Council to consider removing open-burning and burn-barrel allowances from city code

Feb 12, 2026

A councilor asked staff to prioritize code cleanup removing a lingering section that allows open burning and burn barrels and to revisit exceptions for bonfires and warming fires, citing wildfire risk and contradictory code sections.

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A councilor raised a code inconsistency that still allows open burning and burn barrels in a section of the municipal code (8.15.130) that appears to contradict newer sections restricting such activity. The councilor asked for a "head nod" directing Community Development to draft an amendment removing the residual allowance and to revise exceptions for bonfires and warming fires so city code aligns with wildfire risk management goals.

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