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Dickinson council reviews draft changes to city fireworks ordinance
Summary
At a workshop, Dickinson City Council discussed two draft amendments to Chapter 7, section 7-60, on the sale, possession and discharge of fireworks. Council members and staff debated time windows, sales regulation and zoning and asked staff to align proposed sale dates with state law and refine possession/sale provisions; no vote was taken.
At a Dickinson City Council workshop, members discussed two draft amendments to Chapter 7, section 7-60, of the city code that would change the city’s ban on sale, possession and use of fireworks.
The council heard public comment, reviewed two staff-drafted options and agreed to return with revised language. One draft would allow possession and use during larger windows around July 4 and New Year’s Day; the other would permit sales but with a narrower window for discharge. No formal vote was taken at the workshop.
Why it matters: the discussion follows a recent nonbinding referendum on fireworks and would determine whether sales and limited use inside Dickinson city limits generate local sales tax and permit activities…
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