TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: SILVIA AVALOS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, PARKS & RECREATION
SUBJECT
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Ordinance No. 2025-001 - Chapter 8.12 Fireworks.
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RECOMMENDATION
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Approve the Introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-001, to be read by number and title only, waiving further reading of the ordinance, amending Chapter 8.12 of the Chino Municipal Code (CMC) pertaining to fireworks.
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FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above further the City's values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
* Positive City Image
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BACKGROUND
At the October 28, 2024 Community Services, Parks & Recreation Commission meeting, an investigation and hearing was conducted as required by the Chino Municipal Code (CMC) 8.12.200-Penalties, due to a booth operator violation of Section 8.12.110 of the Chino Municipal Code, which provides that: "Each stand must have an adult in attendance to sell or serve as "watchman" while fireworks are stored therein," and the California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Chapter 6, Article 13, Section 991.1: "Retail licensee may store unsold stock in a place and manner approved by the Fire Authority having jurisdiction until stock is returned to the wholesaler."
The investigation was prompted by a letter from the Chino Valley Fire District in which a Fire Inspector and San Bernadino County Sheriff's personnel discovered an unattended truck and trailer loaded with safe and sane packaged fireworks in an unincorporated area of Chino, where illegal fireworks were being used. Storage of the unsold fireworks in this manner was not approved by the Fire Authority, especially in an area where no fireworks, including safe and sane varieties, are allowed. This unattended storage on a p...
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