HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-1028 ORDINANCE NO. /(
AN ORDINANCE relating to fireworks; regulating the sale and use there-
of; and amending Section 10.15.020 and 10.15.050 of the
City of Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
• Section 1. Section 10.15.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.15.020 PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SALES - APPLICATION. It
shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale at retail
or wholesale,or to sell at retail or wholesale, any fireworks
within the City of Yakima without having first obtained a
permit to do so. Application for such permit shall be made
in writing to the Chief of the Fire Department of the City of
Yakima no later than June 15 of the year for which the permit
is sought on forms provided for that purpose and shall be
accompanied by a permit fee of $10.00 for each sales outlet.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall make an investigation
and submit a report of his findings and his recommendation for
or against the issuance of the permit, together with his rea-
sons therefor, to the Yakima City Council. The City Council
shall, by resolution, deny or grant any such application sub-
ject to such reasonable conditions, if any as it may prescribe.
A permit shall not be issued unless the applicant is the holder of
a valid license issued by the State Fire Marshal to do the
particular act or acts described in the permit as required by
411 R.C.W. Chapter 70.77, and unless applicant files with the Chief
of the Fire Department a certificate of insurance in the minimum
amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) combined
single limit covering bodily injury liability, propety damage
liability, including products liability, premises liability
and contractual liability, with the applicant named as insured
thereon, and which also shall name, as additional insured
parties, the City of Yakima, its officers and employees acting
in their capacity as agents of the City of Yakima."
Section 2. Section 10.15.050 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10.15.050 PUBLIC DISPLAY - EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION INSURANCE -
LIABILITY INSURANCE. The applicant for a permit for a public
display of fireworks shall, at the time of application,submit
his license for inspection and furnish proof that he carries
compensation insurance for his employees as provided by the
laws of the State of Washington, and he shall file with the
Chief of the Fire Department a certificate of insurance in the
minimum amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000)
combined single limit covering bodily injury liability, pro -
perty damage liability, including products liability, premises
liability and contractual liability, with the applicant named
as insured therein and which shall also name, as additional
insured parties, the City of Yakima, its officers and employees
acting in their capacity as agents of the City of Yakima."
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thir-
ty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided by lqw
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and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this day
f 1 _p , 1968.
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