File #: 2020-0109    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Lapsed
File created: 3/3/2020 In control: Local Services Committee
On agenda: Final action: 2/1/2021
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to fireworks regulations; amending Ordinance 3139, Section 601, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.86.500, Ordinance 4461, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.22.040, Ordinance 10870, Section 331, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.040, Ordinance 10870, Section 548, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.32.110, Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.360, Ordinance 17682, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.580, adding a new chapter to K.C.C Title 17 and repealing Ordinance 6836, Section 1, and K.C.C. 6.26.010, Ordinance 6836, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.26.020, Ordinance 6836, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.26.030, Ordinance 6836, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.26.040, Ordinance 6836, Section 5, and K.C.C. 6.26.050, Ordinance 6836, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.26.060, Ordinance 6836, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.26.070, Ordinance 6836, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.26.080, Ordinance 6836, Section 9, and K.C.C. 6.26.090, Ordina...
Sponsors: Joe McDermott, Claudia Balducci
Indexes: Fireworks, Public Safety
Code sections: 12.86.500 - ., 20.22.040 - ., 21A.08.040 - , 21A.21.110 - ., 21A.32.110 - ., 27.10.360 - , 27.10.580 - ., 6.26.010 - ., 6.26.020 - ., 6.26.030 - ., 6.26.040 - ., 6.26.050 - ., 6.26.060 - ., 6.26.070 - ., 6.26.080 - ., 6.26.090 - ., 6.26.100 - ., 6.26.110 - ., 6.26.115 - .
Attachments: 1. 2020-0109 legislative review form, 2. 2020-0109 transmittal letter, 3. 2020-0109 regulatory note, 4. 2020-0109 summary of proposed ordinance, 5. 2020-0109 Commerce-Acknowledge-Letter-Fireworks-111819, 6. 2020-0109 fiscal note, 7. 2020-0109 notice of public hearing, 8. 2020-0109_SR_Fireworks-Legislation.docx, 9. 2020-0109_ATT3_WSP Handout - Legal and Illegal Fireworks.pdf
Staff: Tracy, Jake
Drafter
Clerk 02/21/2020
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to fireworks regulations; amending Ordinance 3139, Section 601, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.86.500, Ordinance 4461, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.22.040, Ordinance 10870, Section 331, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.040, Ordinance 10870, Section 548, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.32.110, Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.360, Ordinance 17682, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.580, adding a new chapter to K.C.C Title 17 and repealing Ordinance 6836, Section 1, and K.C.C. 6.26.010, Ordinance 6836, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.26.020, Ordinance 6836, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.26.030, Ordinance 6836, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.26.040, Ordinance 6836, Section 5, and K.C.C. 6.26.050, Ordinance 6836, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.26.060, Ordinance 6836, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.26.070, Ordinance 6836, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.26.080, Ordinance 6836, Section 9, and K.C.C. 6.26.090, Ordinance 6836, Section 10, and K.C.C. 6.26.100, Ordinance 6836, Section 11, and K.C.C. 6.26.110 and Ordinance 10850, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 6.26.115.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Purpose.
A. This ordinance updates the King County Code to prohibit the retail sale of fireworks, as well as the use and discharge of fireworks without a permit, as allowed by RCW and WAC fireworks regulations.
B. This ordinance also relocates fireworks regulations from K.C.C. Title 6, Licensing, to K.C.C. Title 17, Fire Code. This alignment coordinates with the State adoption of the International Fire Code.
C. This ordinance provides for regulatory procedures to continue to allow for the public display of fireworks.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 3139, Section 601, as amended, and K.C.C. 12.86.500 are hereby amended to read as follows:
The following sounds are exempt from this chapter:
A. Sounds originating from aircraft in fligh...

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