We have heard it all before...

Well this article below by Mr Dillow is really just repeating everything that LAAG said last year. Nothing new here. The Fireworks companies have learned that the best way to insulate themselves from attacks is to jump in bed with the so called "booster/sports groups/clubs" and get them to make the fundraising argument for them. Again this has nothing to do with July 4 or patriotism. Its money. The problem of course as pointed out below and here before at LAAG: The money raised by these groups selling smoke and fire does not outweigh taxpayers funds to police the activity and the ancillary problems they create. But no one cares about taxpayer dollars. LA County Sheriffs clearly dont as they buy new SUV's on fireworks overtime and love to accommodate the city. The small number of people benefiting from the fireworks funds dont complain. And last but not least the US distributors of the Chinese work product surely are not complaining. Free labor at the stands, free police protection and they make their whole years profit in one day. God bless the 4th of July! Oh and dont think LAAG has missed the fireworks companies "safety" public relations blitz (BS) either. Fire danger? What fire danger they say...what about lightening...and on and on it goes.

The point is the city would be better off giving the damn money to the clubs than spending twice that amount trying to control the ancillary problems that "so called" "Safe and Sane" fireworks attract. (see related article here) Plus as an added bonus we could say good bye to all the air, noise and water pollution. Let alone the fires and injuries. All in all quite a silly proposition. But politicians cant say no to anyone fearing they may loose a vote. And in a city where it only takes 2,700 votes to get elected out of 80,000 residents, those votes are important.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

How sane are 'safe' fireworks?

by GORDON DILLOW

Register columnist
GLDillow@aol.com

The way Russ McDonald and some other folks in Garden Grove see it, there's no such thing as "safe and sane" fireworks. On the contrary, they think that allowing the private sale, possession and use of any kind of pyrotechnic devices over the Independence Day holiday is completely unsafe and dangerously insane.

"You can't believe how much fear there is here over these cotton-pickin' fireworks," says Russ, 61, part of a group of residents who are trying to have all fireworks banned from the city. "They're afraid of their homes being burned down, and their pets are being scared out of their minds. It's gotten completely out of hand. People are coming into the city from places all over where they don't allow fireworks to shoot them off here."

In fact, Russ, a Vietnam veteran, says that on the Fourth of July, "It sounds like mortar rounds going off. It sounds like we're under attack."

Of course, this issue isn't new. As one of only five Orange County cities that still allow "safe and sane" fireworks – the others are Buena Park, Stanton, Santa Ana and Costa Mesa – there has long been tension between pro- and anti-fireworks factions. (Generally speaking, legal "safe and sane" fireworks can only spark and whistle and smoke, while illegal fireworks are ones that explode or shoot into the air.)

Opponents say that "safe and sane" fireworks are simply convenient camouflage for the even more dangerous illegal fireworks, which fire officials say are readily available from out of state or foreign sources. Last Fourth of July there were no less than 1,200 incidents of illegal fireworks use in Garden Grove, and three buildings were set ablaze, with damages of about $165,000.

For obvious reasons, it's a problem that city police and fire officials wish they didn't have to deal with. They say that the $22,000 the city brings in from permit fees for fireworks sales – the 45 or so permits are issued only to non-profit groups -- is far outweighed by the almost $100,000 in increased costs for police and fire services on the holiday. And despite a new $1,000 fine for using illegal fireworks or misusing legal ones, they expect a hot time in Garden Grove on Independence Day.

"There are better ways to celebrate the holiday" than setting off fireworks, says Garden Grove Fire Marshal Dave Barlag. But he noted that while the city fire and police chiefs have gone on record opposing all fireworks sales and use, the City Council has decided otherwise.

And why? The answer is pure politics.

Never mind that almost any honest local pol will admit that fireworks are generally a pain in the neck. For example, Garden Grove councilman and former mayor Bruce Broadwater agrees that fireworks can be annoying ("It drives the dogs nuts," he says), that they bring in crowds of fireworks-frenzied outsiders ("That's a legitimate complaint," he says), and that fireworks block parties can get out of hand ("Sometimes it sounds like Vietnam out there," he says – again the fireworks-war analogy.)

