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Indianola council backs drafting recreational-burning ordinance; sets safety limits and fines
Summary
City staff were directed to return with an amended burn ordinance that would permit small recreational fires under specific distances and fuel restrictions, require permits for larger bonfires, and impose fines for illegal burning.
The Indianola City Council on April 21 directed city staff to prepare amendments to the local fire code to allow defined recreational burning and to clarify enforcement of illegal burning.
Fire Marshal Miller and Captain Eller told the council they reviewed municipal examples and the International Fire Code (2018) while drafting proposed changes to Chapter 16307 (the city's illegal-burn provisions as cited in staff materials). Staff said many communities that allow regulated recreational fires report fewer false fire responses because residents have a permitted alternative to burning brush informally.
Under the parameters discussed, small recreational…
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