Overview

• The 2022 state law legalized 1.4G consumer fireworks on designated holidays but preserved municipal home-rule to impose stricter bans or limits.
• Most Cuyahoga County cities, including Cleveland Heights, Euclid and Parma, maintain full residential fireworks bans with illegal discharges classified as misdemeanors punishable by fines up to $1,000 and six months in jail.
• Maple Heights and Fairview Park aligned their ordinances completely with state law to eliminate resident confusion and allow fireworks on all permitted holidays.
• Brooklyn City Council, after holding public hearings, restricted consumer fireworks use to July 4 as a compromise between celebratory demand and safety concerns.
• Police departments are emphasizing enforcement of safety measures such as minimum setback distances and prohibiting use while intoxicated during the Independence Day period.