[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Green Lane 6-7-1990 by Ord. No.
90-5 (Ch. 13, Part 2, of the 1995 Code of Ordinances).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
"Fireworks," which shall be defined as any substance, or combination
of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a
visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration
or detonation, and shall include blank cartridges, toy pistols, toy
cannons, toy canes or toy guns in which explosives are used, the type
of balloons which require fire underneath to propel the same, firecrackers,
torpedoes, roman candles, skyrockets, sparklers or other devices of
like construction and any device containing any explosive or flammable
compound, or any tablets or other devices containing any explosive
substance, except that the term shall not included auto flares, paper
caps containing not in excess of an average of 0.25 grain (16.2 mg)
of explosive content per cap, and toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns
or other devices for use of such caps, shall not be discharged within
the corporate limits of the Borough of Green Lane unless the person
who seeks to discharge the fireworks first obtains from the Borough
Secretary for such cost as may from time to time be established by
Borough Council a permit for such discharge.
Application for permits to discharge fireworks shall be made
in writing to the Borough Secretary at least 15 days in advance of
the date of the display or discharge of fireworks. Such application
shall be accompanied by a check drawn to the order of the Borough
of Green Lane in the amount of the Borough's charge for issuance
of the permit, a plot plan indicating the site where the fireworks
are to be discharged in relation to surrounding buildings and streets
and a bond or certificate of insurance in an amount to be determined
by the Fire Marshal, but in no instance less than $100,000, for the
payment of all damages which may be caused either to a person or persons
or to property by reason of the permitted display, and arising from
any acts of the permitter, the permitter's agents, employees
or subcontractors.
No fireworks, as herein defined, may be discharged, nor will
the Borough issue a permit granting to an applicant the right to discharge
fireworks, at a location within 100 feet of any Borough street, alley,
roadway or land or within 100 feet of any inhabited building. The
distances set forth herein are to be considered as minimum setbacks
and shall not be considered as being restrictive upon the Fire Marshal,
who may require more significant setbacks in particular instances.
Any person or persons, partnership, association or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600, plus costs,
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 30 days.
