...Title
Amendment to Title 10 (Social Host Ordinance) and to 2020-2021 Schedule of Fees and Charges for Illegal Fireworks.
...Recommendations
(a) Approve an ordinance amending Chapter 10.17 of Title 10 of the City of San Joseì Municipal Code to:
(1) Add Sections 10.17.060 and 10.17.070 to define Social Host and Strictly Liable;
(2) Amend Section 10.17.030 to define private and public property;
(3) Amend Section 10.17.100 to impose strict liability on social hosts for fireworks violations at their property and/or gatherings;
(4) Add Section 10.17.130 to provide a billing mechanism for charging responsible parties for emergency response costs associated with fireworks violations; and
(5) Add Section 10.17.140 to include an administrative appeal procedure for recipients to dispute the imposition or amount of a response charge.
(b) Adopt a resolution amending the 2020-2021 Schedule of Fees and Charges (Resolution No. 72737, as amended) to establish response charges for emergency responses related to fireworks violations.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Fire/Police/City Manager)