Inglewood Municipal Code § 6-3 Amendments to Uniform Fire Code

The Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended in the following particulars.

(Ord. 00-20 10-24-00)

Section 105.3, Part I, Article 1 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Section 105.3 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.

All applications for a permit required by this Code shall be made to the Chief or his or her authorized representatives in such form and detail as it shall prescribe. Applications for permits shall be accompanied by such plans and fees as required by this Code."

(Ord. 00-20 10-24-00)

Section 1103.3.2 of Part III, Article 11 of the Uniform Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Section 1103.3.2 STORAGE IN BUILDINGS.

It shall be unlawful for any person making, using, storing, or having in charge, or under his control any shavings, excelsior, rubbish, sacks, bags, litter, hay, straw, or combustible waste materials to fail or neglect at the close of each day to cause all such material which is not compactly baled and stacked in an orderly manner to be removed from the building or stored in suitable vaults or in metal or metal lined, covered receptacles or bins. The storage area shall be protected by an automatic sprinkler system on the basis of one sprinkler per fifty square feet or portion thereof. The Chief shall require suitable baling presses to be installed in stores, apartment buildings, factories and similar places where accumulations of paper and waste materials are not removed at least every second day."

(Ord. 00-20 10-24-00)

The sale of fireworks, including "safe and sane" fireworks, as defined in Health and Safety Code Sections 12500 through 12534, is prohibited.

(Ord. 25-05, 2/18/2025[1])

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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former §§ 6-3.3—6-3.7 and 6-4, consisting of Ord. 00-20 and Ord. 17-08.

(a) Unless otherwise exempt pursuant to subsection (b), the use or discharge of fireworks, including "safe and sane" fireworks, as defined in Health and Safety Code Sections 12500 through 12534, is prohibited.

(b) A person shall not be prosecuted under this section if any of the following exceptions apply:

(1) The person uses or discharges "exempt fireworks," as defined in Health and Safety Code Sections 12500 through 12534, pursuant to a permit issued by the Fire Chief.

(2) The person uses or discharges fireworks at a City-sponsored event pursuant to a permit issued by the Fire Chief.

(3) The person uses or discharges fireworks at an arena, stadium, or any other City-approved area located within the Hollywood Park Specific Plan Zone, Commercial-Recreation Zone, or Sports and Entertainment Zone pursuant to a permit issued by the Fire Chief.

(c) The Fire Chief shall have power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of permits to use or display fireworks, including verifying whether the person holds a valid license from the State Fire Marshal.

(Ord. 25-05, 2/18/2025)