.1,and insert the following in its place:
10 1.1 Title: These regulations as set forth herein shall be known as the Fire Code of the City of
Jefferson and are herein referred to as such or as"this code".
2. Delete Section 105.1.2 and insert the following in its place:
Permits Required: Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in other sections of this code,
permits required in any section of this code shall be procured from the chief of the fire department
unless City code Chapter 8 lists the subject matter of the permit,in which case the permit shall
be procured from the director of the department of Community Development.Permits shall at all
times be kept in the premises designated therein and shall at all times be subject to inspection by
the code official.
3. Delete Section 108 and insert the following in its place
SECTION 108.0 APPEAL
108._1 Application for appeal; Any person shall have the right of appeal to a board of appeals
from a decision of the code official.An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the
true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted,
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the provisions of this code do not fully apply, or an equally good or better method of fire
prevention is used.The application shall be filed on a form obtained from the code official within
20 days after the notice was served.
108.2 Membership of board: The board of appeals shall consist of five members appointed by
the Mayor with the advice and consent of a majority of the Council.A board of appeal shall be
appointed within twenty-one days after the filing of an appeal. The board shall dissolve after
completing its hearings on the appeal(s)triggering its appointment.
108.2.1 Oualifications: Each member of the board shall be a licensed professional engineer or
architect, or a specialist in fire prevention and control with at least five years experience.Not
more than two members shall be from the same profession or occupation, and at least one
professional engineer shall be a fire protection engineer or an engineer with fire protection
experience.
108.2.2 Chairman: The board shall select one of its members to serve as chairman immediately
after commencing its initial meeting.
108.2.3 Disqualification: No person shall be appointed to hear an appeal in which that person has
any personal,professional or financial interest.
108.2.4 Compensation of members: Members of the board of appeals shall receive no
compensation,but shall receive reimbursement for costs incurred with their service.
108.3 Notice of meeting: The board shall meet within thirty(30)days of the filing of an appeal.
At least five(5)days notice of its meetings shall be provided the appellant.
108.4 Open hearing: All hearings before the board shall be open to the public.The appellant,the
appellant's representative,the code official and any person whose interests are affected shall be
given an opportunity to be heard.
108.4.1 Procedure: The board shall adopt and make available to the public procedures under
which a hearing will be conducted.The procedures shall not require compliance with strict rules
of evidence but shall mandate that only relevant information be received.
108.5 Postponed hearing: When four members are not present to hear an appeal, either the
appellant or the appellant's representative shall have the right to request and receive a
postponement of the hearing.A new hearing shall be held within five days.
108.6 Board decision: The board shall modify or reverse the decision of the code official by a
concurring vote of three members.
108.6.1 Resolution: The decision of the board shall be by resolution.Certified copies shall be
furnished to the appellant and to the code official.
108.6.2 Administration: The code official shall take immediate action in accord with the decision.
108.7 Court review: Any person,whether or not a previous party of the appeal,shall have the
right to apply to the appropriate court for a writ of certiorari to correct errors of law.
4. Add the following to Section 109.3 Violation Penalties
1093-Penalty for violations: $500 dollars or by imprisonment of not more than 180 days.
5. Add the following to Section 109.3.2:
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109.3.2 Damage_to fire_department equipment: Any negligent or willful damage to fire
department equipment caused by any person subject to this code shall be punishable by a fine of
Five Hundred Dollars ($500) per occurrence of damage. This fine shall not be construed to
preclude monetary recovery of damages by the City through civil proceedings.
6. Insert the following in Section 307.
307.6 Allowable burning: Open burning shall be allowed without prior notification to the code
official for:recreational fires,fires used for the preparation of food,highway safety flares,smudge
pots and similar occupational needs,and fires used for training fire enforcement personnel.(Ord.
