Dearborn Revises Fireworks Ordinance
The State of Michigan has removed the ban on the sale and use of many types of powerful or airborne fireworks, such as bottle rockets and Roman candles.
To be in compliance with state law, the City of Dearborn revised its fireworks ordinance as well.
However, despite the change in state law, important restrictions still apply. Dearborn residents are encouraged to call 313-943-3030 to anonymously report unsafe activity in their neighborhood, or to call 9-1-1 if there is a dangerous or emergency situation.
Provisions in the new state law that all residents should be aware of:
• No one is allowed to use fireworks on public properties, including schools, churches, government buildings, city streets and parks.
• You cannot discharge fireworks while under the influence of alcoholic beverages.
• It is illegal for a minor under the age of 18 to purchase or discharge consumer fireworks.
• The Police will still be enforcing the city’s noise ordinance, within the provisions of the state law, and issue violations when necessary.
• You will be held accountable for any injury or property damage caused by discharging fireworks.
Even though powerful fireworks are now legal in Michigan, their use carries the same potential dangers and liabilities as always.
Every year, thousands of dollars in property damage is reported due to fires caused by the unsafe use of fireworks.
In addition; in 2010 more than 8,000 people across the country were treated for burn injuries caused by fireworks.
June 22nd, 2012 at 8:32 am
Fine- we’ve relaxed the laws on fireworks to salvage some of the money that our State’s most easily amused residents would otherwise spend on fireworks in Ohio or Indiana and smuggle back home. I am glad to read that the City will continue to enforce noise ordinances notwithstanding the new law. However, I’d hope that they’d also consider enforcing trespass law since I really don’t appreciate having to clean up fireworks debris out of my bushes and yard merely because my neighbors enjoy loud noises and flashing lights.
June 22nd, 2012 at 12:43 pm
NO FIREWORKS-NO PROBLEMS……..
June 22nd, 2012 at 1:25 pm
Cool off Chris, this is another way for Bluto to pick on all of us party store owners again, but we vote now, so watch out.
June 23rd, 2012 at 10:14 am
Kind of surprised they didn’t ban fireworks all together in Dearborn. But this list seems reasonable.
I have no issues with fireworks. I have cleaned up pieces of bottle rockets before. No big deal. Just as long as people aren’t firing things off at 3am, I don’t care what people do.
Anyways, hopefully everyone has a FUN and SAFE 4th of July!!
June 29th, 2012 at 10:45 am
I’m a liquor store owner on Michigan Ave. and agree with you, that Bluto is having his cops pick on a certain type of business person in this town, because we obviously must not contribute enough to Bluto’s political coffers. It might be starting with fireworks, then trying to set us up with underage buyers of alocohol, and who knows what else he has up his sleeve. Give us a break, and use your personnel properly, not to just pick on certain segments in your City.
July 1st, 2012 at 1:58 pm
Yeah, there’s no need to police or regulate liquor stores more closely for things like underage sales and a hundred and one tax dodges. They’re just honest business owners trying to make a living off of peoples’ vices. Leave them alone. No need for regulation and oversight there.
July 4th, 2012 at 7:37 pm
Don’t know if this is really relevant to this post…but felt the need to tell fellow Dearbornites. My mother and I turned onto Oakman Blvd. last night off of Ford Rd.; we were going north, headed towards Warren. We were returning home after visiting a very ill relative in the hospital.
It was almost 11p.m., and we stopped our car to beep at a group of boys that were standing in the street. As we got closer, it looked like four boys…maybe in their early teens…were hitting one small boy that was huddled over in the street. Though three of the boys ran after we beeped, one boy remained kicking the boy on the ground and punched the boy under his chin as the boy stood up. The boy who had done the hitting scrambled off, finally, while the boy on the ground made his way up to the other side of the street. We yelled that we were calling 911 and the police. He screamed back that “he didn’t care” and told us to go ahead. As we drove on several feet, we noticed a police car parked midway on the block and turned around to tell the officer what happened and where. He assured us he would check it out.
Last night, there were several people on that block with fireworks. I am not posting this to discourage any good natured fun or imply that fireworks caused this fight. Just wanted to ask my neighbors and fellow citizens to please keep an eye out for each other. I know for some they may think kids rough housing is normative and part of growing up, but what we saw last night looked more like a gang of kids ganging up, holding him, and beating on him. There are times when I wish I was a large man or someone who looked physically intimidating, as I would’ve liked to run after the boy who’d been hit and see that he was okay but, in truth, we were scared that this group could hurt us.
My parents left an area of Detroit that they felt unsafe in. I spent part of my childhood in one later and I’ve worked with children as a counselor. Please, do not accept this behavior as normative or encourage it by being apathetic and not saying anything or, worse, modeling behavior like this.
Apologies for my long-winded post…hope this kid is alright.
July 5th, 2012 at 9:52 am
I was glad to read that they city was going to enforce noise ordinances- too bad it didn’t happen. Fireworks were still being set off at 1:30 a.m. by me.