6608ORDINANCE NO. 6 6 0 8
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING CHAPTER 6.40
(FIREWORKS) OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD PROVISIONS
IMPOSING HOST LIABILITY
WHEREAS, in 1986, the City Council of the City of Anaheim adopted an ordinance regulating
the possession, sale and discharge of fireworks, which was codified as Anaheim Municipal Code
("AMC") Chapter 6.40;
WHEREAS, Chapter 6.40 has been amended on several occasions since its adoption, including
an amendment which allowed the possession, sale and discharge of safe and sane fireworks
during designated time periods;
WHEREAS, despite the City's regulatory efforts and prohibitions, every year on and around the
Fourth of July, there is an onslaught of fireworks activity that violates Chapter 6.40, including
the discharge of fireworks in residential neighborhoods and high fire zones;
WHEREAS, police, code enforcement and fire personnel cannot always determine the person(s)
who have discharged illegal fireworks, but are able to more readily ascertain the property from
which those fireworks originated; and
WHEREAS, the City Council therefore desires to impose responsibility for the discharge of
illegal fireworks on private property owners in the City if fireworks are discharged from their
premises in violation of the Anaheim Municipal Code.
Section 1:
Anaheim Municipal Code Chapter 6.40 is hereby amended to read in full as follows:
Chapter 6.40 FIREWORKS
Sections:
6.40.010
Definitions.
6.40.015
Administration.
6.40.020
Possession, sale or discharge of fireworks —Generally.
6.40.030
Safe and sane fireworks —Discharge.
6.40.035
Safe and sane fireworks —Sale.
6.40.036
Host Liability
6.40.040
Permit for public displays.
6.40.050
Times permitted.
6.40.060
Times permitted —Appeal from denial of permit.
6.40.070
Wholesale businesses.
6.40.080
Enforcement of chapter.
6.40.090
(Repealed by 6323, 5/5/15)
6.40.100
Administrative fines and penalties.
6.40.110
(Repealed by 6323, 5/5/15)
6.40.010 DEFINITIONS.
The following words and phrases, as used in this chapter, are defined as follows:
"Dangerous fireworks" shall mean "dangerous fireworks", as defined in Section 12505
and 12561 of the State Fireworks Law and the relevant sections of Chapter 6 of Division 1 of
Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations) or any successor provision thereto.
"Designated sales period" is the period in each calendar year during which safe and
sane fireworks may be sold from a fireworks stand that is, between the hours of noon and 10:00
p.m. on the 28th of June, and between 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on June 29th through the 3rd of
July and between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on the 4th of July of the same calendar
year, or at such other time(s) and/or during such other period(s) as may be set forth by resolution
of the City Council from time to time.
"Discharge" shall mean the act of lighting, exploding, igniting, setting -off, discharging,
projecting, firing or using fireworks.
"Fireworks" shall mean "fireworks", as defined in Section 12511 of the
State Fireworks Law or any successor provision thereto.
"Fireworks stand" shall mean any building, booth, counter or other structure of a
temporary nature used in the sale, offering for sale or display for sale of safe and sane fireworks,
which shall be subject to the most current edition of NFPA 1124 Code for the Manufacture,
Transportation, Storage and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles.
"Host" shall mean a person who either i) is in control of private property, including, but
not limited to, an owner, tenant, landlord, or property manager of the property; or ii) organizes,
supervises, officiates, conducts, controls, or is otherwise in charge of the activity on the property.
"Licensed wholesale business" shall mean a person or entity holding an unrevoked
wholesale business license and all other necessary state and local permits and licenses for the
wholesale sale of fireworks that purchases fireworks from a manufacturer, importer or exporter
for resale.
"Permit" shall mean a permit issued by the Fire Chief authorizing either the sale of safe
and sane fireworks or a public display of fireworks.
"Permittee" is a person that has applied for and received a permit to sell safe and
sane fireworks or a permit for a public display of fireworks.
"Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture or other entity
of any nature.