No. 11691, § 1, 1-13-92)
307.6.1 Yard Waste: Open burning of leaves,grass clippings,tree limbs,and vegetation grown
on a property is permitted from November 15 of each year through March 15 of the following
year, during daylight hours unless restricted or prohibited under section 307.2.2 by the code
official. In the event of an emergency declared by the Mayor,or person acting as such,the City
Administrator may authorize the open burning of yard waste,branches,trees,and other materials
he deems appropriate and under such conditions as he may proscribe.
307.6.2 The person conducting a burn under subsection 307.6.1 shall be the owner of the
property unless the owner has expressly directed some other person to conduct such burn on the
property.
307.6.3 Adjustment to permissible burning: The burning period as specified in 307.6.1 and
307.6.2 above may be adjusted by the Fire Chief for safety reasons provided the total number of
days of the burning periods shall not be increased. In the event that subsequent to the
determination of the periods during which burning is permitted, the Fire Chief invokes a
temporary ban during the period,the Fire Chief may extend the period by the number of days in
which the ban is imposed.
307.6.4 Ceremonial Fires. Bonfires and other fires which do not occur within a designated device
such as a barbeque grill,fireplace,outdoor stove,or outdoor heater,may be conducted only by
permission of the Fire Chief,or his designee,and under such conditions as he may impose for the
safety of persons and property.
307.6.5 Permit required: Open burning shall be allowed after obtaining a permit or other proper
authorization from the code official for recognized silvicultural or range or wildlife management
practices,prevention or control of disease or pests,heating for warmth of outworkers,bonfires,
vegetation from land clearance by contractors,and commercial incinerators.
307.6.6 Notification and ermis.i n: Open burning shall be allowed with prior notification to the
code official and upon receipt of written permission from Missouri Department of Natural
Resources(DNR),provided that any conditions specified in the permission are followed for:
(A) Disposal of hazardous or toxic material where the DNR determines that there is no
practical alternative method of disposal.
(B) Instruction in methods of fire fighting.
(C) Research in control of fires.
(D) Emergency or other extraordinary circumstances for any purpose determined to be
necessary by the DNR.
(E) Disposal of landscape waste other than residential and agricultural waste.
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(F) Recognized agricultural or horticultural management purposes to maintain or increase
the quantity or quality of agricultural or horticultural production.
(G) When jurisdictional DNR written permission is not applicable,the code official shall
give written permission only after it has been determined that approved fire safety
requirements and emission standards are to be met.
7. Add sections 508.5.7.through 508.5.13:
508.5.7 Obstructing_fire hydrants: It shall be unlawful to,by the erection of a fence,placement
of a living,dead,or imitation plants,or placement of any decorative device,to obscure from view,
damage, deface, obstruct or restrict the access to any fire hydrant or any fire department
connection for the pressurization suppression systems,including fire hydrants and fire department
connections that are located in public or private streets and access lanes,or on private property.
508.5.8 Notice of violation: The code official shall issue notices of violations of section 508.5.7
to any property owner in violations of said section.The notice shall contain a description of the
material(s)found to be a violation,a direction to remove the material(s)within fifteen(15)days
after mailing of the notice,and a copy of section 508.5.9.
508.5.9 Removal of materials: If fifteen(15)days after mailing the notice the obstructions or
encroachments that constitute a violation of section 508.5.7 are not removed,the code official
shall remove the same. Any costs incurred in removing the obstructions or encroachments shall
be paid from the City treasury on certificate of the code official and approval of the City
Administrator;and the City Counselor shall institute appropriate action for the recovery of such
costs.
50.8_.5.10 Duty to maintain: It shall be the duty of the owner of the property on which a fire
hydrant or fire department connection for the pressurization--suppression systems is located to
maintain the property surrounding such hydrant or connection in such a manner as to comply with
section 508.5.7.
508.5.11�Hvdrant use at)yroval: A person shall not use or operate any fire hydrant intended for
use of the fire department for fire suppression purposes unless such person first secures the
permission of the code official and the water company having jurisdiction.This section shall not
apply to the use of such hydrants by a person employed by,and authorized to make such use by,
the water company having jurisdiction.
