8075-09
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ORDINANCE NO. 8075-09
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO FIREWORKS DISPLAYS; AMENDING SUBSECTION
(2)(A) OF SECTION 17.06, CLEARWATER CODE OF ORDINANCES,
TO PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS ON SPECIFIED AREAS
OF CLEARWATER BEACH DURING SPECIFIED TIMES; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council heard evidence at its meeting on May 7,2009, from
the Clearwater Audubon that human activities, such as fireworks displays, have an
adverse affect on the nesting of shore birds on the sandy beach located from the
boundary of Somerset Street to the northern most boundary of Clearwater Beach; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that a balance can be achieved
between the protection of shore birds and the use of the sandy beach by prohibiting the
issuance of permits to conduct a fireworks display or a pyrotechnic special effect
display during the breeding season of shore birds; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Subsection (2)(a) of Section 17.06, Clearwater Code of Ordinances,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 17.06. Fireworks displays and open fires.
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(2) Permit required per the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
(a) No person shall use, possess, store, manufacture, sell, or discharge fireworks
within the jurisdiction in violation with F.S. 791. A permit for fireworks display or a
pyrotechnic special effect display, must first be obtained prior to commencing
such activity in accordance with the applicable NFPA Standard. except that no
permit shall be issued from Februarv 1st throuah AUQust 31st for any display on
the publicly owned beach abuttinQ the Gulf of Mexico from the boundarv of
Somerset Street to the northern most boundarv of Clearwater Beach.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
June 4, 2009
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
June 18, 2009
Ordinance No. 8075-09
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Frank V. Hibbard
Mayor
Approved as to form:
Attest:
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Ordinance No. 8075-09