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Wickliffe council orders changes to open‑burning and fence rules, asks law director to draft residency restriction for certain offenders
Summary
At its May 12 meeting the Wickliffe City Council authorized the law director to amend the city's open‑burning and fence chapters to add warning language and spacing/photo requirements, and directed staff to draft legislation addressing residency restrictions for registered offenders, following a Legislation & Welfare Committee review.
WICKLIFFE, Ohio — The Wickliffe City Council voted May 12 to direct the law director to revise local code on open burning and fences and authorized drafting of a residency prohibition for certain registered offenders.
The council moved after a May 5 Legislation & Welfare Committee meeting that reviewed several code sections and reported recommendations to the full council. Council members voted to: authorize the law director to modify Chapter 15.21 (open burning) to include a warnings sequence in the penalties; revise Chapter 13.23 (fences) to prohibit "fence on fence" except where a minimum 4‑foot separation allows…
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