Chapter 56 — EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS

Section 5601.1.3 of Chapter 56 Exceptions 1, 2, and 4 are hereby deleted.

Section 5608.1.2 of Chapter is added to read as follows:

Section 5608.1.2 Permit required. A permit shall be obtained from the Fire Code Official in accordance with Section 105.5 prior to the performance of any firework display. Application for such approval shall be made in writing no less than twenty (20) days prior to the proposed display. The application shall be considered and acted upon by the fire code official or authorized designee pursuant to this Chapter and Title 19, Division 1, Chapter 6, Article 3 - Licenses of the California Code of Regulations. Any permit for a fireworks display may be suspended or revoked at any time by the Fire code official or authorized designee.

Section 5608.2 of Chapter 56 is added to read as follows:

Section 5608.2 Limitations. Possession, storage, offer or expose for sale, sell at retail, gift or give away, use, explode, discharge, or in any manner dispose of fireworks is prohibited within the limits established by law as the limits of the districts in which such possession, storage, offer or exposure for sale, retail sale, gifting, use, explosion, discharge, or disposal of fireworks is prohibited in any area as established by applicable land-use and zoning standards.

Exception: Firework displays authorized pursuant to section 5608.1 for which a permit has been issued.