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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1630 PAGE TWO Sec. 12.104. Discharging Safe and Sane Fireworks. No person shall discharge any safe and sane fireworks except during the days and time periods that sales are permitted each year as set forth in Section 12.105 below. Sec. 12.105. Permit for Sale of Safe and Sane Fireworks. No person shall display, sell, or engage in the business of selling safe and sane fireworks without first having obtained a permit to do as as hereinafter provided. No person shall sell any type of fireworks at any time except from 12:00 noon Qn July 1st through 12:00 midnight on July 4th, inclusive, of any year. Sec. 12.106. Permits, Issuance. (a) Permits for the sale of safe and sane fireworks shall be issued only to bona fide nonprofit organizations organized for charitable, fraternal, patriotic service or religious purposes with their principal and permanent meeting place within the City of Santa Ana, and at least fifty (50) percent of the members residing within the city limits. (b) Permits for the sale of safe and sane fireworks shall limit each sponsoring organization to a single location in any given year. Sec. 12.107. Application for Permit. Application for such permits shall be filed with the fire chief or his authorized representative on or before May 15th of each year. Such application shall contain the name of the person or persons responsible for operating the fireworks stand, the location where fireworks are to be sold, proof of insurance, and proof of eligibility for a permit under Section 12.106. The fire chief or his repre- sentative shall examine such application and shall issue such permit to such applicant if all of the provisions of this article have been complied with and the fire chief or his representative determines that issuance of such permit will not be detrimental to the public safety. The denial of an application may be appealed to the uniform code appeals board pursuant to Sec. 14-2 of this chapter. Sec. 12.108. Fee. The fee for such permit shall be established by resolution of the city council. Such permit shall expire one (1) year after date of issuance. Sec. 12.109. Sale of Safe and Sane Fireworks. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell safe and sane fireworks to anyone under eighteen (18) years of age. Sec. 12.110. Regulations for Temporary Stands. (a) Any person operating a fireworks stand shall abide by and comply with the provisions of this article and other reasonable conditions and restrictions which may be required by the fire chief prior to granting the permit.