508.5.12 Fire hydrant spaci=In the districts designated RU,RC,RS-1,RS-2,RS-3,RS-4,RD,
RA-1,and RA-2 by the City zoning ordinance,fire hydrants shall be six hundred(600)feet apart
along any given street,unless a block between two intersecting streets is longer than four hundred
(400) feet but less than six hundred(600) feet. In all other districts designated in such zoning
ordinance,fire hydrants shall be three hundred(300)feet apart along any given street.In an area
in the RU,RC,RS-1,RS-2,RS-3,RS-4,RD,RA-1,or RA-2 districts which a non-residential use
exists,the three hundred(300)foot spacing requirement shall apply.
508.5.13 Fire Hydrant Construction: Any fire hydrant installed for private or public.use shall
conform to the specifications of the water company having jurisdiction.Any such hydrant shall
be right-hand opening,with two,two and one-half inch outlets,and one,four and one-half inch
outlets,and shall be supplied by a water main of sufficient size to provide fire protection.
8. Add sections 511.1 through 511.3
511.1 Fire Lane Signs
(A) Signs designating fire lanes shall comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices. Such signs shall be rectangular in shape with a white background and red
letters stating"FIRE LANE NO PARKING".
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(B) The signs described in subsection A of this section shall be posted in the following
manner:
(i) at each end of a fire lane which exceeds thirty(30)feet in length with signs
which can be read from each direction;
(ii) midway between the ends of a fire lane less than thirty(30)feet in length with
the signs to be posted to the right of the traffic way and to be legible from the
roadway.
51_1.2 Fire_lane_curb marking:
(A) Curbs,or pavement if there are no curbs,in a fire lane shall be painted with a stripe at
least three(3)inches wide.
(B) The paint to be used in complying with subsection A of this section shall be yellow in
color. If there are other restricted parking zones in the area of the fire lane, the paint
shall be red in color.
(C) The yellow or red striping marking a fire lane shall not be a part of, and shall be
distinctly different from,any other restricted parking striping used in the area of the fire
lane.
511.3 Fire lane locations: Pursuant to Section F-313 of this code,the code official shall have the
authority to designate the following areas,or any portion thereof,as fire lanes:
(1) entrances and exits to non-residential structures;
(2) roadways providing access to fire stations;
(3) roadways providing access to sprinkler or standpipe systems;and
(4) roadways that lead to,are next to our in front of fire hydrants."
9. Add section 409:
409 Smoke detectors in leased or rental residential units:
(A) Applicability. The owner of each residential rental unit shall install smoke detectors
and/or fire suppression systems prior to the occupance of said dwelling unit in
compliance with the existing building code and fire codes of the City of Jefferson in
effect at the date of occupance.
(B) Date of Installation. The owner of each existing dwelling or newly constructed or
rehabilitated unit that is not at the effective date of this subsection required to be
protected by a smoke detector or fire suppression system shall install smoke detectors
as required by this subsection within three months of the effective date of this
subsection.
(C) Location of Detectors. The owner of each existing dwelling or newly constructed or
rehabilitated unit shall install at least one smoke detector to protect each sleeping area.
In an efficiency apartment,the owner shall install the smoke detector in the room used
for sleeping. In all other dwelling units, the owner shall install the smoke detectors
outside the bedrooms, but in the immediate vicinity of the sleeping area. An owner
subject to this subsection shall install each smoke detector on the ceiling at a minimum
of four inches from the side wall to the near edge of the detector or on a wall located
four to twelve inches from the ceiling to the top of the detector and within fifteen feet
of all rooms used for sleeping purposes, with not less than one detector per level
containing a habitable room and in the basement or cellar. The smoke detector shall not
be installed in dead air space,such as where the ceiling meets the wall. Where one or
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more sleeping areas are located on a level above the cooking and living area,the smoke
detector for such sleeping areas shall be placed at the top of the stairway. An owner
shall also install not less than one smoke detector on the uppermost ceiling,not less than
four inches from any wall, or on a wall, located four to twelve inches from the
uppermost ceiling of all interior stairwells. For good cause shown,the Chief of the Fire
Department or his designated department representatives may modify the location
requirements of this subsection.
