City Council

12B. CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE RELATED TO SOCIAL\nHOST LIABILITY FOR ILLEGAL FIREWORKS AND ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS\nThe City currently regulates the sale, storage, and discharge of fireworks within the City,\nconsistent with State Fireworks Law (Health & Safety Code § 12500 et seq.) and guidance\nfrom the State Fire Marshall under Chapter 17.04 of the Stanton Municipal Code. In order\nto allow law enforcement and City code enforcement to better enforce Chapter 17.04, in\n2025, the City adopted “social host” regulations, which make a property owner or a person\nin control of property on which fireworks are sold, stored, or discharged in violation of\nChapter 17.04 strictly liable for the illegal sale, storage, or discharge. The amendment to\nthe ordinance proposes a gradual fine increase based on the amount of dangerous\nfireworks at issue and clarifies that a fine is based on each discharge of a firework, among\nother modifications.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. Staff recommends that the City Council declare that the project is not subject to CEQA\npursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) and section 15378(b)(5); and\n2. Introduce, by title only, and waive further reading of proposed Ordinance No. 1170:\n“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STANTON,\nCALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 17.04 (SAFE AND SANE\nFIREWORKS) OF TITLE 17 (FIRE) OF THE STANTON MUNICIPAL\nCODE, RELATED TO SOCIAL HOST LIABILITY AND ILLEGAL\nFIREWORKS”; and\n3. Set Ordinance No. 1170 for second reading and adoption at the April 14, 2026 regular\nmeeting of the City Council.