{"id":56032,"date":"2022-03-16T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T18:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/king-county-wants-your-opinion-on-new-firework-enforcement-rules-king-county\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T11:02:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T18:02:00","slug":"king-county-wants-your-opinion-on-new-firework-enforcement-rules-king-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/king-county-wants-your-opinion-on-new-firework-enforcement-rules-king-county\/","title":{"rendered":"King County wants your opinion on new firework enforcement rules | King County"},"content":{"rendered":"
The following is a press release from King County:<\/em><\/p>\n With consumer fireworks now prohibited<\/a> in the unincorporated King County, officials are working to establish a complaint-based process that addresses violators and wants to hear from the public.<\/p>\n Residents can submit their comments on the proposed ordinance<\/a> through April 10. The amendments include:<\/p>\n • Classifying violations as “civil violations” rather than criminal. It also specifies that a violation of a “reckless manner which creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person or damage to the property of another” is classified as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n • Requiring a public complaint be filed with the Permitting Division of King County Local Services to trigger enforcement of fireworks violations and imposition of civil penalties. Complaints must:<\/p>\n – Include enough information for the violation to be actionable.<\/p>\n – Be specific to violations occurring on properties in unincorporated King County.<\/p>\n – Be tracked by the department for reporting purposes.<\/p>\n • Establishing the procedures for issuing warnings and citations for violations, specifically that:<\/p>\n – A warning will be issued for the first complaint against the person, and a citation will be issued for the second complaint.<\/p>\n – Warnings\/citations can be revoked or modified by the director if there is an error.<\/p>\n – The director’s decision on contested warnings\/citations is appealable to the hearing examiner.<\/p>\n – Warnings\/citations must tracked by the department for reporting purposes.<\/p>\n To read a draft of the Proposed Fireworks Enforcement Ordinance, as well as a plain language summary of the proposed changes, visit Permitting’s Legislation for public review and comment page<\/a>.<\/p>\n SUBMIT A COMMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n Comments may be submitted via the following methods:<\/p>\n • Postal mail: Robin Proebsting, King County Permitting Division, 35030 SE Douglas St. Suite 210, Snoqualmie, WA 98065-9266<\/p>\n • Voicemail: 206-263-3000<\/p>\n