Corrected
May19, 2015
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing section 5627., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to fireworks, and enacting, in lieu thereof, one new section relating to the same subject.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4734, May 4, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Tony Miller, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, chapter 56., Jackson County Code, 1984, generally provide for the issuance of a limited number of temporary permits to non-profit organizations to conduct the retail sale of fireworks in the unincorporated county during the period around the Independence Day holiday; and
WHEREAS, code section 5627. currently restricts the issuance of such permits to organizations proposing to operate temporary retail sales sites located at least 100 feet distance from any existing building; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature has determined that it is appropriate to reduce this restriction to fifty feet to make the County's regulation in this regard consistent with regulations adopted by the City of Independence, Missouri, and the State of Missouri; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of this revised restriction is in the best interest of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Section 5627., Jackson County, 1984, is hereby repealed, and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 5627., to read as follows:
5627. Exception, Seasonal Fourth of July Sales.
The retail sale of fireworks at temporary sites may be conducted by non-profit organizations within the unincorporated areas of the County for a period of forty-five (45) days prior to the Fourth day of July of each year, said days beginning on the 21st day of May and including the first (1st), second (2nd), third (3rd) and fourth (4th) days of July and ending at 3:00 P.M. on the fifth (5th) day of July of each year upo...
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