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Committee refers fireworks zoning ban to council; agrees to hold public outreach on display permits
Summary
Safety Committee forwarded a zoning amendment to ban fireworks manufacturing, wholesale or storage to City Council and discussed permitting for displays, asking staff to plan resident notification and a standalone safety meeting before any display permit is granted.
The University Heights Safety Committee voted April 7 to refer a zoning ordinance that would prohibit fireworks manufacturing, distribution, storage and retail sale to the City Council, and discussed companion fire‑code language and display permits.
The draft zoning ordinance (proposed section 12‑80‑14) would prohibit fireworks plants, wholesale distribution and storage in the city. “It’s really not safe here to have the storage and those types of…
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