SANTA ANA FIRE DEPARTMENT

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1 SANTA ANA FIRE DEPARTMENT FIREWORKS REGULATIONS SAMC Chapter 14 SECTION DANGEROUS FIREWORKS DEFINED. For purposes of this article dangerous fireworks shall mean dangerous fireworks as defined in the State Fireworks laws and the regulations of the State Fire Marshal adopted pursuant thereto, as they may from time to time be amended. SECTION SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS DEFINED. For purposes of this article safe and sane fireworks shall mean safe and sane fireworks as defined in the State Fireworks Law and the regulations of the State Fire Marshal adopted pursuant thereto, as they may from time to time be amended. SECTION DANGEROUS FIREWORKS PROHIBITED. No person, firm, or organization shall manufacture, store, display, sell, offer for sale, possess, discharge, explode, fire, or set off any dangerous fireworks within the City of Santa Ana. SECTION DISCHARGING SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS. No person shall discharge any safe and sane fireworks except on the days that sales are permitted each year as set forth in Section below. SECTION SALE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS. No person shall display, sell, or engage in the business of selling safe and sane fireworks without first having obtained a permit to do so as hereinafter provided. No person shall sell any type of fireworks at any time except from 12:00 noon through 10:00 p.m. on July 1 and from 9:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. on July 2, 3 and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on July 4. SECTION PERMITS, ISSUANCE. (c) Permits for the sale of safe and sane fireworks shall be issued only to bona fide non-profit organizations as recognized by the State of California organized for charitable, fraternal, patriotic service or religious purposes with their principal and permanent meeting place within the City of Santa Ana, and at least fifty (50) percent of the members residing within the City limits. Permits for the sale of safe and sane fireworks shall limit each sponsoring organization to a single location in any given year. Such permit shall expire. on July 4 th at 8:00 pm of the year it was issued

2 SECTION APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. The number of fireworks booths allowed to operate in the City of Santa Ana will be limited to a maximum of 85 booths. Organizations that received a permit to operate a firework booth in the previous year will have their operational permit automatically renewed as long as the organization still meets the requirements listed in section 14-56, and have not had any violations of these regulations during the past operational season. If the number of returning organizations is less then 85 the open fireworks booth operation positions shall be filled by lottery during the following year fireworks season. Lottery applications for a permit to operate a fireworks booth in the City of Santa Ana must be received at Santa Ana Fire headquarters no later then 5:00 pm on April 15 th of the year the permit is to be issued. Lottery applications must be complete and all supporting documents included with the application. Lottery applications need not have the booth location, State Fire Marshal permit, or insurance documents submitted until after the lottery is drawn. If the Fire Chief determines that a lottery is to be run the lottery will be drawn on the first working day after April 20 th. Returning organization applications and the remaining documentation for selected lottery groups must be received at Santa Ana Fire headquarters no later then 5:00 pm on May 1 st of the year the permit is to be issued. All fireworks booth permit applications submitted with insufficient information or missing documentation must be corrected before May 31 st of the same year, or the first working day after May 31 st if May 31 st lands on a weekend. SECTION FEE. The fee for such permit shall be established by resolution of the City Council. SECTION SALE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell safe and sane fireworks to anyone less than eighteen (18) years of age. SECTION REGULATIONS FOR TEMPORARY STANDS. Any person operating a fireworks stand shall abide by and comply with the provisions of this article and other reasonable conditions and restrictions which may be required by the Fire Chief prior to granting the permit. No temporary stand may be erected or constructed on any premises prior to June 15 of any year.

3 SECTION CLEAN PREMISES DEPOSIT. (c) Prior to erecting any such stand, the permittee shall deposit an amount to be set by resolution of the City Council, or post a bond in such amount, with the City of Santa Ana to assure the City that the permittee will remove the stand, equipment, materials, and all rubbish from the premises upon which the stand is located, to the satisfaction of the Fire Chief, before midnight, July 11, of the year for which such permit is granted. If the stand, equipment, materials, and rubbish are removed within the said period of time to the satisfaction of the Fire Chief, the City or its agents or employees the said cash or bond shall be returned to the permittee. If the premises are not put in proper order, as determined by the Fire Chief, the City or its agents or employees, they may enter upon the property to do everything necessary to clear the premises, and said cash or bond shall be forfeited as liquidated damages for breach of condition subsequent to the permit. As a condition to the permittee s acceptance of the permit, it is expressly agreed that the City or its agents shall have authority to enter upon the premises to carry out the provisions of this section. SECTION INSURANCE. Prior to erection of such stand, the permittee shall procure public liability and property damage insurance covering its operation in and about said stand and premises in such minimum amounts as shall be set by resolution of the City Council. The permittee shall file a certificate of such insurance with the application for permit. SECTION STAND LOCATION ON PREMISES. No such stand shall be erected within one hundred (100) feet of any gasoline station or commercial garage or within forty (40) feet of any structure. Minimum setback from the street curbing shall be ten (10) feet, but no such stand shall be less than six (6) feet back from the inside edge of the sidewalk. The Fire Chief may cause any temporary fireworks stand located within the City of Santa Ana to be moved to a different location based upon health and safety concerns. SECTION FIRE PROTECTION IN STANDS. There shall be maintained within each stand a 2A rated fire extinguisher SECTION ADULT ON DUTY. There shall be at least one person eighteen (18) years of age or older on duty within each stand at all times during the hours the stand is open. No children under the age of eighteen (18) shall be permitted within the stand at any time. SECTION SLEEPING WITHIN THE STANDS. No one shall be allowed to sleep within any fireworks stand at any time.

