[Ord. No. 341 §32, 7-8-1996; Ord.
No. 406 Art. I, 3-18-2002; Ord. No. 586 §§1 —
5, 6-18-2014]
A.
Sale
and Discharge.
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any
type or kind of fireworks or firecrackers within the corporate limits
of this City, except from 8:00 A.M. ten (10) days prior to July 4
until 11:00 P.M. two (2) days after July 4.
2.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any kind of
fireworks or firecrackers within the corporate limits of this City
except from sunup to 12:00 Midnight each date of July 3, 4 and 5.
[Ord. No. 645, 6-11-2018]
B.
License Required.
1.
No person, organization or corporation shall sell or display
for sale any fireworks or firecrackers within the corporate limits
of this City without first obtaining a license from the City for such
sale or display.
2.
The City shall not grant in excess of three (3) such licenses
in any one (1) year. No person, firm or corporation shall be granted
more than one (1) permit per year.
[Ord. No. 593 §1, 11-10-2014]
3.
Any such person, firm or corporation making application for
a permit shall file a written request with the City Clerk no later
than 4:00 P.M., April 15 of each year, accompanied by a fee of twenty
dollars ($20.00) per location. Such application will be submitted
to the Council for consideration at the May Council meeting. If the
application is not approved by the Board of Aldermen, the fee of twenty
dollars ($20.00) shall be returned to the applicant. If such application
is approved, then the total fee shall be the twenty dollars ($20.00)
paid with the application plus a cleanup deposit of one hundred dollars
($100.00).
[Ord. No. 593 §2, 11-10-2014]
4.
All permits issued and approved are personal to the applicant
and non-transferable. The sale of fireworks or operation of place
of sale by anyone other than the permittee shall void the permit and
cause forfeiture of the permit fee.
5.
The granting or denial of applications for permits shall be
at the sole discretion of the Board of Aldermen, and all applications
shall contain the name of the applicant, in addition to a detailed
description of the location of sale site or sites, type of structure
from which sales are to be made, provisions for fire protection, and
provided further that the location of each sale site shall be only
on property that is zoned for commercial or industrial use.
6.
Proof of liability insurance in the amount of two million dollars
($2,000,000) shall be required at the time of the issuance of the
permit.
C.
Use And Sale Of Class "C" Fireworks — With The Exception
Of Bottle Rockets. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this Chapter, the Board of Aldermen hereby grants permission for limited
use and sale within the City of those fireworks that now are or may
hereafter be classified as common fireworks by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and are hereby labeled by said Commission as Class "C,"
all as now approved in the State of Missouri by Section 320.131, RSMo.,
with the exception of those fireworks devices commonly known as "bottle
rockets." The sale, use and discharge of said enumerated items is
hereby prohibited.
D.
Location.
1.
The site location is limited to property which is zoned as "C-2"
General Business District, "C-3" Commercial District, "M-1" Light
Industrial District, or "M-2" Heavy Industrial District.
2.
Temporary seasonal sales stands and tent side walls shall not
be located within twenty (20) feet from any other temporary or permanent
building, fifty (50) feet from a gasoline pump, filling station, bulk
station or flammable gas or where combustible liquid are sold.
3.
Fireworks shall not be sold or kept for sale in a place of business
where paint, oils, varnishes, turpentine or gasoline or other flammable
substances are kept in unbroken containers, unless kept in a separate
and distinct section or department of the said place of business.
4.
No fireworks shall be stored, kept, sold or discharged within
fifty (50) feet of any gasoline pump, gasoline filling station, gasoline
bulk station or any building in which gasoline or volatile liquids
are sold in quantities in excess of one (1) gallon.
5.
No fireworks shall be stored, kept, sold or discharged within
two hundred (200) feet from any residence or housing unit, church,
hospital or school building.
E.
Safety. Two (2) five-pound fire extinguishers shall
be provided and kept in close proximity to the stock of fireworks
in all buildings and small stands temporarily erected to be used as
a place for storing and selling fireworks only.
[Ord. No. 593 §3, 11-10-2014]
[Ord. No. 341 §13, 7-8-1996]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to obstruct,
in whole or in part, any street, road, alley, sidewalk, public way,
natural or constructed drainway with material or to cause or allow
or permit material to move, flow, fall thereon or therein unless the
same has been specifically permitted in writing by the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 341 §15, 7-8-1996]
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct the business
of, solicit or apply for the trade of fortuneteller, clairvoyant,
spiritualist, palmist, phrenologist or other like business for money
or any other valuable consideration within the City.
