Commission approves code change to allow sky-lantern releases when KBDI is below 500
The Ennis commission voted to amend its building and fire code to replace a burn-ban requirement for sky-lantern releases with a numeric Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) threshold of less than 500, following staff explanation of KBDI and vendor testimony on lantern safety.
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The Ennis City Commission approved an amendment to its building and fire code (Item B-1) to replace the ordinance's clause requiring "no burn ban in effect on the date of the release" with a numeric threshold based on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI). City staff told the commission the recommended standard would allow releases only when the KBDI "be less than 500," while leaving other safety requirements in the ordinance unchanged.
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