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Fireworks <br />April 19, 2022 <br />Page 3 <br />Additional elements of the City's fireworks regulations includes the following: <br />• Establishes a permitting process for fireworks booths <br />• Capped at 85 <br />• Permits issued using a lottery <br />• Establishes a fee <br />• Prescribes regulations for temporary stands <br />• Establishes public display permits <br />• Outlines storage and disposal requirements <br />• Declares that an individual cannot discharge fireworks toward any other person <br />or in any other manner which threatens the safety of persons or property <br />The City's fireworks regulations have been amended four times, each time as part of the <br />City Council adopting by reference updates to the State's Uniform Fire Code. Below is an <br />overview of changes to the City's fireworks regulations as part of this process: <br />Date <br />Changes <br />May 7, 1990 <br />Discharge of fireworks <br />February 3, 2003 <br />Application for permit; Stand location on premises <br />November 15, 2010 <br />Sale of safe and sane fireworks; hours of sale; Permits, <br />issuance; Application for permit; Fee; Clean premises deposit; <br />Electric circuits; Trash removal; Fireworks; public display; <br />Exceptions; Prohibited areas <br />November 18, 2013 <br />Application for permit; Regulations for temporary stands; Clean <br />premises deposit; Stand location on premises; No smoking on <br />premises; Electric circuits; Fireworks; public display; Seizure of <br />fireworks <br />Implementation and Enforcement <br />Fireworks is a cross -departmental effort that encompasses several City departments. The <br />Santa Ana Police Department enforces fireworks regulations, the Orange County Fire <br />Authority responds to fires and injuries, and the Planning and Building Agency <br />implements the permitting process for fireworks booths. <br />