HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 04-089-CCBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
RESOLUTION NO. 04- Oga -CC
ORDINANCE NO. 04- (?A -CC
A RESOLUTION I ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6.32 OF
THE GRANT COUNTY CODE BY ADDING A NEW AREA FOR
THE REGULATION OF THE USE, POSSESSION AND SALE OF
FIREWORKS, AND OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATING
THERETO.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Gorge amphitheater and campground area can be occupied by in excess
of 20,000 people on a concert weekend and this high urban -type population density is much
higher than a normal rural setting; and
WHEREAS, the Conditional Use Permit to operate the Gorge amphitheater and
campground already provide that the use and possession of fireworks is prohibited; and
WHEREAS, fireworks are explosives and inherently present an imminent threat of fire
and bodily injury, either directly from ignition, or from the ensuing fire; and
WHEREAS, property damage and bodily injury resulting from the popular possession
and discharge of fireworks, and the cost of response by emergency services personnel and
equipment, is a significant public fiscal burden; and
WHEREAS, when the fire hazard is most severe in the summer months, the need to
respond to fireworks -related Fres and other emergencies, severely strains communities'
resources to respond to other emergencies, to the significant imperilment of the public safety;
and
WHEREAS, the fire suppression equipment at the Gorge amphitheater and campground
could easily become insufficient on a breezy day; anti
WHEREAS, in the event of a fire in or around the Gorge amphitheater or campground,
Grant County Fire District # 3 George Station and Quincy Station would be the closest automatic
fire stations to respond; and
WHEREAS, the Uni form Fire Code is part of the law of all counties and cities in the
State of Washington by virtue of the State Building Code Act, and empowers the fire marshal to
"make ... such rules and regulations for the prevention and control of fire and fire hazards as may
be necessary from time to time ..."; and
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WHEREAS, the Fire Marshal concurs with the concerns of the aforementioned directors;
and
WHEREAS, all aspects of the fireworks industry, except use and possession of common
fireworks lawfully purchased at retail outlets, are subject to a statutory requirement of both a
Washington State license and a local permit; and
WHEREAS, nothing in the State Fireworks Act requires a local legislative body to grant
any such permit.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF GRANT
COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH,
THAT CHAPTER 6.32 OF THE GRANT COUNTY CODE BE AMENDED BY ADDING
A NEW SUBSECTION TO SECTION .010(4).
Section 1: The Grant County Code Chapter 6.32.010(4), adopted by Ordinance /
Resolution No. 99-72 -CC, and adopted by Ordinance/Resolution No. 00 -66 -CC, is amended to
include a new subsection, to read:
(4). "No Fireworks Area" means the following unincorporated areas
within Grant County in which the use or possession of any class of
fireworks is prohibited:
(A). Marine View, more particularly described as follows:
The East 659.19 feet of the North 1500.00 feet of Farm Unit 48,
Irrigation Block 80, 2nd revision of the irrigation plat recorded
August 20, 1962, record of Grant County, Washington lying in the
West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 17, Township 17
North, Range 28 East W.M.
(B). Marine View Heights, more particularly described as
follows:
That part of Farm Unit No. 48, Block 80, 2nd revision of the
irrigation plat recorded August 2, 1962, Records of Grant County,
Washington, lying in the West Half of Section 17 and the East Half
of Section 18, Township 17 North, Range 28 East, W.M. described
as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest Corner of said Section 17; thence
00°23'56" West along the West line of said Section 17, 333.83 feet
to the centerline of O'Sullivan Dam Road as it exists February
1976; thence South 71008' East along said centerline 684.30 feet;
thence South 0020' West 42.19 feet to the Southerly right of way
line of said road and the Northwest Corner of Marine View as
recorded in Volume 10 of Plats, Page 5, Records of Grant County,
Washington: thence South 0020' West 1 153.11 feet; to the true
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point of beginning; thence continuing South 0°20' West 428.89
feet; thence South 71 °08' East 630.47 feet to the Westerly right of
way line of the W61 WW2 as shown on said irrigation plat; thence
South 0°20' West along said right of way 612.08 feet; thence
South 63°25'22" West 113.25 feet; thence North 89°39' West
32.83 feet; thence South 85°14' West 767.13 feet; thence North
4°46' West 10.00 feet; thence South 85°14' West 69.43 feet;
thence South 76°47' West 84.73 feet; thence along a curve to the
left having a central angle of 38°26'00" and a radius of 174.60
feet, a distance of 117.12 feet; thence South 38°21' West 396.50
feet; thence on a curve to the right having a central angle of
60°46'00" and a radius of 54.60 feet, a distance of 57.91 feet;
thence South 9°07'00" West 15.00 feet; thence North 80°53'00"
West 94.09 feet; thence South 70°57'00" West 239.13 feet; thence
South 74°25'00" West 820.77 feet; thence South 78°26'00" West
63.35 feet to the West line of said Farm Unit No. 48; thence North
0°34'00" East along said West line 1,793.82 feet; thence South
89°40'00" East 1,313.69 feet; thence North 0°20'00" East 296.00
feet; thence South 89°40'00" East 696.00 feet to the true point of
beginning. Containing 81.50 acres
(C.) Crescent Bar, more particularly described as follows:
The following described property located in Township 20 North,
Range 23 E.W.M., Grant County, Washington, further described
as: All that portion of Section 18, Township 20 North, Range 23
E.W.M., lying South and West of Crescent Bar Road, ALSO, All
of Section 19, Township 20 North, Range 23 E.W.M., ALSO All
of Section 30, Township 20 North, Range 23 E.W.M., Grant
County, Washington.
(D.) SunLand Estates, more particularly described as follows
The Portions of Section 2, 11 & 12, Township 18 North, Range 22
East W. M., Grant County, Washington, platted as follows:
Sunland Estates Division No. 1 as recorded on page 18 of Plat
Book 9, September 7, 1965 Grant County Washington.
Sunland Estates Division No. 2 as recorded on page 32 of Plat
Book 8, May 9, 1966 Grant County, Washington.
Sunland Estates Division No. 3 as recorded on page 41 of Plat
Book 8,
(E.) Gorge amphitheater and Campground Area, more
particularly described as follows:
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The area enclosed in the following boundaries: On the South,
Baseline Road West, on the East, Road `U' North, on the North
Road "2" North West and on the West the Shoreline of the
Columbia River.
December 7, 1967 Grant County, Washington.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF GRANT
COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH,
THAT CHAPTER 6.32.050 OF THE GRANT COUNTY CODE BE AMENDED TO
READ AS FOLLOWS:
6.32.050 Citation Procedure. The procedures for issuance of Notice of Infraction, hearings,
assessments and payments of monetary penalties, shall be in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 7.08 RCW. Hearings on Notices of Infractions issues pursuant to chapter 6.32 of the
Grant County Code shall subject the violator to the following penalties:
(1). First Offense $100.00
(2). Second Offense $250.00
(3). Third Offense $500.00
Section 2: This ordinance shall take effect the I st day of July, 2005.
A public hearing was held on the above ordinance/resolution at three
o'clock p.m., on the 29th day of June, 2004.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDAINED THAT THE GRANT
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS adopt this ordinance.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 4"e, 2004.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Yea
Nay
Abstain
GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Tim Snead, Member
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