HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 7 FIREWORKS REGS 12-01-80DATE:
November 19, 1980
CONSENT CALENDAR
12~1-80
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JAMES G. ROURKE, CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: FIREWORKS, REGULATION BY CITIES
It will be recalled that earlier this year the City was
challenged in Court on its ordinance prohibiting the sale or use
of fireworks in the City and that the City successfully defended
its ordinance. The City of Riverside and the City of San Jose,
among others, were also challenged and were not successful in the
trial courts. The City of Riverside appealed in the Court of
Appeal. The plaintiff, Pyrotechnics, the same company that
brought all of the lawsuits (although in each case they made
a charity as the first named plaintiff) is further appealing
the decision.
The LeagUe of California Cities Legal Committee has en-
dorsed an Amicus Curiae Brief in support of the position of the
City of Riverside.
It is recommended that the City Council authorize joining
the City of Tustin to the Amicus Curiae Brief without obligation
for expenditure of time or money.
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