LAKEPORT, Calif. — Officials have issued an update outlining the rules for the use of safe and sane fireworks in the city of Lakeport this Independence Day weekend.
Safe and sane fireworks will be permitted in the city of Lakeport from July 1 to 4.
Fireworks purchased in the city of Lakeport can only be possessed and used within the incorporated boundaries of the city.
City officials reminded community members that while those fireworks are allowed in Lakeport, they are strictly prohibited in all other parts of Lake County, including the city of Clearlake.
Hours of discharge in Lakeport are July 1 to 3, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and July 4, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
On July 4, a safe fireworks area will be set up at the end of Fourth Street near the lake.
Use of fireworks on private property, such as shopping centers, is only allowed by permission of the property owner.
All discharge of safe and sane fireworks must adhere to Lakeport Municipal Code Section 5.30.180, which states, “It shall be unlawful for any person to ignite, discharge, project or otherwise fire or use any Safe and Sane Fireworks, or permit the ignition, discharge or projection thereof, upon or over or onto the property of another without his/her consent, or to ignite, discharge, project or otherwise fire or make use or any Safe and Sane Fireworks within 10 feet of any residence, dwelling or other structure used as a place of habitation by human beings.”
Text the word “Fireworks” to 88877 for public safety information.