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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 2019- 006"; AN ORDINANCE AMENDING KITTITAS COUNTY CODE TITLE 9 REGARDING IGNITION OR DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS IN KITTITAS COUNTY WHEREAS, Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 70.77.250 allows counties to adopt fireworks ordinances that are more restrictive than state law provided the ordinance shall not have an effective date sooner than one year after adoption; and WHEREAS, Kittitas County Code (KCC) 9.30.030 prohibits ignition or discharge of fireworks at any time other than July 4t" and December 31St until 1:00 a.m. on January 1st; and WHEREAS, Ignition or discharge of fireworks may be allowed other times of the year when fire danger is low, subject to Fire Marshal approval and adequate notice to surrounding property owners; and WHEREAS, KCC 9.30.035 currently authorizes the Fire Marshal to prohibit the ignition or discharge of fireworks only when certain fire danger components and indices have been reached, but does not allow the Fire Marshal to ban fireworks when these thresholds have not been reached; and WHEREAS, The Fire Marshal should have the authority to ban fireworks in conjunction with an established burn ban, even when the fire danger components and indices have not been reached; and WHEREAS, Kittitas County staff prepared proposed amendments to KCC 9.30.030 and 9.30.035 for consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at a public hearing; and WHEREAS, Public notice for a public hearing to consider the amendments was provided in the Daily Record on April 18, 2019 and April 25, 2019; and WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners conducted a public hearing to consider the proposed amendments on May 7, 2019; and WHEREAS, At the May 7, 2019 public hearing, the proposed amendments were considered and approved by the Board of County Commissioners.