But Broadwater also notes that dozens of school booster groups and other non-profit, youth-oriented organizations derive much of their annual income from Fourth of July fireworks sales. Collectively the groups raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to benefit the kids -- and no politician with the IQ of an egg timer wants hordes of moms and dads of high school band members and cheerleaders chewing on his ear because he voted to shut down their chief fundraising source.

"It's a tough issue for a politician," says Broadwater – adding that he doubts the City Council will change its mind about fireworks anytime soon.

And frankly, it's tough issue for a columnist, too.

On one hand, it's clear that even so-called "safe and sane" fireworks can be annoying and dangerous in the wrong hands, particularly in high fire-danger areas. I can understand why some people want to ban them completely.

But I can also understand why other people see creeping nanny-state-ism in further restricting the use of fireworks by responsible people as well as the irresponsible ones. To them it's sort of like banning Fourth of July beer and hotdogs because some idiots will get drunk and drive.

So I'll weasel out of this one by saying that I hope the good people of Garden Grove will settle this issue in a democratic manner – which, when you think about it, is what Independence Day is really all about.

I'll be on vacation next week, attending a reunion in Las Vegas with some of my fine young Marine friends from Iraq and then taking a few days to physically recover from the experience. God willing, I'll return to this space on July 8.

In the meantime, here's wishing you and yours a happy and safe Independence Day.

Especially if you live in Garden Grove.

Contact the writer: 714 -796 -7953 or GLDillow@aol.com

OC firework bans

Q. How do I find out if fireworks are banned in my city?

A. Currently, the only Orange County cities that allow the sale and use of fireworks are Santa Ana, Stanton, Costa Mesa, Garden Grove and Buena Park, said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Stephen Miller.

"Most cities have banned them due to injuries and mayhem it causes," Miller said.

You can only sell, use and be in possession of fireworks inside those cities. It's illegal to take fireworks outside the designated areas in the county even if you don't use them.

Also, it may be a good idea to find out what city you really live in, Miller said. For example, if you live in the North Tustin area, you may have a mailing address of Santa Ana but actually live in an unincorporated part of the county. So you could be fined if caught in possession of fireworks because you live outside the city proper, Miller said.

Miller encourages people to attend firework displays instead. You can find your nearest display at www.ocfa.org or call 714-573-6225. To report illegal fireworks, call 714-538-3501.

Like poppies in Afganistan..its all about fundraising

So LAAG asks: How are Fireworks different than growing poppy Heroin in Afghanistan? Both are very profitable. Both are very favored by "fundraising groups", like Al Qaeda over there and others over on this side of the world. You ask the people in Afghanistan about growing poppies and they say "hey we have to eat..its not about illegal drug use..thats someone else's problem". Same Here. People say we need fireworks sales or our club will suffer. The fact they cause fires, attract illegal fireworks and cost cities more than the funds raised (etc.) is someone elses problem. Think about it.

Quotes from the Tri Valley Herald (6/28/07)
http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_6249505

"Selling fireworks was probably the most successful (fundraising effort) we've ever had," said Jim McDonough, a volunteer with the Manteca chapter of the Knights of Columbus, who added he planned to man their booth on North Main Street.

"Our biggest problem is the use of illegal fireworks and the ability to 'hide' them while displaying safe and sane fireworks," Manteca fire Chief George Quaresma said. [Amen to that]

Leading up to the Fourth of July the past two years, four fires have been broken out in Manteca from the misuse of 'safe and sane' fireworks, mostly due to their proximity to fuel sources, such as dry grass or combustibles in garages, said Randy Sutton, a Manteca fire marshal.

"It allowed us to earn a lot of money that we gave money to other local charities that we couldn't have otherwise," he said.

Councilman Vince Hernandez brought the concept forward in 2004 as a way for nonprofits to make money while not having to compete with other organizations.

"The nonprofits in the community needed an avenue that could garner a quick turnaround and not have so much competition," he said, adding he noticed there was a plethora of dinner and telethon fundraisers in the community.

