HomeMy WebLinkAbout3058Ordinance No. 3058
["Beginning July 1, 1998"]
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
Amended by Ord. 3491
Readopted, re-enacted, ratified and confirming rates & fees by Ord. 3534
Amended by Ord. 3610
ORDINANCE NO. 30S 9
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington, relating to fireworks regulation,
repealing Chapter 13.09 of the Kent City Code
(Ordinance 2413) and adding a new section
relating to local fireworks permits,
providing penalties for failure to obtain
such permits.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 13.09 of the Kent City Code
(Ordinance 2413), entitled:
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Washington,
relating to fire prevention, and regulating fireworks;
adopting a new Chapter 13.09 Kent City Code to adopt by
reference Chapter 70.77 RCW, the State Fireworks Law;
enacting a City of Kent Fireworks Permits and
establishing a fee therefor; repealing Chapter 13.09
Kent City Code (Ordinance Nos. 1242, 1247, 1796, 1873
and 1943).
is hereby repealed.
Section 2. Local Fireworks Permits. Application for
all local fireworks permits required by the State Fireworks Law,
Chapter 70.77 RCW, shall be made to the Kent Fire Marshal. The
fee for such permit shall be $42.00, which amount covers the
City's administrative costs for permit processing and inspection,
all as provided for in RCW 70.77.555.
Section 3. Penalty. A person failing to obtain a
local fireworks permit as required by Section 2 herein shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment
not to exceed ninety (90) days and a fine not to exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
Section 4. Violation a Separate, Continuing Offense.
A person is guilty of a separate offense for each day during
which he commits, continues or permits a violation of Section 2
herein.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force thirty (30) days from the time of its
final approval and passage as provided by law.
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBER, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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R04R A. L , ATTORNEY
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DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR
PASSED the day of , 1992.
APPROVED the day of , 1992.
PUBLISHED they day of , 1992.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy
,.of Ordinance No. passed by the City Council of the
'City of Kent, Washington, and approved 1:15"1 the City -I
Kant -as hereon indicated.
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BRENDA JACOB , CITY CLERK
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