NS-2866 - Amending Section 14-55 of Article II of Chapter 14 of Santa Ana Municipal Code Regarding Change in Operating Hours of Safe and Sane Fireworks Stands on Fourth of July

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SRC(618/14) ORDINANCE NO. NS -2866 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 14 -55 OF ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 14 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING A CHANGE IN OPERATING HOURS OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS STANDS ON THE FOURTH OF JULY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Adoption of this Ordinance is exempt pursuant to general rule that the California Environmental Quality Act applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment in accordance with Section 15061 (b) (3) of the Guidelines. Approval of this Ordinance granting one additional hour of sales from 8:00pm until 9:00pm will not have a significant effect on the environment because the action will not result in or lead to a physical change. Section 2. Section 14 -55 of Article II of Chapter 14 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 14 -55. Sale of safe and sane fireworks; hours of sale. No person shall display, sell, or engage in the business of selling safe and sane fireworks without first having obtained a permit to do so as hereinafter provided. No person shall sell any type of fireworks at any time except from 12:00 noon through 10:00 p.m. on July 1st; from 10:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. on July 2nd and 3rd; and from 10:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m. on July 4th of any year. Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Ordinance No. NS -2866 Page 1 of 2