Alliance to Stop Consumer Fireworks press release

Alliance to Stop Consumer Fireworks
a group of 22 health and safety organizations, coordinated by NFPA, that urges the public to avoid the use of any form of consumer fireworks and instead, to enjoy displays of fireworks conducted by trained professionals.

Consumer fireworks risks exposed by leading health and safety advocates

Washington, D.C., June 22, 2006 – Each July Fourth, thousands of people, most often children and teens, are injured while using consumer fireworks. Despite the dangers of fireworks, few people understand the associated risks. To prevent future tragedies, a group of 21 health and safety organizations – the Alliance to Stop Consumer Fireworks – urged the public, at a press conference today in Washington D.C., to avoid any use of consumer fireworks, including sparklers, as this year’s Independence Day celebrations get underway. (See a slideshow of images from the press conference )

“Every year nearly 10,000 people have to go to emergency rooms because of fireworks injuries,” said James M. Shannon, president and CEO of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), who along with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), founded the alliance four years ago. “Consumer fireworks hurt thousands of people and if we continue to use them, we are simply continuing a holiday tradition of causing serious injuries. We cannot keep putting these dangerous devices in the hands of our children.”

In 2004, sparklers, fountains, and novelties accounted for 40 percent of all emergency room fireworks injuries. And, the damage from fireworks goes beyond injuries. In a typical year, during the Independence Day holiday, fireworks cause more fires in the U.S. than all other causes of fire combined.

Also speaking at the event were Ed Altizer, Virginia State Fire Marshal representing the International Fire Marshals Association, Dr. Mary Pat McKay, from George Washington University Medical Center and Dr. Stephen Baker, a plastic surgeon Georgetown University Hospital.

As a part of the group’s efforts, NFPA released a detailed report outlining consumer fireworks’ destruction across the U.S.

Injuries: In 2004, five out of six (85 percent) of the 9,600 fireworks injuries reported to emergency departments involved fireworks that federal regulations permit consumers to use. Total injuries were up from 9,300 in 2003. More than two-fifths (42 percent) of the 2004 fireworks injuries in emergency rooms were to the head, and more than half (53 percent) were to the extremities. About 21 percent of injuries involved the eyes. Nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of all injuries were burns.

As in most years, the majority of victims of fireworks injuries in 2004 were under age 20. The highest injury rates were for children aged five to nine, only slightly higher than the rates for children aged 10 to 14 and individuals aged 15 to 19. The rates for children age four and younger and for young adults aged 20 to 24 were 50 percent higher than the average rate for all ages. Males accounted for three-fourths (75 percent) of all reported fireworks injuries.

Fires: In 2003, the latest year for which national fireworks-related fire statistics are available, fire departments responded to an estimated 2,300 structure and vehicle fires started by fireworks.

Each year, most fireworks-related fires begin in outdoor brush or refuse, but most of the loss occurs in fires with structures involved. These fires can start with outdoor use of fireworks, as when a bottle rocket, launched outside, lands on a roof or other location not easily accessed, where it ignites combustibles before anyone can retrieve it.

Fires started by fireworks caused $58 million in property damage to structures and vehicles in 2003.

Laws: There are currently only five states that ban all consumer fireworks. They are: Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.

Because of the dangers of fireworks, members of the Alliance are urging Americans to attend professional fireworks displays this July Fourth season. The Alliance includes NFPA, and the AAP, along with the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Association for Hand Surgery, American Association of Public Health Physicians, American Burn Association, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Emergency Nurses Association, Fire Department Safety Officers Association, International Association of Arson Investigators, International Association of Fire Chiefs, International Association of Fire Fighters, International Fire Marshals Association, Metropolitan Fire Chiefs, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, National Association of School Nurses, National Association of State Fire Marshals, National Volunteer Fire Council, Prevent Blindness America.

NFPA has been a worldwide leader in providing fire, electrical, building, and life safety to the public since 1896. The mission of the international nonprofit organization is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.