"Public display of fireworks" shall mean a "public display of fireworks", as defined in
Section 12524 of the State Fireworks Law or any successor provision thereto.
"Red flag warning" means a climatic condition based upon wind and humidity criteria
which may result in the rapid spread of wildfires and is issued by the National Weather Service
for all or selected portions of a fire weather zone or zones.
"Safe and sane fireworks" shall mean those fireworks that are defined and classified as
"safe and sane fireworks" (also known as "state -approved fireworks") in Sections 12529 and
12562 of the State Fireworks Law and the relevant sections of Chapter 6, Title 19 of the
California Code of Regulations, or any successor provision thereto.
"State Fireworks Law" shall mean Sections 12500 et seq. of the Health and Safety Code
of the State of California and its implementing regulations, as set forth in Chapter 6, Title 19 of
the California Code of Regulations.
"Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area" shall mean all of the area within the City of
Anaheim located east of the Costa Mesa Freeway (State Route 55) and south of the Riverside
Freeway (State Route 91).
6.40.015 ADMINISTRATION.
The City Manager may adopt reasonable policies and procedures to implement this chapter in
manner consistent with any applicable rules and regulations set forth by resolution of the City
Council.
6.40.020 POSSESSION, SALE OR DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS —GENERALLY.
A. It is unlawful for any person to possess, store, sell, offer or make available for
sale, or discharge any and all fireworks, including safe and sane fireworks, within the City limits,
unless specifically allowed in this chapter.
B. The sale, possession and discharge of "safe and sane fireworks" for private
display shall be permitted within the City in accordance with this chapter and with such other
rules and regulations as the City Council may by resolution deem necessary and advisable from
time to time to effectuate the purposes of the regulations and limitations set forth in this chapter.
C. No person shall manufacture, possess, sell, offer for sale, store, display, dispose
of, give away, stock, or discharge any dangerous fireworks within the City of Anaheim without a
permit issued by the Fire Chief.
6.40.030 SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS —DISCHARGE.
A. Discharge of Safe and Sane Fireworks.
1. It shall be lawful to discharge safe and sane fireworks within the City at
the locations, during the time period(s), and in accordance with the limitations and
regulations specified in this section.
2. No person under the age of 16 years shall discharge any safe and
sane fireworks at any time, unless such person does so under the direct supervision of a
person over 18 years of age and during the hours and on the days permitted by this
chapter.
3. It shall be unlawful for any person having the care, custody or control of a
person under the age of 16 years to permit such person to discharge any safe and
sane fireworks unless such minor does so under the direct supervision of a person over 18
years of age and during the hours and on the days permitted by this chapter.
B. Limitation on Places, Days and Hours of Discharge.
1. It shall be unlawful to discharge any safe and sane fireworks except on the
4th of July between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and/or during such other days
and hours as may be established by resolution of the City Council.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any safe and
sane fireworks, or permit the discharge of safe and sane fireworks, upon or over or onto
the property of another without his/her consent, or to discharge any safe and
sane fireworks within ten (10) feet of any residence, dwelling, or other structure.
3. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any safe and
sane fireworks, or permit the discharge thereof within the following areas of the City:
(a) Any public property, including, but not limited to, public streets,
highways, alleys, sidewalks, parks or other publicly -owned property, buildings or
facilities, except in designated areas determined by order of the City Manager or
his/her designee;
(b) Any property within a Commercial Zone of the City (defined in Chapter
18.08 of this code), except for any nonconforming residential use within a
Commercial Zone that is used for residential purposes as of the effective date of
the ordinance codified in this section;
(c) Any property within an Industrial Zone of the City (defined in Chapter
18.10 of this code), except for any nonconforming residential use within an
Industrial Zone used for residential purposes as of the effective date of the
ordinance codified in this section;
(d) Any property in the Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area;
(e) Any premises where gasoline or other flammable liquids are stored or
dispensed; and
(f) In "high fire hazard areas," as designated by the Fire Chief.
