ORD 18-009ORDINANCE NO. 18-009
AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 8.58 of the Camas Municipal
Code, by revising the dates and times for fireworks sales and
discharge in the City of Camas.
WHEREAS, Chapter 70.77 RCW, the State Fireworks Law, governs the purchase, sale, and
discharge of fireworks; and
WHEREAS, RCW 70.77.250(4) permits cities to adopt ordinances with stricter regulations of
fireworks than state law, provided such ordinances may not have an effective date sooner than one
year after their adoption; and
WHEREAS, the City has previously adopted Chapter 8.58 to the Camas Municipal, entitled
"Fireworks," and the City Council desires to adopt additional regulations revising the dates and times
for fireworks sales and discharge in the City of Camas; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the proposed revisions was held before the City Council on
June 18, 2018;
NOW, WHEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section I
Camas Municipal Code, Section 8.58.020 —Restriction on Times for Sale and Discharge
of Fireworks, is hereby amended to provide as follows:
CMC 8.58.020 —Restriction on Times for Sale and Discharge of Fireworks.
The sale, purchase and discharge of consumer fireworks shall not be permitt
ed at any
time except during the following times and dates:
A. Consumer fireworks may be purchased and sold within the City PC
only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on July 2"d° 3rd and 4th of any
year; between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on July 5th of any year; and only
between the hours of 12:00 noon and 11:00 p.m. on December 29th through
December 31St of any year; and
ORDINANCE NO. 18-009
B. Consumer fireworks may be discharged within the City of Camas only
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight on July 4th of any year; and
between the hours of 6:00 p.m. on December 31St and 1:00 a.m. on January 1St of the
subsequentyear.
Section II
This ordinance shall take force and be in effect one (1) year from and after its passage and
publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY the Council and APPROVED by the Mayor his 18t ay of June, 2018.
SIGNED:
Mayor
SIGNED:
Clerk
APPROV Das to form:
wil
City Attorney