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Glendale considering raising firework fines to $1,500
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Independent Newsmedia
With July Fourth a few weeks away, Glendale is considering cracking down much harder on those who violate fireworks laws.
In its workshop at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Glendale Civic Center, 5750 W. Glenn Drive, City Council will consider whether to increase the minimum fine for fireworks violations in the city by more than 500%.
Under current law, the minimum fine for a fireworks violation is $275, unless another penalty is specifically provided for. City staff is suggesting Council approve a change that would make any violation of the city’s fireworks laws an automatic $1,500 fine with any repeat offense within a year resulting in a $2,000 fine. The legal classification for the crime would remain a Class One misdemeanor.
Considering an increase in fireworks penalties was suggested by Barrel District Councilman Bart Turner during a January Council meeting where both he and Yucca District Councilwoman Joyce Clark said they’d had complaints in their district from New Year’s Eve fireworks a few weeks prior.
At the time, Ms. Clark also suggested the city seek ways to regulate what time of day or night fireworks can be set off, saying on New Year’s Eve night, people in her district were setting off fireworks from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m.
“It’s become a really aggravating situation for a lot of people,” she said.
Staff told her the city has limited power on enforcing such a time restriction, but it could either lobby the state legislature for a state-wide law on appropriate times of day for fireworks or it could crack down on late-night fireworks via the city’s noise ordinance.