4. Nothing in this section shall preclude the use or discharge of safe and
sane fireworks, consistent with this chapter, on appropriate privately owned areas within
a Single -Family or Multiple -Family Residential Zone (defined in Chapters
18.04 and 18.06 of this code).
5. Nothing in this section shall preclude the use, discharge or presentation of
any public fireworks display authorized under and pursuant to Section 6.40.040 of this
code.
6. It shall be unlawful to discharge any safe and sane fireworks on the dates
and during the times permitted in this section when a Red Flag Warning has been issued
by the National Weather Service. In the event of a Red Flag Warning on July 4, the Fire
Chief may, with the concurrence of the City Manager and to the extent allowed by State
law, permit the discharge of safe and sane fireworks on another date and during such
time(s) as he or she may determine appropriate and, to that end, shall disseminate notice
to members of the general public in whatever manner he determines appropriate.
6.40.035 SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS —SALE.
A. The retail sale of safe and sane fireworks on property within the City that is
authorized for the sale of safe and sane fireworks shall be lawful so long as said sale is conducted
(i) during a designated sales period, and (ii) in accordance with the limitations and regulations set
forth in this section.
B. It shall be unlawful to sell safe and sane fireworks within the City without a
permit issued by the Fire Chief. Sales of safe and sane fireworks shall be conducted in
conformance with all terms and conditions of the permit as may be reasonably imposed by the
Fire Chief. The Fire Chief may issue up to sixteen (16) permits per year for the sale of safe and
sane fireworks based on a lottery system established by resolution of the City Council. No
permittee shall be authorized to sell safe and sane fireworks at more than one location during a
designated sales period.
C. A permittee shall, if required by law, have a retail sales license issued by the State
Fire Marshal, a temporary sales tax permit issued by the State Board of Equalization, and a City
business license and shall demonstrate compliance with those permit requirements to the Fire
Chief upon request.
D. A permittee shall provide evidence of valid insurance policies in the form and
amount and with coverage types required by the City's Risk Manager, which policies shall name
the City, its officers, officials, agents and employees as additional insureds.
E. A permittee shall submit and obtain the Fire Chief s or his or her designee's
approval of a plan indicating the location and hours of operation of a fireworks stand, the number
of staff on duty, and such other information as may be required by the Fire Chief or by the
State Fireworks Law.
F. No person shall knowingly sell fireworks to any person under 18 years old. No
person under 18 years old shall sell or participate in the sale of safe and sane fireworks.
G. No person shall be paid any consideration for selling or otherwise participating in
the sale of safe and sane fireworks. This shall not apply to licensed security personnel during sale
or non -sale hours or to a party authorizing the location of a fireworks stand on its property.
H. Safe and sane fireworks must remain at the location listed on the permit unless
written approval to relocate them is obtained from the Fire Chief or his or her designee. Unsold
safe and sane fireworks may be transported outside of the City in compliance with Department of
Transportation regulations for transporting fireworks after 9:00 p.m. on July 4th.
I. A permittee shall cause its employees, agents and representatives to comply with
all of the requirements of the State Fireworks Law in connection with the sale of safe and
sane fireworks.
J. At least one or more representatives of a permittee shall attend a "safe and sane
fireworks" stand operator safety seminar supervised by a representative of the Fire Chief and
conducted by each licensed wholesale business that is supplying safe and sane fireworks to the
permittee.
K. A permittee and its respective employees, agents and representatives shall comply
with the following standards as to the sale of safe and sane fireworks:
1. All retail sales of safe and sane fireworks shall be permitted only from
within a fireworks stand; retail sales of safe and sane fireworks from any other building
or structure are hereby prohibited. Fireworks stands shall comply with and are subject to
the State Fireworks Law, the California Fire Code, and the most current edition of the
NFPA 1124 Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sales
of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles.
2. The Fire Chief may establish and amend from time to time such additional
rules and regulations for the operation of fireworks stands determined appropriate and
necessary for the public safety or as may be required under the State Fireworks Act, the
California Fire Code, and/or the most current edition of the NFPA 1124 Code for the
Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic
Articles. A copy of any such rules and regulations shall be posted in a prominent place in
each fireworks stand.
