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ORDINANCE NO. 2003-21
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER X AND XI
OF THE CITY CODE CONCERNING
THE SALE OF FIREWORKS
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
Section 1. Amendment. Chapter X of the City Code of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota
is hereby amended by revising Section 1010.01, Subdivision 7 as follows:
Subd. 7. Miscellaneous.
Dogs and Cats (good for length of rabies vaccination)
(a) Male or Female 915
$15
(b) Spayed or neutered
$5
(c) Replacement of License
$1
(d) Licenses at annual rabies/
microchip clinic
Free
(e) License transfer fee
$1
(f) Specially trained and certified
working animals or foster animals
Free
(g) Kennel License
$65
(h) Multiple Animal License
$35
(i) Late License Penalty
$12 added to license fee
0) Impound fees
Administrative Fine plus
actual boarding costs
Administrative Fines:
1St offense $33 (plus boarding)
2nd offense $66 (plus boarding)
3rd offense $99 (plus boarding)
4th offense and each additional $150 (plus boarding)
Cats licensed as of December 31, 1998, will not be subject to escalating administrative
fines and would only pay the $33 plus boarding as if a first offense.
(Ord. 98 -24, 07122198)
Peddlers 1140 $50
Trap Shooting Range 930 $110
Tobacco and Related Products 1150 $200
Fireworks, Selling Fireworks Only 1110 Q99 350
Fireworks, Other Vendors 1110 $100
(Ord. 2002 -20, 0512812002)
All Tobacco and Related Projects license holders certified by the Police Department at the time
of renewal as a Best Practices Establishment shall receive a 5% discount on the license fee.
Those certified by the Police Department as a Gold Star Best Practices Establishment shall
receive a 10% discount on their license renewal fee. (Ord. 2001 -29, 0811412001)
Sign Contractor Zoning Code $70
(Appendix I)
Transient Merchant 1140 $35 per event
Motorized Golf Cart Operator 1305 $25
(Ord. 94 -24, 12105194; Ord. 95 -52, 12105195; Ord. 98 -39; 11118198)
Section 2. Amendment. Chapter XI of the City Code of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota
is hereby amended by revising Section 1110 as follows:
Section 1110 - Fireworks
1110.01 Sale of Fireworks. It is unlawful to sell fireworks in the City of Plymouth in
violation of Minnesota Statutes 624.20 through 624.25, inclusive, which are adopted by reference.
"Legal fireworks" as defined in this Section may, however, be sold upon issuance of a license
issued by the City.
1110.03 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.
1110.05 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 on the licensed premises; and, information sufficient to demonstrate compliance with
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1124, or to prove that the premises will be
exempted from that standard.
1110.07 Processing Application. The application must be filed with the City Clerk 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.
1110.09 Conditions of License. The license shall be issued subject to the following
conditions:
(a) The license is non - transferable, either to a different person or location.
(sibI The license must be publicly displayed on the licensed premises.
(4-)c The premises are subject to inspection by City employees including police officers
during normal business hours.
( )Ldj The sale of legal fireworks must be allowed by the zoning ordinance and must
comply with all zoning ordinance requirements including signs.
(We) The premises must be in compliance with the State Building Code; -and State Fire
Code, and NFPA Standard 1124.
1110.11 License Period and License Fee. Licenses shall be issued for a calendar year. The
license fee is established in Chapter X of the Plymouth City Code. License fees shall not be
prorated.
1110.13 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 Section 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 3. Effective Date. This amendment shall take effect effective immediately upon
its passage.
Adopted by the City Council this 22nd day of July, 2003.
J dy A. JUnson, Mayor
AT EST
City Clerk