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Bountiful Council unanimously adopts 2025 fireworks restrictions after public debate
Summary
The Bountiful City Council voted to adopt ordinance 2025‑O‑7 restricting fireworks above Orchard Drive for the 2025 season after public comment urging a higher boundary and a detailed presentation from the fire chief about wildfire risk and mutual‑aid preparations.
The Bountiful City Council on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, voted unanimously to adopt ordinance 2025‑O‑7, which sets restrictions on the use of fireworks inside portions of the city for the 2025 season; the ordinance as written includes a boundary at Orchard Drive and runs through Jan. 1, the council said.
Council action followed public comment from residents asking the council to move the fireworks boundary higher on the hillside and a presentation from Fire Chief Stewart explaining the department’s wildfire concerns and training. The council discussed offering an alternate, controlled location at City Hall for residents who live above the restricted line.
Residents said they want the boundary moved. “I am here tonight to ask this city council to make a decision on fireworks for Bountiful based on our local conditions and the desires from local citizens to celebrate the fourth and 20 fourth here in Utah, and not to accept, blindly advice and policy from organizations that are outside of Bountiful,” Bountiful resident Matt Franzen…
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