L. Violation of this section 6.40.035 and/or failure to comply with the terms of the
permit issued to a permittee or the rules and regulations for the operation of fireworks stands
established by the Fire Chief shall be grounds for the immediate revocation of any permit
granted under this chapter.
6.40.036 HOST LIABILITY
A. No host shall permit any person to possess, sell or discharge fireworks on the
host's private property except as allowed in this chapter. Hosts are subject to all the provisions
and penalties set forth in this chapter, unless subsection A.2 applies.
1. Whenever a host is present at the private property while another person violates a
provision of this chapter, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the host knew or
should have known of the violation.
2. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a host who initiates contact with
law enforcement or fire officials to assist in removing any person from the property or
terminating the activity in order to comply with this chapter, provided the request for
assistance is made before any other person contacts law enforcement or fire officials to
report or complain about the violation of this chapter.
B. No host shall aid or abet another person's violation of a provision of this chapter
in a public right of way adjacent to the host's private property. A host aids and abets another
person's violation of a provision of this chapter if he or she knows of the other person's unlawful
purpose and specifically intends to, and does in fact, aid, facilitate, promote, encourage, or
instigate the other person's commission of that violation.
6.40.040 PERMIT FOR PUBLIC DISPLAYS.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, the Fire Chief of the City of Anaheim
may grant permits for public displays of fireworks if the Fire Chief determines that all
requirements of the law are or will be complied with by the applicant and that granting any such
permit will not be detrimental to the public peace, health or safety; otherwise said application
shall be denied. Applications for such permits shall be filed with the Fire Chief not less than ten
days before the proposed public display and shall be accompanied by a detailed statement of the
items of the proposed display. If the permit is granted, no items shall be displayed except as are
contained in the statement and the Fire Chief may in granting the permit eliminate from the
statement such items as he deems hazardous or impose conditions upon such permit as the Fire
Chief shall deem reasonably necessary to protect the public peace, health and safety; and it shall
be unlawful for the grantee of the permit to exhibit or display the eliminated items or to conduct
such display in violation of any conditions so imposed. The public display shall be under the
supervision of the Fire Chief and such persons as he shall designate and authorize. The City
Council shall, by resolution, pursuant to the Fire Chiefs recommendation, establish a fee to be
charged for the permit. A separate permit will be required for each display. The display shall be
at the place and time designated in the permit. Such permit shall include the right to possess and
transport said fireworks for the purpose of conducting such public display.
6.40.050 TIMES PERMITTED.
It is unlawful for any holder of a public display permit to discharge any fireworks in the
City of Anaheim from the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. unless permitted by the Fire Chief as
an exception to this time limit.
6.40.060 TIMES PERMITTED — APPEAL FROM DENIAL OF PERMIT.
If the Fire Chief denies a request to discharge fireworks outside the times specified in
Section 6.04.050, the person making the request may appeal such action by filing a written notice
of appeal with the City Council. Such written notice shall be filed with the City Clerk within ten
days of the date of the action of the Fire Chief and shall set forth the reasons for appeal from the
action of the Fire Chief. Upon receipt of a notice of appeal, a hearing shall be set before the City
Council not less than ten days or more than thirty days from the date of the filing of the appeal.
Upon such hearing the Council may deny the application or grant the application upon such
conditions as the Council shall deem proper.
6.40.070 WHOLESALE BUSINESSES.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, Licensed Wholesale Businesses may
possess, sell, offer for sale, store or display safe and sane fireworks solely for the purpose of the
wholesale sale of said fireworks through established trade channels.
6.40.080 ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER.
A. This chapter shall be enforced in accordance with the procedures set forth
in Chapter 1.20 of this code, relating to the issuance of citations, imposition of administrative
fines, right to appeal, and the right to an administrative hearing.
