5.28.015 Application requirements.

(1)    Applications for permits required by this chapter shall be submitted in such form and detail as reasonably prescribed by the fire marshal. Such applications shall include at a minimum the applicable permit fees; state license(s), a drawing of the stand and other key features on the site, insurance certificate(s), storage sites and arrangements; and the names, addresses and phone numbers of the applicant(s) and responsible party(ies).

(2)    No later than 5:00 p.m. on the last official county workday of May in the calendar year for which the applicant is seeking a permit, the applicant shall file a fully complete application for the retail sale of fireworks; provided, all persons who held a permit the previous year who seek reissuance of permits shall file with the fire marshal a written “confirmation of intent to apply” by the last business day of January of the year for which a permit is sought to maintain their priority status. Those permit holders who do not follow this procedure will forfeit their priority status and the permit will automatically be set aside to be awarded through a lottery process; provided, that available permits will first be allocated to satisfy the requirements of Section 5.28.060(1). All persons interested in applying for available permits shall file with the fire marshal a fireworks lottery application by the last business day of January of the year for which a permit is sought.

(3)    Fully complete applications for a public display or other discharge of common or special fireworks must be received by the fire marshal no later than 5:00 p.m. fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the intended display. (Sec. 2 of Ord. 1999-12-01; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2006-04-07; amended by Sec. 2 of Ord. 2018-06-01)