Fireworks

Sections:
8.08.010    Fireworks prohibited.
8.08.020    Authorized use.

8.08.010 Fireworks prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person within the city to sell or use or explode any fireworks, explosives or stench bombs to which fuses are attached or which are ignitable by means of a match, without permission of the city manager or designee. The city manager may conduct an administrative public hearing as part of this permitting procedure. The decision of the city manager or designee may be appealed to the city council by the applicant. (Ord. 77-12 § 2 (part), 1977; Ord. 90-01, 1990.)

8.08.020 Authorized use.
A.    The discharge of Class C common fireworks, defined as saleable under AS 18.72.100, shall be allowed annually without a permit under the direct supervision of a person twenty-one years or older during the following periods:

1.    New Year, during the twenty-four-hour period beginning at six p.m. Alaska Standard Time on December 31st and ending at six p.m. Alaska Standard Time on January 1st;
2.    Russian New Year, during the twenty-four-hour period beginning at six p.m. Alaska Standard Time on January 13th and ending at six p.m. Alaska Standard Time on January 14th; and
3.    Independence Day, during the thirty-six-hour period beginning at six p.m. Alaska Daylight Time on July 3rd and ending at six a.m. Alaska Daylight Time on July 5th.

B.    The discharge of fireworks will be restricted from these areas:

1.    Within two hundred fifty feet of any health care facility or assisted living facility, library, school, or place of worship;
2.    Within five hundred feet of any automotive service station or other premises where flammable liquids or gases are stored;
3.    Within or from any structure or vehicle; and
4.    In areas posted that the discharge of fireworks is prohibited.

C.    Permission to discharge fireworks in this section shall not apply during any period when the city of Dillingham has issued a ban on open burning. (Ord. 10-11 § 1, 2010.)