B. The Fire Chief or any designated representative of the Fire Department is
authorized and may enforce the provisions of this chapter. In addition to any other persons
authorized by law, the Fire Chief or any representative of the Fire Department or Police
Department of the City of Anaheim, or other City official authorized to enforce the Anaheim
Municipal Code may seize, take, remove or cause to be removed all stock of fireworks offered or
exposed for sale, manufactured, sold, possessed, stored, handled, discharged or used in violation
of this chapter, and shall have the duty of enforcing the provisions of this chapter. Any seizure or
removal pursuant to this section shall be in compliance with all applicable statutory,
constitutional, and decisional law. In connection with such enforcement, authorized personnel
may enter, free of charge, at any reasonable time, any place of business, or to approach any
person apparently conducting or employed in the operation of a business or the manufacture,
sale, possession, storage, handling, discharge or use of prohibited fireworks, to verify
compliance with the provisions of this chapter and with the Uniform Fire Code and any other
Anaheim Municipal Code provisions related to fireworks enforcement. Such persons are hereby
authorized to issue citations to persons violating any of the provisions of this chapter to appear in
the Court of the North Orange County Judicial District at a time fixed in the citation and such
citation shall be deemed to be a complaint charging violations of this chapter.
6.40.090 (Repealed by 6323, 5/5/15)
6.40.100 ADMINISTRATIVE FINES AND PENALTIES.
A. Purpose and Scope
This section authorizes the imposition of administrative fines on any person who violates
any provision of this chapter in order to encourage and obtain compliance with the provisions of
this chapter for the benefit and protection of the entire community. This section governs the
imposition, enforcement, collection and administrative review of all administrative fines, related
to: (1) the possession, use, storage, sale and/or display of those fireworks classified as
"dangerous fireworks" in California Health and Safety Code Section 12500 et seq., with the
exception of a pyrotechnic licensee when operating pursuant to that license; and (2) the sale of
safe and sane fireworks; and (3) the use of safe and sane fireworks on or at dates, times and/or
locations other than those permitted by this chapter. Said administrative fines are imposed under
authority of Section 53069.4 of the California Government Code, Section 12557 of the
California Health and Safety Code, and the police power of the City.
The issuance of citations imposing administrative fines may be performed at the
discretion of the officials of the City authorized under Section 6.40.080 or Chapter 1.20 of this
code; and the issuance of a citation to any person constitutes but one remedy of the City to
redress violations of this chapter by any person. By adopting this chapter, the City does not
intend to limit its authority to employ any other remedy, civil or criminal, to redress any
violation of this chapter by any person, which this City may otherwise pursue.
The imposition of fines related to "dangerous fireworks" under this chapter shall be
limited to persons who possess, sell, use and/or display, or the seizure of, 25 pounds or less
(gross weight) of such dangerous fireworks.
Fines collected pursuant to this chapter related to "dangerous fireworks" shall not be
subject to Section 12706 of the California Health and Safety Code, which section provides that
certain fines collected by a court of the state be deposited with, and disbursed by, the County
Treasurer. However, the City shall provide cost reimbursement to the State Fire Marshal
pursuant to regulations to be adopted by the State Fire Marshal addressing the State Fire
Marshal's cost for the transportation and disposal of "dangerous fireworks" seized by the City,
which costs will be part of any administrative fine imposed. Unless and until said regulations
have been adopted by the state of California, the City shall hold in trust $250 or 25% of any fine
collected, whichever is greater, to cover the cost reimbursement to the State Fire Marshal for said
cost of transportation and disposal of "dangerous fireworks."
Because of the serious threat of fire or injury posed by the use of "dangerous fireworks"
that can result from persistent or repeated failures to comply with the provisions of this chapter
and the effect of such conditions or activities on the safety and the use and enjoyment of
surrounding properties and to the public health, safety and welfare, this chapter imposes strict
civil liability upon the owners of real property for all violations of this chapter existing on their
real property. Each contiguous use, display and/or possession shall constitute a separate violation
and shall be subject to a separate administrative fine.
