HomeMy WebLinkAbout3045ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City
Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, relating to the
discharge of fireworks within the
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WHEREAS, pursuant to KCC 13.09.010, the City of Kent
adopted, by reference, RCW 70.77, the State Fireworks Law; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 70.77.395, fireworks may be
discharged within the City from 12 o'clock noon on June 28 to 12
o'clock noon on July 6 of each year, and that no fireworks may be
discharged between the hours of 11 o'clock p.m. and 9 o'clock
a.m.; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 70.77.250(4), municipalities
are granted concurrent jurisdiction over fireworks regulations
and, in certain instances, may enact more restrictive
regulations; and
WHEREAS, the current drought conditions in the Pacific
Northwest has created the probability of a serious fire threat,
resulting in the worst fire conditions in recent history; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35A.12.130, the City Council,
with the declaration of a public emergency, may pass an emergency
ordinance for the protection of public health, public safety,
public property, or the public peace, which ordinance may be
effective immediately; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that an
emergency condition does exist due to the current drought
conditions within the City of Kent; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Declaration of Emergency. The City Council
does hereby declare that there exists an emergency condition
affecting the public health, public safety, public property, or
public peace as a result of the current drought conditions
existing within the City of Kent, as well as the Pacific
Northwest region, which has been compounded by the limiting use
of water for irrigation of lawns and shrubbery in the region, and
that such emergency condition necessitates the need to restrict
the discharge of fireworks through the passage of an emergency
ordinance.
Section 2. Discharge of Fireworks. The discharge of
fireworks pursuant to the rules, regulations, and provisions
adopted by Kent City Code 13.09.010 is restricted as follows:
No common fireworks, as defined in RCW 70.77.126, shall
be discharged within the City of Kent except from 9 o'clock a.m.
to 12 o'clock midnight, July 4, 1992.
Section 3. Penalty. Any violation of the provisions
of this ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment not
exceeding ninety (90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.
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Section 4. Inconsistent Provisions. During the
effective period of this ordinance, as set forth below, the
provisions of this ordinance shall prevail over KCC Chapter 13.09
to the extent KCC Chapter 13.09 is inconsistent.
Section 5. Effective Date. Pursuant to RCW
35A.12.130, this ordinance shall be effective upon adoption.
IThe provisions of this ordinance are temporary and shall remain
!in effect only until July 31, 1992.
DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBER, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
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City of Kent, Washington, -c-"Id -approved—by
as hereon indicated.
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