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HomeMy WebLinkAbout696-98 Ban Fireworks / I111111111111111111111111111111111111lIII 1/111111 \ 98076466 ORDINANCE NO.: 696 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, PROHIBITING THE SALE AND USE OF FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS FOR A PERIOD OF FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF, OR UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE TERMINATION OF THE EXISTING STATE OF EMERGENCY; PROVIDING FOP PENALTIES .HERETO; AND - PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS,the State of Florida is experiencing a series of extensive forest and brush fires, including Pasco County, Florida, due to abnormally dry whether conditions; and , WHEREAS, the State Division of Emergency Management has determined that as of June 24, 1998 such fires have burned more than 100,000 acres; and WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Florida has issued Executive'Order 98-41, dated June 7, 1998, declaring a state of emergency throughout Florida as.a result of the continuing fires; and WHEREAS,the Governor's Executive Order expressly recognizes the extreme potential for additional fires that may threaten life and property; WHEREAS,the State Division of Emergency Management has determined that the state of Florida will continue to experience whether conditions conducive to fire activity; and WHEREAS,the State Division of Forestry has issued a ban on burning permits throughout the State, including Pasco County;and WHEREAS, the sale and personal use of fireworks and sparklers, as well as the discarding of lit cigarette butts outdoors unnecessarily increase the risk of additional fire in the City of Zephyrhills with the attendant risk to life and property. NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained' by the City Council of the City of Zep'hyrhills, Florida, sitting in emergency session, that: 1. A State of Emergency does hereby exists, as a result of the conditions set forth and the preamble hereto. 2. That during the local State of Emergency, the personal sale and use of fireworks and sparklers, as well the discarding of lit cigarette butts outdoors shall hereby be prohibited. 3. The violation of this Ordinance by any person shall constitute a misdemeanor in the second degree punishable pursuant to Florida Statute 775.082 or 775.083. Rcpt: 249161 Rec: 10.50 '• DS: 0.00 IT: 0.00 06/25/98 Dpty Clerk JED PITTIMAN, PASCO COUNTY CLERK 06/25/98 04:18pm 1 of 2 ' OR BK 3S E5B PG 1.-7443 ,_ _ t "Record and Return to: City Clerk's Office 5335 8th Street Zephyrhills, FL 33540 OR BK B PO 1 7 o- 2of2 4. In the event any section, paragraph, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance shall for'any reason be held unconstitutional, invalid or ineffective, thesame shall-not repeal,nullify or in any way affect any other section, paragraph, subsection, sentence, clause or portion of this ordinance irrespective of any other section, paragraph, subsection, sentence, clause or portion thereof. 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage and shall remain in effect for 15 days or until the State of Emergency no longer exists for Pasco County, as determined by the Florida Department of Forestry, whichever occurs first. The foregoing Ordinance No.:(p% was read and passed in emergency session called by the City Coun it ;`:of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida, on this c 1? day of A.D., 1998. - \\, / ` ' CHARLES E ATKINS,III • • President of City Council Attest, 'j _ _ .. of ci; i r ��Crty,Clerlt LINDA D ROAN 1404-; /`a n The foregoing:,::Ordinance No.: 96 was approved by me this day of ?(--/./A—P A.D., 1998. 420 . 4 ® ` -�Z AMES A. BAILEY, Mayor