Lynnwood, WA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Sales/manufacture
- Banned citywide, LMC 9.12.030(A)
- Possession/discharge
- Banned without state license + city permit
- Max fine
- $1,000
- Max jail
- 90 days
- Display permit reviewer
- Fire marshal, then city council
- Exception
- Flares/fuses for vehicles, railroads
Summary
Lynnwood bans the purchase, sale, manufacture, possession, storage, discharge or use of any fireworks within city limits under LMC 9.12.030, with only narrow state-licensed exceptions for permitted public displays or approved group/religious uses.
A. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to purchase, sell or manufacture any fireworks within the city.
B. Except as authorized by state license and city permit granted pursuant to RCW 70.77.260(2) (public display) or RCW 70.77.311(2) (use by group or individual for religious or other specific purpose on approved date and at an approved location), it is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the retail sale of, or to sell, possess, store, use, transfer, discharge or explode, any fireworks of any kind in the city.
C. This chapter does not prohibit the use of flares or fuses in connection with the operation of motor vehicles, railroads, or other transportation agencies for signal, warning or illumination purposes.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 3512, passed May 26, 2026).
Full Breakdown
030(A) makes it unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to purchase, sell or manufacture any fireworks within the city, period. 311(2) for use by a group or individual for a religious or other specific purpose at a city-approved date and location. 488 on unlawful possession, discharge or use. 030(C) preserves the use of flares or fuses for motor vehicle, railroad or other transportation signal, warning or illumination purposes; that exception is about roadside safety equipment, not celebratory fireworks. 77 RCW and the city's own chapter.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 9.12 or any condition of a display permit is a misdemeanor under LMC 9.12.150, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and up to 90 days in the city jail. A violation also exposes any permit to suspension or revocation and can trigger a daily civil penalty under LMC 1.01.080, in addition to or instead of criminal prosecution.
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Sources & Official References
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