Ordinance 1272
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OADINANCB N0. 1272
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO AMENDING CHAPTER 10.24
OF THE CUPBRTINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE 3ALE~ USE,
AND/OR DISCHARGB OF FIREWORK3 WITHIN THE CITY
AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWSi
Seotion 10.24 is hereby amended to read as follows: ,
10.24.010 - Defined. For the purpose of this Chapter, the cords
and phrases, "fireworks," "dangerous fireworks," and "safe and sane
fireworks," shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in
Sections 12511, 12505, and 12529 of the Health and Safety Code of the
State of California.
10.24.020 -Prohibitions. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, corporation, or organization to sell or use fireworks,
dangerous fireworks, and/or safe and sane fireworks within the City.
10.24.030 - Exceptions. Nothing in this Chapter shall be
construed as prohibiting the use of torpedoes, flares, or fuses by
railroads or other transportation agencies for signal purposes of
illumination; or the sale, use or discharge of emergency signaling
device, as defined 1n Section 12506 of the health and Safety Code of
the State of California, by any person in an emergency situation; or
the use of blank cartridges for ceremonial purposes, athletic, or
sports events or military ceremonials or demonstrations; or the use ,
and display of fireworks of whatever nature by any person engaged in
the produotion of motion pictures, theatricals, or operas when auoh
use and display is a necessary part of such production; or the
transportation of fireworks through the City in regular course, and
in original packages or containers from any point outside of the City
or to any other point outside oP the City.
10.24.070 - Severability. 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 remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of this City hereby
deolares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section,
subsection, sentence, Disuse, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective •
of any. such said deoision.
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10.24.080 - Violation -Penalty. 'Any person, f1rm, oorporation or
organization violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be
guilty of an infraotion and upon aonviotion thereof shall be punished
a provided in Chapter 1.12.
10.24.090 - Statement of Urgenoy. This Counoil hereby finds,
determines, and deolares that this Ordinanoe is an urgenoy measure
necessary for the immediate preservation oP the public pease, health,
and safety and shall go into efteat immediately upon adoption. The
facts constituting such urgency ares
The Fourth of July holiday will ocour prior to the normal
effective date of this ordinance..
INTRODUCED AND ENACTED at a .special.neeting of the City Counoil
of the City of Cupertino this 22nd day of June, 1984 by the following
vote:
Vote Members of the City Council
AYES: Gatto, Rogers, Sparks. Plungy
NOES: None
ABSENTi Johnson
ABSTAINS None
APPROVBD:
yor, of Cupertin
ATTESTi
Ci y Clerk
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