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BILL N0. 83-2
ORDINANCE N0. 83-2
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI AND PROVIDING PEN-
ALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS: For the purposes of this ord-
inance the following words and their derivations shall have the
meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future, words used
in the plural number include the singular number, and words
used in the singular number include the plural number. The
word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
A. "Apartment Complex" shall mean any building,
together with all parking spaces and commons or grounds
appurtenant thereto, used for occupancy by three or more
families living independently of each other.
B. "City" shall mean the City of Riverside, Missouri.
C. "Fireworks" shall mean any substances, articles, or
objects which are now or may hereafter be classified as "common
fireworks" by the Interstate Commerce Commission and are labeled
with the Interstate Commerce Commission Class C label.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to use
or discharge any bottle rockets within any part of the City;
provided, that any person possessing a valid wholesale fireworks
license issued by the City may, after giving notice to and
obtaining the written approval of the Riverside Director of
Public Safety, discharge bottle rockets for testing purposes
only, and notwithstanding any provisions in this ordinance to
the contrary.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or
discharge any fireworks within any of the following areas in
the City:
A. Within 125 feet of any building, structure, or
motor vehicle; or
B. Within any part of the legally described boundaries
as now established of any of the residential subdivisions named
Indian Hills, including Indian Hills First, Second, and Third
Additions, Indian Hills North, Indian Hills Annex, and Indian
Hills Fourth Plat; or
C. Within any apartment complex; provided no person
shall be charged with or convicted of the use or discharge of
any fireworks within an apartment complex unless the manager
or lessor of such complex shall have posted one or more signs
or notices prohibiting the use and discharge of fireworks at
such apartment complex.
Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to use
or discharge any fireworks at the following times:
A. On or before June 25 and on or after July 6 of
each year; or
B. After the hour of 12:00 p.m. or before the hour
of 10:00 a.m. on July 3 and 4.
C. After the hour of 10:00 p.m. or before the hour
of 10:00 a.m. of any other permitted day.
Section 5. Any person who violates any provision of
this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined a
sum of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the
City Jail for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by
both such fine and such imprisonment. Each instance of
unlawful use or discharge shall constitute a separate offense
and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
Section 6. SEVERABILITY: Should any section, sentence
or clause of this ordinance be declared invalid or unconstitutional
by a court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration shall not
affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance, which
shall remain in full force and effect.
PASSED THIS 4th DAY OF Jan lg
ATTEST:
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APPROVED THIS 4th DAY OF Jan ~ 83,
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