[R.O. 1998 §215.790; Ord. No. 3031 §215.2240, 12-5-2016]
A. 
No person, firm or corporation shall possess, use, sell, discharge or explode, within the City of St. Ann, fireworks of any kind whatsoever. Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the sale, possession and use of blank cartridges for theatrical purposes or signal purposes in athletic contests or sporting events, or by Police or military organizations.
B. 
Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the use of "consumer fireworks" and/or "display fireworks," as defined in Section 320.106, RSMo., for public displays given by any organization or amusement park, provided they have first obtained a permit from the City for giving such public display of "consumer fireworks" and/or "display fireworks."
C. 
Permits for the use of "consumer fireworks" and/or "display fireworks" for public displays shall be issued by the City Clerk, and all applications for permits shall be addressed to the City Clerk. Before issuing the permit, the Police Department shall investigate the application and if it determines that the public safety will not be endangered by such display, such permit shall be issued, but not otherwise. No permit shall be issued where "consumer fireworks" and/or "display fireworks" are to be exploded or ignited within six hundred (600) feet of any church, hospital or school.
[R.O. 1998 §215.800; Ord. No. 2842 §1, 5-6-2013; Ord. No. 2857 §1, 8-5-2013; Ord. No. 3031 §215.2250, 12-5-2016]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to openly burn wood shavings, leaves, rubbish, trash, garbage, treated and creosoted wood or any other material within the City limits of St. Ann, except that the burning of natural uncontaminated tree wood shall be permitted as follows:
1. 
The open burning of wood is prohibited except where said burning is done in an appropriate container, appliance or fireplace structure that is designed and intended to be used for the purpose of wood burning, and has a base dimension no greater than sixteen (16) square feet.
a. 
Setbacks shall be as follows:
(1) 
Twenty-five (25) feet from a structure or combustible material.
(2) 
Twenty-five (25) feet from a property line on lots greater than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in area.
(3) 
Fifteen (15) feet from a property line on lots not greater than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
2. 
The property owner, tenant or other responsible adult shall constantly supervise the burning at all times.
3. 
When open burning creates an air pollution problem, a nuisance condition, a fire hazard or when atmospheric conditions are unfavorable for burning or when a public air quality warning is posted, said burning shall immediately cease and the fire and embers extinguished.
4. 
Bonfires for public or private events or for recreational purposes on public or private property shall only be allowed by special permit from the City of St. Ann and the appropriate fire district.
[Ord. No. 3405, 5-5-2025]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any conduct which constitutes a threat to public health, safety, quiet enjoyment of property or the general welfare.
B. 
For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
HEALTH
A person's mental or physical condition and the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
SAFETY
The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.
C. 
A person who commits a violation of this Section is subject to penalty pursuant to Section 100.220 of this Code.