City’s Fireworks Ordinance Amended for League City

At a special meeting on Monday, December 23 the League City Council approved amending the City’s Code of Ordinances allowing for the discharge of certain fireworks during the New Year’s and Independence Day holidays.

The change in the City’s ordinance has certain conditions including:

• The person must be 18 years of age or older
• Fireworks may only be discharged between sunset December 31st to 1:00 am on January 1st and between sunset on July 4th to 1:00 am on July 5th.
• Only fireworks 1.4G will be allowed to be discharged within the City limits. This class of fireworks is commonly available for purchase at fireworks stands.
• Fireworks may not be sold or purchased within City limits.

Each person discharging fireworks must comply with the following conditions:

• There shall be no structure, vehicles, or person within a 25-foot diameter of the discharge location.
• Fireworks must be discharged on a non-combustible surface of sufficient size to contain the entire portion of the ground display.
• The person discharging the fireworks shall be responsible for cleaning and removing all firework debris.
• The person discharging the fireworks shall comply with all Texas Department of Insurance Requirements.
• The person discharging the fireworks shall not be under the influence of an intoxicating substance.
• The person discharging the fireworks shall have an extinguishment device (ex. minimum of a five-gallon bucket of water, a minimum of a five lb ABC fire extinguisher, and/or an operational water hose) readily available at the site of firework discharge.
• Discharged fireworks shall be soaked in a bucket of water for twelve hours before being disposed of.

Fireworks shall not be discharged:

• At multi-family residential complexes (ex. apartment complexes)
• Within 600 feet of any church, hospital other than a veterinary hospital, an asylum, a licensed childcare center, or a public or private primary or secondary school or institution of higher education, unless the person has received authorization in writing from that organization and such authorization shall be submitted to the City.
• Within 100 feet of a place where flammable liquids or flammable compressed gasses are stored or dispensed
• Within 100 feet of a place where fireworks are stored or sold
• When a burn ban is in effect

Any violation of these conditions may result in fines and/or confiscation of fireworks.