§ 96.25. DISCHARGE OR USE OF FIREWORKS, PYROTECHNIC DEVICES AND SPECIAL EFFECTS.
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The discharge, firing or use of firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes, Roman candles or
other fireworks or substances designed and intended for pyrotechnic display, and of
pistols, canes, cannons or other appliances using blank cartridges or caps containing
chlorate or potash mixture, is prohibited. The use of pyrotechnic special effects,
flame effects and/or similar devices inside buildings, tents, structures and/or other
enclosed spaces is prohibited. Flame effects include, but are not limited to, batons,
and/or torches fueled by liquid, solid or gaseous fuels; flame projectors which produce
heat effects and/or flames; flash powders composed of fuel(s) and oxidizer(s); flares
and similar devices. Pyrotechnic special effects include, but are not limited to,
chemical mixtures used in the entertainment industry to produce visible, audible or
thermal effects by combustion, deflagration or detonation. However, this Section shall
not prohibit public outdoor fireworks/pyrotechnic displays where the permission of
the City Manager has been obtained, and for which a permit has been obtained from
the Fire-Rescue Department, all financial bond requirements established by the City
have been satisfied, and other prescribed safety requirements have been met.
