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Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2024-57 amending Section 46-153 of the Code of Ordinances for the City of League City to allow limited fireworks during the New Year's Holiday and Independence Day Holiday - Second Reading (Mayor Long)
Council approved first reading 6-2-0, December 17, 2024.
Background:
Approval of this ordinance will allow limited fireworks during the New Year's Holiday and Independence Day Holiday.
Summary of Changes:
· Age Restriction: a person 18 years of age or older.
· Discharge Time.
- For the New Year’s Holiday: between Sunset on December 31st to 1:00am on January 1st.
- For the Independence Day Holiday: between Sunset on July 4th to 1:00am on July 5th.
- “Sunset” shall mean the time of sunset as determined by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for League City.
· Authorized Fireworks. Only Fireworks 1.4G will be allowed to be discharged. These types of fireworks are commonly called "consumer or personal use fireworks."
· Discharge Conditions. Each person discharging fireworks must comply with the following conditions:
- No person may discharge fireworks during drought conditions (when there is a burn ban in effect or when the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) exceeds 600)
- There shall be no structure, vehicles, or person within a 25-foot diameter of the discharge location.
- Fireworks must be discharged on a non-combustible surface of sufficient size to contain the entire portion of the ground display.
- The person discharging the fireworks shall be responsible for cleaning and removing all firework debris.
- The person discharging the fireworks shall comply with all Texas Department of Insurance Requirements.
- The person discharging the fireworks shall not be under the influence of an intoxicating substance.
- The person discharging the fireworks shall have an extinguishment device (ex. minimum of 5-gallon bucket of water, minimum of 5lb ABC fire extinguisher, and/or an operational wa...
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