2216ORDINANCE NO. 2216
COUNCIL MEMBER WOLFF INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 7 -405 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA, BY AMENDING SECTION 7-
405 LICENSE REQUIRED IN REFERENCE TO FIREWORK APPLICATIONS;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE
AND EFFECT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BLAIR, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 7 -405 of the Municipal Code of the City of Blair, Nebraska is hereby
amended as follows, to wit:
Sec. 7 -405 LICENSE REQUIRED In addition to any license to sell fireworks which may be
required to be issued by the state fire marshal pursuant to the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, it
shall be unlawful for any person to sell or engage in the sale of fireworks within the city limits
of Blair, Nebraska without first having obtained a license issued by the City Clerk and payment
of an annual license fee in the amount of $5,000.00 for each retail outlet. The applicant /license
holder must be a non - profit entity that is located within the City of Blair, Nebraska. Each
application must be received between February 1 and March 1 of that calendar year at the City
of Blair Offices. Each license issued shall be valid only for the calendar year in which it is
issued and shall be displayed at all times within the outlet of the license holder to which it
applies. An individual non - profit entity shall be allowed to submit up to three (3) applications
for a license. A Vendor (Fireworks Wholesaler) may be listed on any number of applications
with any number of non - profit entities. All applications must be accompanied by a bank draft or
certified cashier's check in the amount of the annual license fee. If an application is not
accompanied by an appropriate bank draft of certified cashier's check, the application is
incomplete and will not be accepted.
If there are more applications than licenses available, each eligible application will have
its application submitted to a lottery wherein the license holders for that year shall be drawn by
the City Clerk. No non - profit entity shall be awarded a second license until all other eligible
non - profit entities have been selected. If required, the lottery will be on or before March 15 of
each year.
SECTION 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 24TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2012.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
By
J . REALPH, MAYOR
ATTEST:
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
STATE OF NEBRASKA )
) :ss:
WASHINGTON COUNTY )
BRENDA R. WHEELER hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and acting
City Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing ordinance was passed
at a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 24th day of January,
2012.
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK