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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCLD-001-10~j~' ~ REPORT bsadfn~ the WaJ~ CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: January 4, 2010 ~e5olu-~"~ ~^~ ~ ~ ~-~ 19~ ~~ c -ova- io Report #: CLD-001-10 File #: By-law #: Sub'ect: SALE OF FIREWORKS -PERFECT PARTY PLACE RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report CLD-001-10 be received; 2. THAT the request of Mike and Carmen Gazo, Owners, Perfect Party Inc. to sell fireworks year round, be denied; and 3. THAT Mike and Carmen Gazo be advised and forwarded a copy of Report CLD-001-.90. Submitted by: PLB' P i arr' , CMO Municipal Clerk <2~-- Reviewed by: Franklin Wu, Chief Administrative Officer cordon Weir, AMCT, CMM111 Director, Emergency & Fire Services CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 F 905-623-6506 REPORT NO.:CLD-001-10 Page 2 of 3 1.0 BACKGROUND At the Council meeting held on December 14, 2009, Council referred correspondence from Mike and Carmen Gazo, Perfect Party Place, to the Director of Emergency and Fire Services and to the Municipal Clerk. Mr. and Mrs. Gazo are requesting to sell fireworks year round in their store located at 205 King Street East, Bowmanville. By-law 92-160 restricts the sell of fireworks to the five day period immediately preceding the day for the observance of Victoria Day and Canada, on Victoria Day, and on Canada Day. 2.0 EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMENTS The Emergency Services Department does not feel comfortable with allowing fireworks to be available for sale throughout the year. There are too many needless injuries, especially with children through the misuse of consumer fireworks. There is the problem of fireworks being mistakenly sold to minors and the storage of fireworks adds to the fire hazard of a building. Many fire officials and fire safety organizations feel that sale of consumer fireworks should be completely banned and families be encouraged to attend firework events run by professionals. Clarington Emergency Services agrees with this starice. 3.0 MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMENTS By-law 92-160 only allows for fireworks to be set off in the municipality during the five day period immediately preceding the day set for the observance of Victoria Day and Canada Day, and on Victoria Day and Canada Day. Should Perfect Party Place be permitted to sell fireworks. year-round, any fireworks purchased would have to be stored until these dates. If consumers are purchasing the fireworks outside of these allowable times, it may lead to confusion as to the REPORT NO.:CLD-001-10 Page 3 of 3 requirement in the by-law for the specific times of setting off the fireworks. For these reasons, the Municipal Law Enforcement Division does not support the request for year-round sales. 4.0 RECOMMENDATIONS Based on the comments and concerns of the Emergency Services Department and the Municipal Law Enforcement Division, it is respectfully recommended that the request of Mike and Carmen Gazo, Perfect Party Place, to sell fireworks year-round in their store located at 205 King Street East, Bowmanville, be denied. Interested parties to be advised of Council's decision: Mr. and Mrs. M. Gazo Owners Perfect Party Inc.