§ 34-28. Permit.

(a)

An application for the required permit shall be made in writing to the county clerk on forms provided by that office, at least 15 days in advance of the date of the display, and action shall be taken on such application within 48 hours after such application is made.

(b)

Included with the application shall be a diagram of the location of the fireworks display area.

(c)

Such permit shall be issued only after inspection of the display site by the chief of the fire department providing fire protection to the display area, or his/her designee.

(d)

No permit granted by the county clerk shall be transferable.

(e)

One copy of such permit shall be on file with the issuing officer, one copy shall be forwarded to the office of the state fire marshal, one copy shall be forwarded to the county sheriff's department, one copy shall be filed in the county board office and one copy shall be in the possession of the display supervisor.

(f)

Permits may be granted to any group of three or more adult individuals who apply. The permit, if issued, shall contain the names of three adult applicants and shall be designated as licensees.

(g)

No permit shall be required for supervised public displays by the county fair association, and those fireworks conducted by local government entities, such as cities, villages, state parks and fire districts.

(h)

The applicants are required to post a bond in a sum not less than $1,000.00, which is conditioned on compliance with the state statutes, this article and the regulation of the state fire marshal. Such bond can be a personal bond without sureties.

(i)

The county clerk shall collect a fee of $25.00 for the issuance of each permit.

(j)

The county may conduct a criminal background check of the applicant as a condition of issuing a permit.

(Ord. No. 95-10, § 8-3, 4-19-95; Ord. No. 2006-15, 6-21-06)

State law reference

Permits, 425 ILCS 35/2.