2006 Fireworks Annual Report

CPSC Warns of Deadly Dangers When Consumers Use Illegal Fireworks

Cops Bust Illegal Fireworks Seller -- Online

Hopefully the LA County Sheriffs are getting some ideas from this...are you listening LASD?

Written for the web by Cornell Barnard, Reporter
http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=29508

Detectives from the Alameda County Sheriff's Department just made a large bust of illegal fireworks -- without even leaving their office.

On a tip, detectives found a Craigslist posting for illegal fireworks for sale. Undercover officers quickly agreed to meet the seller to buy more than $1,500 dollars worth of illegal fireworks.

Sporting names like the "Bay City Blaster" and "Thunder Bomb," some of the fireworks were actually closer to mortars, capable of severely injuring people.

Joel Otsuka of Union City was arrested after much of the fireworks stash was found at his home.

"He gave us a menu. We could get anything through him," Alameda County Sheriffs Sgt. J.D. Nelson said.

Stockton firefighters say all they need is a tip to investigate where illegal are being sold.

"It's a priority for us since all fireworks were outlawed in Stockton this year," said Fire Captain Jim Miller. "They're called safe and sane, but they're only as sane as the hands they're in."

Redwood City's ban on fireworks still stands

REDWOOD CITY: PUBLIC CAUTIONED ABOUT FIREWORKS BAN
06/18/07 8:10 PDT
http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2007/06/18/n/HeadlineNews/FIREWORKS-BAN/resources_bcn_html
REDWOOD CITY (BCN)

Redwood City's ban on fireworks still stands, fire officials announced today in anticipation of the upcoming Independence Day celebrations.

The city's Uniform Fire Code prohibits any type of fireworks within city limits, the only exception being professional fireworks shows such as the one at the Port of Redwood City, according to Redwood City Fire Marshal Louis Vella.

Anyone found in possession of fireworks by police will receive a citation and the fireworks will be confiscated, Vella said. Fireworks obtained in other areas may not be brought in to or used in Redwood City, he added.

"The City's goal is for the community to have a safe, fun 4th of July holiday, and to prevent fire or injury incidents related to fireworks," Vella said.

Thousands of fires and injuries caused by fireworks are reported throughout the United States each year, according to Vella.

Fireworks banned in El Dorado and Amador counties CA

Burning limited in two counties

Published 12:00 am PDT Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Story appeared in METRO section, Page B2
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/229689.html

CAMINO CA -- Burning permits were suspended as of Monday in areas of El Dorado and Amador counties under the jurisdiction of Cal Fire.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced that campfires will be allowed in designated campgrounds with permission of the agency overseeing the site. People with questions about the restrictions should contact an area Cal Fire facility.

The burn suspension does not apply to the portion of El Dorado County within the Lake Tahoe basin. For information about burning in that area, call the U.S. Forest Service Tahoe Basin Management Unit at (530) 543-2600.

Cal Fire officials also noted that the sale and discharge of all fireworks, including the "safe and sane" variety, are prohibited throughout El Dorado County and in most areas of Amador County.

-- Cathy Locke

Jakes Fireworks Inc. Recalls Fireworks Sold by World Class Distributors

NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2007
Release #07-216

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 766-1277
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Jakes Fireworks Inc. Recalls Fireworks Sold by World Class Distributors
Due to Burn and Injury Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: March or Die Mine/Shell Fireworks Devices

Units: About 4,000

Distributor: Jakes Fireworks Inc., of Pittsburg, Kas.

Hazard: The tubes on these fireworks devices could become loose, making
the devices unstable during use. If the device tips over during use, it
could pose burn and injury hazards to bystanders.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recalled fireworks are a 500 gram mine/shell device
that consists of nine, 3-inch tubes with a single fuse for ignition. The
device measures 16"x16"x13" and its packaging is a dark blue cardboard
label with the words "March or Die" printed in red.

Sold by: World Class Distributors nationwide from April 2006 through May
2006 for $40.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact
Jakes Fireworks for a replacement product.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Jakes Fireworks at
(800) 766-1277 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or
visit the company's Web site at www.jakesfireworks.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07216.html

You voted for him!...remember?

