CONSUMER GRADE FIREWORKS
PROHIBITED IN ORANGE VILLAGE
Residents may have been made aware that the Ohio General Assembly recently amended a section of
the Ohio Revised Code to permit “..the discharge, ignition and explosion” of fireworks on certain holidays and the weekends that surround them. In short, the state now permits the use of consumer grade fireworks during pre-defined dates throughout the year. Included in this legislation was an “opt out” clause which allows for a municipality to determine whether or not they wish to continue the prohibition on the use of these fireworks within their communities.
Effective July 1st, 2022, Orange Village will “opt out” of this new permissive use and continue the longstanding practice of prohibiting the use of fireworks within the Village unless they are discharged by a professional licensed exhibitor.
Orange Village Ordinance 2022-7 was enacted by Village Council and by the Mayor’s signature on May 4th of this year. Your elected representatives unanimously agreed that opting out of this statewide legislation was necessary for the continuance of peace and safety throughout our community.
As in the past, this prohibition does not apply to “novelties and trick noisemakers” nor does the prohibition apply to the use of “wire sparklers”.