Carefree council adopts ordinance limiting summer construction hours to reduce heat risk
Summary
On its second required reading, the council adopted an amendment to the Carefree Town Code that restricts certain construction activities during summer hours to reduce heat‑related risks to workers; the second reading passed unanimously at the July 1 meeting.
The Carefree Town Council on July 1 held the second and final required reading and approved an amendment to the town code that regulates construction hours during the summer months to reduce heat‑related risks. Town staff said the change implements a state emergency measure intended to protect construction workers from summer heat and that the local ordinance follows the state‑level requirement and the town’s ordinance reading process.
Staff described the ordinance as splitting construction hours into summer and winter categories and allowing earlier start times for specific activities such as concrete pours. The July 1 session was the published public hearing for the second reading; no members of the public spoke during the hearing. After a motion and second, the council voted to adopt the amendment; the clerk recorded the measure as passing unanimously.
