A person commits the offense of littering if he or she places,
deposits, or causes to be placed or deposited, any glass, glass bottles,
wire, nails, tacks, hedge, cans, garbage, trash, refuse, or rubbish
of any kind, nature or description on the right-of-way of any public
road or State highway or on or in any of the waters in this City or
on the banks of any stream, or on any land or water owned, operated
or leased by the State, any board, department, agency or commission
thereof or on any land or water owned, operated or leased by the Federal
Government or the City, or on any private real property owned by another
without the owner's consent.
[Ord. No. 822, 1-24-2018]
A. Permit.
Each permit for a temporary firework stand shall require a City of
Truesdale Business License.
B. Application.
An application for a temporary firework stand permit must be applied
for each year by June 1. Applications are to be reviewed and approved
by Board of Aldermen during the first meeting in June. It will be
required to have a letter from the property owner approving the location
of the stand.
C. Transfer
Of Permits. All temporary firework stand permits approved and issued
by the Board of Aldermen are personal to the applicant and are non-transferable.
The sale of fireworks or operations of a facility for the sale of
fireworks by someone other than the license holder shall void the
permit and cause forfeiture of the permit and permit fee.
D. Permit
Fee. Any person, firm, or corporation making application for a temporary
fireworks stand permit shall accompany said application with a fee
of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) plus the normal fee for a business
license. If the Board of Aldermen does not approve the application,
the permit fee shall be returned to the applicant. If the application
is approved, the total fee shall be retained by the City of Truesdale,
and the fee collected shall go to the General Fund of the City.
E. A permit
for a temporary fireworks stand shall be valid for sixty (60) days
but sales are restricted to dates from June twentieth (20th) to July
tenth (10th) and shall not exceed State Statutes.
F. Any
person, firm or corporation making the application for a temporary
fireworks stand shall provide a certificate of insurance showing general
liability of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)/one million
dollars ($1,000,000.00) and naming the City as an additional insured.
G. Inspection
and approval from the Fire Department and the City's building inspector
is required prior to opening the stand.
H. The
stand must be located a minimum of twenty (20) feet from any other
temporary or permanent building and a minimum of one hundred (100)
feet from residential housing or units.
I. The
stand is to be a minimum of three hundred (300) feet from another
firework stand.
J. A certificate
or other evidence of acceptance by an organization of recognized standing
or manufacturer verification that any tent fabric material has been
treated with a flame-resistance material.
K. No
alcoholic beverages should be consumed on the premises of the firework
stand.
L. Requirement
For Fire Extinguishers. Every firework stand shall have a minimum
of two (2) ABC fire extinguishers of at least ten (10) pounds each
which shall be kept in the firework stand. Every firework stand shall
have one (1) fire extinguisher for every seventy-five (75) feet of
display counter.
M. No
Smoking Signs. "No Smoking" signs shall be placed every fifteen (15)
feet along the exterior and interior of the fireworks stand.