(D) Type of Detector. The owner shall install a smoke detector which is capable of sensing
visible or invisible particles of combustion and emitting an audible signal and may be
wired directly to the building power supply, or may be powered by self-monitored
battery. The smoke detector shall comply with all the specifications of the Underwriters
Laboratories,Inc. Standard UL217 (Standard for Safety-Single and Multiple Stations
Smoke Detectors) 2nd Edition October 4, 1978 as revised May 19, 1983 or any
recognized standard laboratory testing that certifies the detector meets the requirement
of National Fire Protection Association(NFPA)Standards 72E and 74. Smoke detectors
shall bear the label of a nationally recognized standards testing laboratory that indicates
that the smoke detectors have been tested and listed under the requirement of UL217
2nd Edition or NFPA 72E and 74.
(E) Duties of Owner and Occupant. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to supply
and install on a continuing basis all required detectors. The owner shall be responsible
for testing and maintaining detectors in common stairwells. It shall be the responsibility
of the tenant to provide and maintain functional batteries after initial installation for each
detector,to test and maintain detectors within dwelling units,and to notify the owner or
authorized agent in writing of any deficiencies. The owner shall be responsible for
providing each tenant with written information regarding detector testing and
maintenance.
The owner shall provide notice to the occupant of the respective duties of the parties and
the potential penalties for violation of the subsection. The owner shall either:
1. Post a notice which is 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches or larger inside the rental unit
in a conspicuous space,or
2. Include a notice provision in the lease agreement,or
3. Provide notice in separate agreement or addendum to lease
If the owner chooses to put the notice in the lease or in a separate agreement,the notice
shall be in at least 12 point type. The notice shall be prepared in duplicate and shall be
signed and dated by the occupant. One copy shall be given to the occupant and one
copy shall be kept on file by the owner and this copy shall be available for inspection
by the Chief of the Fire Department or his agent between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday. At a minimum the notice shall include the items as set out in the
following:
NOTICE OF DUTIES OF OWNER AND OCCUPANT RELATING TO SMOKE
DETECTORS
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING OF
THE OWNER AND OCCUPANT OF THIS RENTAL UNIT:
OWNER
THE OWNER SHALL SUPPLY AND INSTALL ALL REQUIRED DETECTORS.
THE OWNER SHALL MAINTAIN AND TEST ALL DETECTORS IN COMMON
STAIRWELLS.
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THE OWNER SHALL PROVIDE OCCUPANT WITH WRITTEN INFORMATION
REGARDING DETECTOR TESTING AND MAINTENANCE.
OCCUPANT
THE OCCUPANT SHALL PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN BATTERIES FOR THE
DETECTORS.
THE OCCUPANT SHALL TEST AND MAINTAIN DETECTORS WITHIN
DWELLING UNITS.
THE OCCUPANT SHALL NOTIFY OWNER IN WRITING IN CASE OF
DEFICIENCY OF DETECTOR.
PENALTY
IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO REMOVE BATTERIES OR IN ANY
WAY MAKE SMOKE DETECTORS INOPERABLE.
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT
EXCEEDING$500.00 OR IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING
THREE MONTHS.
(F) Enforcement and Inspection. The Chief of the Fire Department or his designated
department representatives shall have jurisdiction to inspect dwelling units for the
installation of any smoke detector required to be installed under this subsection or any
other ordinance. Said inspections may be held during reasonable daylight hours. If a
unit is found to be in noncompliance,owner shall be notified that he or she has 48 hours
to get the unit in compliance. Notice of noncompliance to the occupant of the unit shall
be posted inside the unit. If after 48 hours the building is still not in compliance it shall
be posted as uninhabitable and shall remain so posted until reinspected for full
compliance with this subsection.
