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Colma Municipal Code Art. 1 Findings, Purpose and Authority

Colma Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Colma

Cite as: Colma Municipal Code Article 1 · Text as of 2026-10-02

The City Council of the Town of Colma finds:

(a) The Town of Colma (“Town”), pursuant to the police powers delegated to it by Article

XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, has the authority to enact laws which promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizens; and

(b) Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 12541, the Town may enact an ordinance

regulating fireworks within its jurisdiction that is compatible with the State Fireworks Law (Health & Safety Code, § 12500 et seq.); and

(c) Illegal and dangerous fireworks create a significant risk of fire and cause increased

litter to be deposited into the environment, and prohibiting the use of all fireworks in the Town is necessary to deter the use of such fireworks and avoid fire risk and litter.

(d) The Town desires to enact the present ordinance to regulate the sale, use, and

discharge of fireworks, including imposing strict liability against Town residents for unlawful fireworks usage as defined and described herein, in compliance with the State Fireworks Law.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Colma does hereby ordain as follows:

ARTICLE 2. The above recitals are hereby adopted as findings of the City Council in enacting this Ordinance.

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