MEETING DATE:
May 26, 2026
SUBJECT:
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-9597 - AMENDING THE SAN MARCOS INFRACTION AND MISDEMEANOR BAIL SCHEDULE WITH RESPECT TO FINES AND PENALTIES TO BE IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF SAN MARCOS MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 17.64.260 (FIREWORKS)
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Recommendation
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APPROVE resolution approving modifications to the Infraction and Misdemeanor Bail Schedule to increase the fines and penalties to be imposed for violations of San Marcos Municipal Code section 17.64.260 (Fireworks).
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Board or Commission Action
Not Applicable
Executive Summary
The proposed Resolution would approve amendments to the City's Infraction and Misdemeanor Bail Schedule to increase fines and penalties for violations of San Marcos Municipal Code section 17.64.260, which prohibits the sale, discharge, firing, or use of all fireworks or other substances designed and intended for pyrotechnic display.
Discussion
San Marcos Municipal Code (SMMC) Chapter 17.64 regulates the City's application of the California Fire Code and associated codes and regulations, and SMMC section 17.64.260 prohibits the sale, discharge, firing, or use of all firecrackers, party poppers, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, Roman candles, Sky Lanterns or other fireworks or substances designed and intended for pyrotechnic display, and of all firework pistols/cannons, or other appliances using blank cartridges or caps containing chlorate of potash mixture or other mixtures designed to make an explosive sound, within the City except as specifically permitted by the City Council.
Section 17.64.290 provides that any violation of Chapter 17.64 constitutes a misdemeanor, which is punishable by a fine set forth in the City's bail schedule, up to six months in prison, or both. The current San Marcos Misdemeanor and Infraction Bail Schedule (Bail Schedule) sets the fine amount for violations of SMMC section 17.64.260 (Fireworks) at $1000 per violation, which is repeated in the current San Diego Count...
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