(G) Tampering. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove batteries or in any way make
spoke detectors inoperable.
(H) Noncomplying Units. It shall be unlawful for an owner to lease a noncomplying unit.
(1) Penalty. A violation of this code shall be punishable by the standard penalty authorized
in Section 1-13 of the Code of the City of Jefferson. (The general code penalty is a fine
not exceeding$500.00 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or by
both such fine and imprisonment.)
(Ord.No. 11704, § 1,2-3-92)
10. Add section 903.2.7.
903.2.7 Group R-1. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout
buildings with a Group R-1 fire area.
903.2.7.1 Group R-2. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout
buildings with a Group R-2 fire area where more than two stories in height,including
basement or where having more than 16 dwelling units.
903.2.7.2 Group R-4. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout
buildings with a Group R-4 fire area.
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Exception: An automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section
903.3.1.2 or Section 093.3.1.3 shall be allowed in Group R-4 facilities.
11. Add section 906.11:
906.11_Sale of fire extinguishers:Fire extinguishers that do not carry an Underwriter's Laboratory
label and rating shall not be offered for sale or trade within the City.
12. Add Section 3307.16 through 3307.24
33.07.16 Permit Application: Application will be submitted five [5] working days in advance
before a blasting permit will be issued. Permit applicants shall provide:
1. Plan explaining an estimated number of blasts and when the job is projected to
be completed.
2. A site plan indicating location and number of magazines.
a. Bunkers,if required
b. Distance to adjacent buildings and/or structures
C. Material Safety Data Sheets shall be provided for all materials used
on the job site.
d. Documentation of blasters certification.
3. A blasting contractor failing to apply for blasting permits or found blasting
without a permit will be subject to a$500.00 fine,plus the cost of a blasting
permit.
4. Blasting contractors will provide one of the following to the fire department.
a. Approved site plan.
b. Approved grading permit and/or approved building permit.
3307.17 Certification:Blasters Certification shall be required of all blasters. All blasters must
obtain certification as a blaster from the Missouri Limestone Producers Association[MLPA]or
equivalent. All blasters certification will be provided to the Fire Department and kept on file.
3307.18 Insurance:The blasting contractor shall provide a"Certificate of Insurance"for special
blasting liability insurance coverage, in the amount of not less than two million dollars
[$2,000,000.00]. Certificate of Insurance shall show the"City of Jefferson" as a"Certificate
Holder".
3307.19 Signage:Proper signage shall beset on all streets,roads or highways declaring"Blasting
Area"and"Shut Off Two-way Radios"[not applicable when non-electric caps are used],within
five hundred[500]of the blast site.
3307.20 Seismographs:Minimum of one[I]seismograph shall be on all blasting sites. Additional
seismographs maybe required by the Fire Official. Seismic readings shall not exceed 1.5PS[inch
per second]. Sound levels shall not exceed 130 db at the Seismic site. Seismic readings and
copies of blasting logs shall be kept on record by the blasting contractor for one year for review
if necessary by the fire official.
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3307.21_Pre-Blast Surveys:Blasters shall conduct a pre-blast survey when blasting within three
hundred[300]feet of any habitable structure,well,road,street or highway.
3307.22 Written Notice:Written notice shall be delivered to all property owner/managers within
pre-blast survey area. Notice shall contain: Blasting contractor's name, address and phone
number,beginning and ending dates,approximate blasting times,blasting location and party for
whom work is being done. Written notice will be delivered five [5] days in advance before
blasting.
3307.23 Warnings/Blastirn>:
1. The blasting contractor shall be responsible for insuring that the area is visually
inspected and made clear of people and/or animals.
2. Warnings shall be sounded as follows:
3. Three[3],five[5]to ten[10]second soundings from a siren,air horn or other
approved warning device,with minimum sound level of 125 db at one hundred
[100] feet,shall be sounded.
