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5 ORDINANCE NO. 7664
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING SECTION 1.18.040 OF THE RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL
CODE REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS OF THE CITY'S FIREWORKS LAWS.
The City Council of the City of Riverside does ordain as follows:
6 Section 1: Section 1.18.040 of the Riverside Municipal Code is amended as follows:
7 "Section 1.18.040 Penalties.
8 A. In addition to any remedy available at law, any person in violation of any provision of this 9 chapter or Section 16.32.375 of this Code involving 25 pounds or less of fireworks is subject to the 10 issuance of an administrative citation of $1,500.00 and a disposal fee as set by the State. 11 ,,
12 Section 2: The City hereby finds that this ordinance is not subject to review under the 13 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15060, 14 subdivision (c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical 15 change in the environment) and 15061, subdivision (b)(3) (there is no possibility the activity in 16 question may have a significant effect on the environment). In addition to the foregoing general 17 exemptions, the City Council further finds that this ordinance is categorically exempt from review 18 under CEQA under the Class 8 Categorical Exemption (regulatory activity to assure the protection of 19 the environment), CEQA Guidelines section 15308.
20 Section 3: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause 21 publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with Section 414 of the Charter 22 of the City of Riverside. This ordinance shall become effective on the 30th day after the date of its 23 adoption.
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CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
3750 UNIVERSITY AVE. #250
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
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4 Mayor of the City of Riverside
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28 City Clerk of the City of Riverside
I, Donesia Gause , City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the City Council on the 14th day of May , 2024, and that thereafter the said ordinance was duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the City Council on the 21st day of May , 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes : Falcone , Cervantes , Robillard, Mill, Pe1Ty, and Hemenway Noes :
Absent: Conder
Abstain:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this 22nd day of May , 2024. \\ Re-c ity la w\cyco m\ W PDO CS\ D008\ P040\00 8 \ 5 744 . DOC CA 24-0952 JL 05/09/24
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