Not a bad piece and sums up the situation on Baca pretty well. LAAG highlighted the choicest quotes. This is the problem with county level politics in general. No real opposing candidates and the incumbents (without term limits) are in effectively forever. Basically Baca will continue to thumb his nose at LAAG readers..... Quite frankly we need much more citizen and court review of the LASD just like the LAPD got post Rodney King.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-greene17jun17,1,239465.story
From the Los Angeles Times

Lights, camera, Baca!
Paris Hilton's case has put the low-profile sheriff center stage.
By Robert Greene
robert.greene@latimes.com

ROBERT GREENE is an editorial writer for The Times.

June 17, 2007

WILL PARIS Hilton bring down Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca? Is her media cachet the missing ingredient that can focus public outrage on his early release of offenders and the special treatment that talk-show hosts and bloggers claim he gives Hollywood stars?

After all, without Hilton, there would be little chance for a fired county employee such as Andrew Ahlering to take his "Recall Baca" campaign to national television. There would be little chance that Baca's face would be plastered all over CNN; little chance, in fact, for any national scrutiny of Baca at all, even though he is the highest-paid and perhaps most powerful local elected official in the nation.

Until now, the sheriff's profile has remained relatively low, even in Los Angeles, despite the fact that he runs a massive law enforcement agency, with about 8,000 deputies, the nation's largest jail system and an annual budget of $2 billion. Unlike his city counterpart, LAPD Chief William J. Bratton, Baca has flown beneath the radar during most of his eight years as sheriff, except for the occasional fleeting charge that he cozies up to the latest Hollywood personality in his custody (as with Mel Gibson's drunk-driving arrest a year ago).

Now the Paris Hilton circus returns him to the limelight, at least for the moment. But he will survive. The recall campaign is a nonstarter, and despite the media blitz, Baca's political position is unassailable.

Still, if the jailing of a wealthy, 26-year-old media princess helps remind voters who their public officials are and what they do — and that criminal sentences in Los Angeles County are seldom served in full — that's probably a good thing.

Baca, after all, deserves some attention. He is a fascinating figure in California politics, bridging the postwar style of professional government — low-key, barely partisan, fairly colorless, catering to middle-class taxpaying sensibilities — with cutting-edge political savvy and an undeniable talent for building interethnic support. There's a little bit of iconoclastic 1970s Jerry Brown in him (critics in the department call him "Sheriff Moonbeam"), mixed with a bit of the high-tech 21st century police chief.

The 65-year-old native of East L.A. lacks the instant recognition of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, although — with apologies to state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner — he's the state's second-most-powerful elected Republican. He's got none of the personal magnetism of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, but his endorsement is second only to Villaraigosa's for L.A. political candidates. A nod from Baca is a sort of law enforcement seal of approval, leavened with a bit of his modern approach to rehabilitation and a dose of Latino credibility.

Baca ought to be good copy. There is one news story after another on turmoil in the overcrowded county jails he runs, which are governed by a federal consent decree monitored by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California. There were stories, for instance, on the sheriff's controversial decision to release inmates early to ease jail overcrowding; some of those inmates went on to commit additional crimes (including, in a handful of cases, murder). There also have been stories about deaths, disease and riots in the jails, and about the official-looking law enforcement ID cards that Baca issued to political supporters and then revoked in the wake of criticism from the county Board of Supervisors.

Little seems to stick. Even when Baca coverage goes national because of some celebrity jailing, the sheriff remains a cipher and fundamentally unscathed. That's in part because this is LosAngeles, where politics is officially nonpartisan and has never become the contact sport it is in New York, Chicago or some other cities. And in part, it is because county government is structured in a way that keeps voters from caring too much about it or following it too closely.

Baca, after all, has a constituency of 10 million people, but those who are most likely to vote are not directly served by the sheriff. The city of Los Angeles and most of its larger neighbors, such as Pasadena, Long Beach and Glendale, are patrolled by their own police officers, not by Baca's deputies, who serve in the county's vast unincorporated rural stretches, in awkwardly shaped dense urban pockets, in the small cities that contract for deputy services and on Metro routes. Relatively few voters are likely to have been arrested by his deputies or to have spent time in his jails. Most encounter his personnel when serving jury duty.

