(1) Permits may be issued only to a nonprofit association, as defined by Section 21000 of the Corporations Code, including any association set forth in Section 21200 of such code, or a nonprofit corporation formed and conducted in accordance with Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code; provided, that such association or corporation has its principal and permanent meeting place situated within the city, has for more than two years continuously maintained a local unit, branch, lodge or club with a bona fide membership of at least 25 members within the city, has a valid and current certificate of tax exemption, as provided in Section 214 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and is subject to charitable exemptions, as provided in Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Part 9 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(2) No city employee organization may be granted such permit.

(3) Unless otherwise authorized by the city manager or designee, completed applications for fireworks sales will be submitted to the community development director or designee no later than April 1st each year.

(4) A financial statement signed by the treasurer or financial officer of the applicant setting forth the total gross receipts from each stand from which fireworks were sold, all expenses incurred and paid in connection with the purchase of fireworks and the sale thereof, and to whom and for what purpose the net proceeds were disbursed, along with the most recent report filed by the applicant to the State Board of Equalization shall be filed with the community development director or designee by September 1st.

(5) The filing of such financial statement shall be a condition precedent to the granting of any subsequent permit to any such permittee.

(6) Organizations licensed to sell fireworks shall obtain a temporary sales permit for fireworks sales in the city from the State Board of Equalization. (Ord. 641 § 3, 2014).