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Committee refers fireworks zoning ban and permit rules to council; members ask for resident notice and standalone forum
Summary
Safety committee advanced a zoning ban on manufacturing/storage of fireworks and discussed fire‑code permitting for displays; members requested resident notification and proposed a standalone safety meeting or town hall to gather community input before council acts.
The University Heights safety committee on April 7 voted to refer a proposed zoning ordinance that would prohibit fireworks manufacturing, distribution, storage and retail sale to the next city council meeting, and discussed companion fire‑code language governing public fireworks displays.
The draft zoning ordinance (identified in the meeting as establishing section 12‑80‑14 of the zoning code) would bar fireworks plants, storage warehouses and retail sales within city limits because of safety and density concerns. A companion proposal would add procedures and permit fees to the city fire code (chapter 16‑15) so that permitted displays — handled by state‑licensed pyrotechnic vendors — could be reviewed and authorized by the fire and police chiefs under the State Fire Marshal’s permitting process.
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