[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Balsam Lake 11-5-1990
as §§ 9.04 and 9.20 of the 1990 Code; amended in its entirety
at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II). Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention — See Ch. 122.
No person shall sell, expose or offer for sale, use, keep, discharge or explode any fireworks, as defined by the Wisconsin Statutes, within the Village, except as provided in § 167-2 of this chapter.
A.
Permit for commercial display. Fireworks, other then
those prohibited by federal and state laws, may be used by public authorities,
fair associations, amusement parks, park boards, civic organizations, businesses
or licensed pyrotechnicians that have been granted a permit for public display
by the Village President. Applications for permits shall be filed in writing
with the Village Clerk-Treasurer, who shall refer such applications to the
Village President. Before any permit for a commercial display of fireworks
shall be granted to any applicant, the applicant shall file with the Village
Clerk-Treasurer:
(1)
A certificate of insurance for an amount no less than $1,000,000
liability coverage with the Village of Balsam Lake named on the certificate
of insurance for the payment of all claims that may arise by reason of injury
to persons or property from the handling, use of and discharge of fireworks
under such permit.
(2)
A copy of the pyrotechnician's license.
B.
Permit for personal display. A copy of a homeowner's
insurance policy is required to be filed with the application for the permit.
C.
Restrictions on granting permits. No permit shall be granted
for the display of fireworks within 70 feet per inch of shell of any gasoline
pump, filling station or bulk station, or any building in which gasoline or
volatile liquid is sold in quantities in excess of one gallon.