B. Penalties for Violations.
1. Each person who violates any provision of this chapter as it relates to the
possession, use, storage, sale and/or display of "dangerous fireworks" shall be subject to the
imposition and payment of an administrative fine or fines as provided below:
Number of Offenses in One-
Year Period
Amount of Administrative
Penalty
Late
Charge
Total Amount of Penalty plus
Late Charge
First
$1,000.00
$250.00
$1,250.00
Second
$2,000.00
$500.00
$2,500.00
Third
$3,000.00
$1,000.00
$4,000.00
2. Each person who sells or uses safe and sane fireworks on or at dates, times and/or
locations other than those permitted by this chapter shall be subject to the imposition and
payment of an administrative fine or fines as provided below:
Number of Offenses in One-
Year Period
Amount of Administrative
Penalty
Late
Charge
Total Amount of Penalty plus
Late Charge
First
$250.00
$125.00
$375.00
Second
$500.00
$250.00
$750.00
Third
$1,000.00
$500.00
$1,500.00
3. Payment of an administrative fine shall not excuse or discharge a citee from the
duty to immediately abate and correct a violation of this chapter, nor from any other
responsibility or legal consequences for a continuation or a repeated occurrence(s) of a violation
of this chapter.
Section 2:
The City Council finds the introduction and adoption of this ordinance is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the
CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it
has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly).
Section 3:
The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares that should any section,
paragraph, sentence, phrase, term or word of this ordinance be declared for any reason to be
invalid, it is the intent of the City Council that it would have adopted all other portions of this
ordinance independent of the elimination of any such portion as may be declared invalid. If any
section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this
Ordinance, and each section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one (or more) section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase had been declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4:
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to
be printed once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in the Anaheim Bulletin, a newspaper
of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Anaheim.
Section 5:
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force thirty (30) days from and after its
final passage.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was introduced at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Anaheim held on the 22 day of April , 2025,
and thereafter passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 13 day
of May , 2025, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Meeks, Balius,
Leon, Rubalcava, Kurtz and Maahs
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Ordinance No. 6608 introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Anaheim, held on the 22"d day of April. 2025, and that the same was duly passed and adopted at
a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 131h day of May, 2025, by the following vote of
the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Meeks, Balius, Leon, Rubalcava,
Kurtz and Maahs
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of May, 2025.
CITY LERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
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SUMMARY PUBLICATION
CITY OF ANAHEIM
ORDINANCE NO. 6608
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING CHAPTER 6.40 (FIREWORKS) OF
THE ANAHEIM MUN IC I PAL CODE TO ADD PROVISIONS IMPOSING HOST LIABILITY
This ordinance amends Chapter 6.40 of the Anaheim Municipal Code to Impose liability on "hosts"
(as defined in the ordinance) in Instances where fireworks are stored, displayed or utilized on a host's
property or public property adlacent t0 tile, host's property In violation of Chapter 6.40 of the Municipal
Code.
I, Theresa Bass, C IN Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a summary of
Ordinance No. 6608, which ordinance was Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Anahelm on the 22 nd day of April, 2025, and was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said
Council on the 13th day of May, 2025 by the following roll call vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Meeks, Ballus, Leon, Rubalcava, Kurtz and Maahs
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
The above summary 1s a brief descrIptlon of the subject matter contained In the text of Ordinance
No. 6608, which has been prepared pursuant to Section 512 of the Charter of the City of Anaheim. This
summary does not include or describe every provision of the ordinance and should not be relied on as a
substitute for the full text of the ordinance.
To obtain a copy of the full text of the ordinance, please contact the Office of the City Clerk, (714) 765-
5166, between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. There Is no charge for the copy.
Anaheim Bulletin
Published: 5/22/25
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is the original Ordinance No. 6608 and was published in the Anaheim Bulletin on the 22"d
day of May, 2025, pursuant to Section 512 of the City Charter of the City of Anaheim.
RK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)