HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2015-07 Fireworks/Regulation of Explosives ORDINANCE NO. 2015 - 07
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, SEMINOLE COUNTY,
FLORIDA; AMENDING SECTION 7-27, REGULATION OF
EXPLOSIVES, TO CONFORM CITATION REFERENCES
TO FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION
INTO THE CODE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City is granted the authority, under § 2(b), Art. VIII of the State
Constitution, to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by
law; and
WHEREAS,the City Commission of Winter Springs desires to modify Section 7-27 of the
City Code to conform applicable citation references to Florida Statues; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, hereby finds
this ordinance to be in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of
Winter Springs.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER
SPRINGS HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby fully incorporated herein by
reference as legislative findings of the City Commission of Winter Springs.
Section 2. Code Amendment. Section 7-27 of the City of Winter Springs Code of
Ordinances is hereby amended as follows (underlined type indicates additions and strikeout type
indicates deletions):
Sec. 7-27. Regulation of explosives.
No person(s) shall discharge or detonate, nor allow the discharge or
detonation of any illegal fireworks, as defined by Section 791-01{4 Florida
Statutes, dynamite or any other explosive at any time within the city limits without
the express permission of both the fire and police departments.
Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior
inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts of prior
ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
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Section 4. Incorporation Into Code. This Ordinance shall be incorporated into the
Winter Springs City Code and any section or paragraph,number or letter, and any heading may be
changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing. Grammatical, typographical, and
like errors may be corrected and additions, alterations, and omissions, not affecting the
construction or meaning of this Ordinance and the City Code may be freely made.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,phrase, word or
provision of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction,whether for substantive,procedural,or any other reason, such portion shall
be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
adoption by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and pursuant to the City
Charter.
ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular
meeting assembled on this 26 day of January , 2015.
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Charles Lacey, 4J
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An rea orenzo-Luaces, City Clerk
Approve s to legal form and sufficiency for
the • inter Springs only:
Anthony A. Garganese, City Attorney
First Reading: January 12, 2015
Legal Ad Published: January 15, 2015
Effective Date: January 26, 2015
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