HomeMy WebLinkAbout2870ORDINANCE NO. 2870
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, revising the insurance requirements
for the retail sale of fireworks and amending
Ordinance 2050 as amended, and PAMC 5.32.050.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
ANGELES DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 8, Section 5 of Ordinance 2050 as
amended and PAMC 5.32.050 are hereby amended to read as follows:
5.32.050 Permit - Application Requirements and Required
Information. An application for a permit to engage in
retail sales of fireworks within the City limits shall be
made to the City Clerk, and submitted at least ten days
prior to the requested effective date of the permit. No
permit application may be submitted prior to January 1st of
the year for which the permit is requested. In addition to
all information required of an applicant for a business
license, the application for a fireworks permit must be
accompanied by:
A. A valid license issued by the State Fire Marshall
pursuant to Chapter 70.77 RCW, authorizing the permittee to
engage in the retail sale of fireworks;
B. A fee of ten dollars, which is established as the fee
for a permit issued solely for the purpose of allowing the
retail sale of fireworks;
C. A public liability and property damage insurance policy
from an insurance company licensed to do business in this
State, in the sum of at least thrcc five hundred thousand
dollars for bodily injury or death suffered by one or more
persons in any accident or occurrence, and at least one
hundred thousand dollars for property damage. The
insurance policies must name the City as an additional
insured, to indemnify the City from damage or injury caused
by the operation of retail fireworks stands;
D. A performance bond, note or cash deposit in an amount
not less than one hundred dollars, conditioned upon the
prompt removal and cleanup of all debris, material, etc.,
from the site from which fireworks are sold, which bond or
deposit shall be returned to the applicant by the City if
the application for a fireworks permit is denied.
E. In the event the permit is issued, the bond or deposit
shall be returned to the applicant only if the stand from
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which the fireworks are sold is removed and the site
cleared of all debris to the satisfaction of the proper
official of the City. In the event of the applicant's
failure to do so, the performance bond or cash deposit
shall be forfeited to the City. The performance bond or
cash deposit shall also be forfeited to the City if the
requirements of this subsection are not complied with by
July 10th of each year. (Ord. 2221 §2, 6/28/82; Ord. 2050
Ch. 8 §5, 1/1/80)
Section 2 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect five days after publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at
a regular meeting of said Council held on the 6th day of June ,
1995.
ATTEST:
Becky J.
Cit Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Craig D. Inutson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: June 11, 1995
Ord95.04
(By Summary)
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Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on June 6, 1995
Ordinance No. 2870
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles revises the insurance requirements for
the retail sale of fireworks by increasing public liability and property damage
insurance from three hundred thousand dollars to five hundred thousand dollars
and amends Ordinance No. 2050, as amended, and PAMC 5.32.050.
The full text of the Ordinance is available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be
mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the date of publication of this summary.
Publish: June 11. 1995
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk
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