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Franklin council introduces ordinance to repeal and replace fireworks rules
Summary
The council introduced Ordinance 2025-2 to repeal and replace Ordinance 2013-4 governing sale and use of fireworks; senior planner Joanna Tunnel said the rewrite aligns local definitions with the Indiana Code, clarifies where fireworks can be used, requires written consent to discharge on public property, and sets progressive local penalties ($50, $100, $500).
At the March 3, 2025 meeting the Franklin City Council introduced Ordinance 2025-2, a repeal-and-replace of Ordinance 2013-4 addressing the sale and use of fireworks. City Attorney Lynn Gray and Senior Planner Joanna Tunnel presented the ordinance and said it is being introduced to align local code with the Indiana Code and to make enforcement clearer.
Tunnel said the…
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