Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 04, 2020
Discussion
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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 20-123 BAN THE SALE AND USE OF "SAFE AND SANE" FIREWORKS AND USE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS IN THE CITY OF CARSON, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE ALLOWED BY THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE; AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 20-124 SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENT(S) AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS REGARDING A MEASURE, WHICH WILL BAN THE SALE AND USE OF "SAFE AND SANE" FIREWORKS AND USE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS IN THE CITY OF CARSON, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE ALLOWED BY THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE; AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 20-125 PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS REGARDING A MEASURE, WHICH WILL BAN THE SALE AND USE OF "SAFE AND SANE" FIREWORKS AND USE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS IN THE CITY OF CARSON, EXCEPT OTHERWISE ALLOWED BY THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE; AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 20-2011 AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF ARTICLE III, CHAPTER 3 OF ARTICLE VI, DIVISION 1 OF ARTICLE IX, DIVISION 6 OF ARTICLE IX, OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING THE POSSESSION, STORAGE, OFFERING FOR SALE (INCLUDING WHOLESALE), EXPOSING FOR SALE, SALE OR RESALE, OR USING OR EXPLODING ANY FIREWORKS, SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS, OR ILLEGAL FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 1 OF ARTICLE III OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The Carson Municipal Code currently permits the sale and use of "safe and sane" fireworks (such as sparklers, ground-spinning fireworks and others that do not leave the ground). Most other fireworks are already banned ("illegal fireworks") with certain exceptions such as public displays of fireworks allowed by the Carson Municipal Code (e.g., fireworks shows conducted by Dignity Health Sports Park). The proposed measure, if adopted by voters, would ban the sale and use of "safe and sane" fireworks. It would not change permitting requirements and regulatio...
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