Ordinance 337CITY OF CHANHASSEN
• CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.337
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10
OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
CONCERNING THE SALE OF FIREWORKS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 10 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended by adding
Article III to provide as follows:
ARTICLE III. FIREWORKS
Sec. 10-54. Sale of Fireworks.
It is unlawful to sell fireworks in the City of Chanhassen in violation of Minnesota
isStatutes, §§ 624.20 through 624.25, inclusive, which are adopted by reference. "Legal
fireworks" as defined in this Article may, however, be sold upon issuance of a license
issued by the City.
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Sec.10-55. Definition.
For the purposes of this Section "legal fireworks" is defined to mean:
Wire or wood sparklers of not more than 100 grams of mixture per item, other
sparkling items which are nonexplosive and nonaerial and contain 75 grams or less
of chemical mixture per tube or a total of 200- grams or less for multiple tubes,
snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, or trick noisemakers which include paper
streamers, party poppers, string poppers, snappers, and drop pops, each consisting
of not more than twenty-five hundredths grains of explosive mixture.
Sec.10-56. Application.
The application for a license shall contain the following information: name,
address, and telephone number of applicant; the address of the location where fireworks
will be sold; the type of legal fireworks to be sold; the estimated quantity of legal fireworks
that will be stored and displayed on the licensed premises.
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Sec. 10-57. Processing Application.
• The application must be filed with the Fire Marshal together with the license fee.
Following an inspection of the premises proposed to be licensed, the City Manager or
his/her designee shall issue the license if the conditions for license approval are satisfied
and the location is properly zoned. If the City Manager or his/her designee denies the
license application, the applicant may, within ten (10) days, appeal the decision to the City
Council.
Sec. 10-58. Conditions of License.
The license shall be issued subject to the following conditions:
(1) The license is non -transferable, either to a different person or location.
(2) The licensed premises must be a permanent building equipped with an
automatic sprinkler system.
(3) The license must be publicly displayed on the licensed premises.
(4) The premises are subject to inspection by City employees or law
enforcement during normal business hours.
0(5) The sale of legal fireworks must be allowed by the zoning ordinance and
must comply with all zoning ordinance requirements including signs.
(6) The premises must be in compliance with the State Building Code and State
Fire Code.
Sec. 10-59. License Period and License Fee.
Licenses shall be issued for a calendar year. The license fee shall be established
by City Council resolution. License fees shall not be prorated.
Sec. 10-60. Revocation of License.
Following written notice -and an opportunity for a hearing, the City Manager or
his/her designee may revoke a license for violation of this Article or state law concerning
the sale, use or possession of fireworks. If a license is revoked, neither the applicant nor
the licensed premises may obtain a license for twelve (12) months. If the City Manager or
his/her designee revokes a license, the license holder may within ten (10) days appeal the
decision to the City Council.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
• publication.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2002, by
the City Council of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota.
ATTEST:
Todd rhardt, City Manager
Linda C. Jansen, M r
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on June 6, 2002).
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUN-
TIES, MINNESOTA
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
This ordinance amends City Code
Chapter 10 to regulate licensing forthe sale
of fireworks within the City of Chanhassen.
A printed copy of the ordinance is
available for inspection by any person
during regular office hours at the office of
the City Manager/Clerk.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND AP-
PROVED FORPUBLICATION this 281'
day of May, 2002, by the City Council of
the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota.
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on
Thursday, June 6, 2002; No. 4731)
Affidavit of Publication
Southwest Suburban Publishing
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the publisher of the newspapers known as the Chaska Herald and the Chanhassen Villager and
has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:
(A) These newspapers have complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal
newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as
amended.
(B) The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No.
was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said
Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of
the newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower. se alphabet from A to Z, both
inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and s' I
of type used in the composition
and publication of the Notice:
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Subscribed and sworn before me on
this day of , 2002
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Notary Public
Stan Rolfsrud, General Manager
or his designated agent
• GWEN M. RADUENZ
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RATE INFORMATION
Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space.... $20.00 per column inch
Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter ................................ $20.00 per column inch
Rate actually charged for the above matter ................................................ $10.23 per column inch