HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-09Ordinance 2021-09
Ordinance Amending Section 42-82 (b) of the Town Code
Authorizing the Fire Official to Issue Permits for Pyrotechnic Displays of Fireworks
WHEREAS, the Town's Fire Official is authorized to oversee and enforce the applicable
provisions of law relating to fire safety for the general public; and,
WHEREAS, an amendment to Section 42-82 (b) to the Town Code has been found necessary
to convey the authority to issue permits for pyrotechnic displays for fireworks from the Town
Manager to the Town's Fire Official;
NOW, THEREFORE be it ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia
sitting in regular session this 20th day of April 2021, that Section 42-82 (b) of the Town Code
shall be amended to read as follows:
(b)The fire official may, upon due application, issue a permit to a properly qualified
person for giving a pyrotechnic display of fireworks in the public parks or other open places.
Such permits shall impose such restrictions as in the opinion of the fire official may be
necessary to properly safeguard life and property in each case.
This ordinance is effective upon adoption and is hereby adopted this 20th day of April 2021 by
the duly recorded vote of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia as follows:
Lane R. Penn
Brooks R. Dawson
Gregory C. East
ATTEST:
David N. Quesenberry
Clerk of Council
-Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye
-Aye G. Tyler Clontz -Aye
-Aye Michael P. Reis -Aye
THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA
BY: 41,
W. Shannon Collins
Mayor