4. Wait a full thirty[30] seconds.
5. Sound another five[5] to ten[10] second sounding.
6. Immediately followed by a voice command from an amplified bullhorn, or
equivalent.
7. Detonation shall follow.
8. An"all clear",voice command shall be given after blast and when blast area
is safe to enter for inspection.
3307.24 Permit Fee: Permit fee for blasting within the City of Jefferson will be as follows:
$100.00-first week
$25.00-for each additional week
$200.00-annual permit fee for quarry operations.
13. Add Section 3309:
SECTION 3309.0 GENERAL
3309.1 Scone:The manufacture and sale of fireworks is prohibited within the jurisdiction. The
display or discharge of fireworks shall comply with the requirements of this article.
3309.2 Permit required:A permit shall be obtained-from the Jefferson City Fire Department for
the display or discharge of fireworks,except for activity allowed under Sec. 3310.0..
3309.3 Permit Mlications:Application for permits shall be made in writing at least 15 days in
advance of the date of the display or discharge of fireworks. The possession and use of fireworks
for such display shall be lawful under the terms and conditions approved with the permit and for
such display shall be lawful under the terms and conditions approved with the permit and for that
purpose only. A permit granted hereunder shall not be transferable,not shall any such permit be
extended beyond the dates set out therein.
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14. Add Section 3310
SECTION 3310.0 USE,DISPLAY AND DISCHARGE
3310.1 General: It shall be a violation of this code for any person to store,use or explode any
fireworks, except as provided in the rules and regulations issued by the Jefferson City Fire
Department for the granting of permits for supervised public displays of fireworks by the
jurisdiction,fair associations,amusement parks and other organization. Every such public display
and private non-projectile fireworks display shall be supervised by an adult permit holder and
shall be handled by an approved,competent operator. The fireworks shall be arranged,located,
discharged or fired in a manner that,in the opinion of the Jefferson City Fire Department,will not
be a hazard to the property or endanger any person.Notwithstanding the provision of this section
and any other provision of Chapter 33,any property annexed into the City which was lawfully
used for the commercial sale of fireworks at any time during the year immediately preceding
annexation may be used for the commercial sale of fireworks for up to seven(7)years after the
annexation is effective.
3310.2 Bond for display. The permittee shall furnish a bond in an amount deemed adequate by
the Jefferson City Fire Department for the payment of all damages which may be caused either
to a person or persons or to property by reason of the permitted display,and arising from any acts
of the permittee,the permittee's agents,employees or subcontractors.
3310.2.1 Disposal of unfired fireworks:Unfired fireworks and trash that remain after the display
is concluded shall be immediately disposed of in an approved,safe manner.
3310.3 Exemptions:Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit any resident wholesaler,
dealer or j obber to sell at wholesale such fireworks as are not herein prohibited,or the sale of any
kind of fireworks provided the same are to be shipped directly out of state,or the use of fireworks
by railroads or other transportation agencies for signal purposes or illumination,or the sale or use
of blank cartridges for a show or theater, or for signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or
sports,or for use by military organizations. Such wholesalers,dealers and j obbers shall store their
supplies of fireworks in accordance with Chapter 33.
3310.4 Seizure of fireworks: The Jefferson City Fire Department shall seize, take, remove or
cause to be removed at the expense of the owner, all stocks of fireworks that are offered or
exposed for display or sale,or are stored or held in violation of this article.
15. Add Section 3308.
3308. Permitted_Possession_and_Uses Notwithstanding any other provisions of section 3308,the
following shall be permitted.
1. Possession and use of Class D fireworks.
2. Transportation of fireworks through the City.
3. Possession and use of Class C fireworks on private property of five(5)acres or more.
All permitted uses of fireworks under this section must occur from June 15"through July 8",or
December 315`through January l st,and within the hours of 8 a.m.and 10 p.m.,except for the 4'h
of July and New Year's Eve when the hours will be extended until midnight.
Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are severable. If any
provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance which
can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
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Section 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of
its passage and approval.
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