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ORDINANCE #02 -21 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 7 OF THE CITY CODE, WHICH IS KNOWN AS LICENSING AND PERMITS CHAPTER OF THE CITY CODE. AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 7.86 TO THE CITY CODE WHICH SECTION IS ENTITLED "SALE OF FIREWORKS" The City of Ramsey Ordains: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. This Section is adopted pursuant to the authority granted by Minn. Stat. §624.20. SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Chapter 7 of the Ramsey City Code is amended by adding Section 7.86 to provide as follows: 7.86 Fireworks Subdivision 1. Sale of Fireworks. It is unlawful to sell fireworks in the City of Ramsey, in violation of Minn. Stat. § §624.20 through 624.25, inclusive, which statutes are hereby adopted by reference. "Legal fireworks" as defined in this Section may, however, be sold upon issuance of a license issued by the City. Subd. 2 Definition. For the purposes of this Section "Legal Fireworks" is defined to mean: Wire or wood sparklers of not more than 100 grams of mixture per item, other sparkling items which are non - explosive and non -aerial and contain 75 grams or less of chemical mixture per tube or a total of 200 grams or less for multiple tubes, snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, or trick noisemakers which include paper streamers, party poppers, string poppers, snappers, and drop pops, each consisting of not more than twenty -five hundredths grains of explosive mixture. Subd. 3 Application. The application for a license shall contain the following information: name, address, and telephone number of applicant; the address of the location where Legal Fireworks will be sold; the type of Legal Fireworks to be sold, and the estimated quantity of Legal Fireworks that will be stored on the licensed premises. Subd. 4 Processing Application. The application must be filed with the City Clerk together with the permit fee. Following an inspection of the premises proposed to be licensed, the City Administrator shall issue the permit if the conditions for license approval are satisfied and the location of the premises is properly zoned. If the City Administrator denies the permit application, the permit applicant may, within ten (10) days of the date of denial, appeal the City Administrator's decision to the City Council.