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Jefferson County adopts ordinance restricting household burning, expands sheriff enforcement
Summary
After public testimony about smoke and toxic fumes from neighbor burn piles, commissioners approved Ordinance No. 2024-10 to restrict household trash and certain open burning, provide the sheriff authority to issue citations during burn bans, and establish fines for violations.
Jefferson County commissioners approved a new fire prevention and protection ordinance (No. 2024-10) following a public hearing in which residents described smoke, persistent smoldering piles and concern about toxic fumes from burning plastics and household trash.
Staff described the ordinance as clarifying when open-fire bans are implemented and giving the sheriff authority to enforce those bans, including authority to issue citations. The proposed text prohibits burning household trash and yard waste where trash pickup is provided and brings county fireworks regulation into alignment with state law. The draft ordinance sets penalties…
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