4 SECTION VEHICLE PARKING ON PREMISES. There shall be no vehicle parking or parking of gasoline generators or any type of flammable liquid containers within twenty (20) feet of any stand. Barricades sufficient to prevent the parking of motor vehicles within twenty (20) feet of any stand shall be provided and maintained. SECTION FIRES ON PREMISES. No person shall light, cause or permit to be lit any fireworks, matches, or any other material within twenty-five (25) feet of such stand. SECTION NO SMOKING ON PREMISES. No smoking shall be permitted in any structure used for storage or sale of fireworks, nor within twenty-five (25) feet thereof. NO SMOKING signs shall be prominently displayed in a number prescribed by the Fire Department, visible on all sides of the structure. SECTION ELECTRIC CIRCUITS. Electrical circuits, wiring, devices and lighting are prohibited in temporary stands unless such installation has been made under a valid electrical permit obtained at the City of Santa Ana Department of Planning and Development Services. No permit shall be required for battery-operated portable lighting devices. SECTION EXITS. Each fireworks stand shall have a minimum of two (2) exits. Exits shall be at least thirty (30) inches in clear width. All exit doors shall remain unlocked at all times when stands are occupied. Exit doors shall be openable from the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort. There shall be a maintained thirty (30) inch clear aisleway from all parts of the stand to exit doors. SECTION TRASH REMOVAL. All trash shall be removed from the premises and the fireworks stand each evening at the close of business and at regular intervals during hours of operation. SECTION FIREWORKS SALE AND STORAGE. Fireworks shall be stored and sold only in temporary fireworks stands erected solely for such purposes. It shall be unlawful to store or sell fireworks in any building, residence garage, home, automobile, trailer, or other vehicle within the City of Santa Ana, except for temporary storage of small quantities in the residence of the purchaser during the period of permitted sale as defined in Section

5 SECTION FIREWORKS: PUBLIC DISPLAY. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the Fire Chief at his discretion may grant permits for public displays of fireworks under his supervision. Applications for such public display permits shall be filed with the Fire Chief not less than fifteen (15) days before the public display and shall be accompanied by a detailed statement of the pyrotechnic devices to be used in the display. If the permit is granted, no pyrotechnic devices shall be discharged except as listed in the statement, and the Fire Chief may, in granting such permit, eliminate from said statement of pyrotechnic devices, any items he deems hazardous, or that pose an unacceptable risk to public safety. Such public display shall be under the supervision of the Fire Chief or such persons as he shall designate. The fee for the public pyrotechnic display permit shall be established by resolution of the City Council. Such display shall be held at the place and time as designated in the permit. The applicant for such permit shall comply with the provisions of Title 19. California Code of Regulations, Chapter 6 Fireworks. The denial of an application may be appealed to the Uniform Code Appeals Board. SECTION DISPOSAL OF UNUSED FIREWORKS. Any fireworks that remain after the public display is concluded shall be immediately disposed of in a way safe for the particular type of fireworks that remain. SECTION EXCEPTIONS. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the use of fireworks by railroads or other transportation agencies for signal purposes or illumination, or the use of blank cartridges for a show or theater performance, or for signal purposes in athletics or sports, or for use by military organizations. SECTION SEIZURE OF FIREWORKS. The Fire Chief shall seize, take, remove, or cause to be removed, at the expense of the owner, all stocks of fireworks offered or exposed for sale, or held in violation of these articles. SECTION PROHIBITED AREAS. No persons shall sell, store, display, or discharge any fireworks of any type in any public oil or gasoline station, or on any premises where gasoline or other flammable liquids are stored or dispensed. No person shall sell, store, display, or discharge any fireworks of any type in any permanent structure, nor within forty (40) feet of the same, except that any purchaser may discharge fireworks in conformance with these regulations in front of his own residence. SECTION DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS. No person shall throw, lob, toss, shoot or otherwise discharge any fireworks toward any other person or in any other manner which threatens the safety of persons or property.

TITLE 7 FIRE PROTECTION AND FIREWORKS 1 CHAPTER 1 FIRE DISTRICT

7-1 TITLE 7 FIRE PROTECTION AND FIREWORKS 1 CHAPTER 1. FIRE DISTRICT. 2. FIRE CODE. 3. FIRE DEPARTMENT. 4. FIRE SERVICE OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS. 5. FIREWORKS. SECTION 7-101. Fire district described. CHAPTER