Sec. 86-302. Definitions.
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings for purposed of this division:
Fireworks means any composition or device for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect for entertainment purposes by combustion, deflagration or detonation that meets the definition of 1.4G fireworks or 1.3G fireworks as set forth herein.
Fireworks, 1.3G. Large fireworks devices, which are explosive materials, intended for use in fireworks displays and designed to produce audible or visible effects by combustion, deflagration or detonation. Such 1.3G fireworks include, but are not limited to, firecrackers containing more than 130 milligrams (two grains) of explosive composition, aerial shells containing more than 40 grams of pyrotechnic composition, and other display pieces which exceed the limits for classification as 1.4G fireworks. Such 1.3G fireworks are also described as fireworks UN0335 by the DOTn.
Fireworks, 1.4G. Small fireworks devices containing restricted amounts of pyrotechnic composition designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion. Such 1.4G fireworks which comply with the construction, chemical composition and labeling regulations of the DOTn for Fireworks, UN 0336, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission as set forth in CPSC 16 CFR Parts 1500 and 1507, are not explosive materials for the purpose of this code.
"Fireworks" includes fountains, cones, torches, wheels, smoke devices, rockets, aerial spinners, roman candles, firecrackers, sparklers, and other devices of like construction. (UN 0335, 0336, and 0337)
"Fireworks" as defined by the International Fire Code does not include paper caps, party poppers, and similar novelties classified 1.4S by DOT.
Permissible fireworks means the following small fireworks devices designed to produce audible or visual effects by combustion, complying with the requirements of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission as set forth in CPSC 16 CFR 1500.1 to 1500.272 and 1507.1 to 1507.12, and classified as consumer fireworks UN0336 and UN0337 pursuant to 49 CFR 172.101:
(1) Cylindrical fountains, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed 75 grams each for a single tube or, when more than one tube is mounted on a common base, a total pyrotechnic composition of no more than 200 grams;
(2) Cone fountains, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed 50 grams each for a single cone or, when more than one cone is mounted on a common base, a total pyrotechnic composition of no more than 200 grams;
(3) Wheels, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed 60 grams for each driver unit or 200 grams for each complete wheel;
(4) Ground spinner, a small device containing not more than 20 grams of pyrotechnic composition venting out of an orifice usually in the side of the tube, similar in operation to a wheel, but intended to be placed flat on the ground;
(5) Illuminating torches and colored fire in any form, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed 200 grams each;
(6) Dipped sticks and sparklers, the total pyrotechnic composition of which does not exceed 100 grams, of which the composition of any chlorate or perchlorate shall not exceed five grams;
(7) Any of the following that do not contain more than 50 milligrams of explosive composition:
a. Explosive auto alarms;
b. Toy propellant devices;
c. Cigarette loads;
d. Strike-on-box matches; or
e. Other trick noise makers;
(8) Snake or glow worm pressed pellets of not more than two grams of pyrotechnic composition and packaged in retail packages of not more than 25 units;
(9) Fireworks that are used exclusively for testing or research by a licensed explosives laboratory;
(10) Multiple tube devices with:
a. Each tube individually attached to a wood or plastic base;
b. The tubes separated from each other on the base by a distance of at least one-half of one inch;
c. The effect limited to a shower of sparks to a height of no more than 15 feet above the ground;
d. Only one external fuse that causes all of the tubes to function in sequence; and
e. A total pyrotechnic composition of no more than 500 grams.
"Permissible fireworks" do not include aerial devices or audible ground devices, including, but not limited to, firecrackers, aerial shells, mortars, pop bottle rockets, sky rockets, or roman candles. (Ord. No. 2017-09, § 1, 2-27-2017)