The county provides services, like jails, that wealthier, better-educated citizens (who studies show are more likely to vote) know only from a distance. If the sheriff can neither help you nor hurt you, there is little need to know much about him.

Disputes break out with alarming frequency between the sheriff and the Board of Supervisors, and last week's demand that he report back on his decision to release Hilton from jail is only the most recent case in point. Although the supervisors like to believe the sheriff is accountable to them as one of their department heads, Baca knows that because he is directly elected, he is, in fact, politically accountable only to voters (who rarely use his services). It is as though the chief of the LAPD were not appointed by or accountable to the mayor but was instead installed by voters. From some distant city. With no term limits.

And the fact is, voters seem to like what they hear from their sheriff. "Jails should improve civilization," Baca told The Times in the midst of the Hilton frenzy, "not pander to people who hate people." It's hard to resist that kind of utopian vision (even in the face of unfounded claims that the sheriff offers this enlightened brand of incarceration only to the rich and famous).

The Hilton saga has focused attention on whether a judge, who hands down a sentence, or the sheriff, who runs the jails, decides how much time should be served in county jails. It also has underscored the fact that Baca's early-release program means offenders are being let loose well before their sentences run out.

And, in fact, that's why people should be angry: not because Baca lets heiresses out early — he apparently doesn't, according to a Times analysis — but because he does it for so many others who never serve their time for drunk driving, tagging or even some violent crimes.

Baca blames his overcrowded jails on a shortage of funding. The money is controlled by the county supervisors, who blame the sheriff's spending choices. With no one truly in charge, the public blames them all, shrugs and forgets that jail sentences in Los Angeles County seldom bear much resemblance to the time actually served. Until a celebrity is sentenced and released early.

Meanwhile, the sheriff is in a position to thumb his nose at his critics, or at least at the supervisors. He told them that he won't be able to answer their questions on the Hilton matter for two weeks because he will be out of the country on official business. Baca, as usual, may have the last laugh — then fade from public view, at least until the next media darling ends up in his custody.

Lakewood CA Temporary RV/Trailer parking rules effective 5-22-07

The “Temporary Rules” below shall take effect immediately upon the adoption of this Resolution (5/22/07), and shall expire on the earlier of: (a) The effective date of a City Council Ordinance modifying the restrictions on parking recreational vehicles and trailers on residential properties; or (b) 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2007.

Except as otherwise set forth herein, the following types of parking on residential properties shall be allowed during the term of these temporary rules:

1. Parking of all vehicles (including motorized recreational vehicles and trailers) for periods in excess of 72 hours.

2. Parking of all vehicles (including motorized recreational vehicles and trailers) in a driveway or blocking a garage.

3. Parking or storage of motorized recreational vehicles, trailers and camper shells/bodies in a rear or side yard, as currently permitted by City Code, whether or not such rear or side yard is fenced as required by City Code.

Notwithstanding the temporary rules set forth above, the City will continue to enforce all other restrictions on parking on residential properties, including but not limited to the following:

1. Inoperable or unlicensed vehicles located anywhere on a property.
2. Front yard parking (i.e., parking on front lawns or non-driveway areas) of any vehicle.
3. Parking of any vehicle in such a manner that it encroaches onto the sidewalk or public right-of-way.
4. Parking of any vehicle in such a manner that it encroaches into the five-foot ‘vision triangle’.
5. Parking of any vehicle in such a manner that it encroaches into any setback required for fire safety.
6. Parking or storage of any camper shell/body anywhere on a property except in a rear or side yard as currently permitted by City Code.
7. Parking of any commercial vehicle weighing in excess of 6,000 pounds or exceeding
1.5-ton load capacity.
8. Any utility connection from a vehicle to a property.
9. Residing in any vehicle parked on a property, except where otherwise permitted by
City Code.