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 San Antonio
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 11. FIRE PREVENTION
 Article IV. FIREWORKS

  § 11-57. Display permits.  

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  • (a)

    Any citizen of the city may give a public fireworks display, provided he secures a permit therefor from the Fire Marshal or his/her designee, as provided in this section. Application therefor shall be addressed to the Fire Marshal, shall state the name and residence of the applicant, the time and place of the proposed exhibition, a description of the kind, character and quantity of the fireworks intended to be displayed, and shall be accompanied by a cashier's or certified check for the amount of the fireworks permit fee.

    (b)

    The Fire Marshal or his/her designee shall grant or reject such application as he sees fit in the reasonable exercise of his discretion. If same is rejected, the check for the amount of the fireworks permit fee shall be returned to the applicant; if it is granted, such check shall be retained as a fee for the permit.

    (c)

    Fire inspectors to be present. For each public display of fireworks under this section, not less than two (2) fire prevention inspectors of the city shall be in attendance during the event. If more than two (2) fire inspectors are required or the inspectors work longer than two (2) hours, the additional expense shall be borne by the applicant for the permit at the rate per man-hour as provided for in section 11-16(k) of the City Code.

    (d)

    No such permit shall be granted to any applicant more than twice during any calendar year, and any fireworks display thereunder shall be concluded not later than 10:00 p.m. on the date specified under the penalty as provided in section 1-5 of this Code. The display time may be extended past 10:00 p.m. as authorized by the on site inspector and the Fire Marshal or his/her designee.

    (e)

    Reserved.

    (f)

    As used in this section the term "fireworks" shall be given its usual and ordinary meaning, and shall include but not be limited to the following: firecrackers, Roman candles, sparklers, torpedoes, bombs, skyrockets, buzz bombs, atomic wings, aerial flash salutes, and trail blazers.

(Code 1950, § 41-10; Ord. No. 18384, § 1, 10-2-52; Ord. No. 53446, 2-26-81; Ord. No. 65619, § 1, 9-3-87; Ord. No. 70251, §§ 8, 9, 9-14-89; Ord. No. 71014, § 2, 2-1-90; Ord. No. 79918, § 2, 3-31-94; Ord. No. 2010-09-16-0791, § 1(Att. A), 9-16-10; Ord. No. 2011-11-03-0907, § 2, 11-3-11)