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Wayne adopts open-burning ordinance; resident warns language could outlaw most backyard fire pits
Summary
City Council adopted Ordinance 2025-02 adding an open-burning section to the fire code. A public commenter said the draft’s distance and definition provisions would effectively ban most residential recreational fire pits; the speaker’s concerns went unanswered on substance because the chair ended the comment after the allotted three minutes.
City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-02, adding section 16.10.16 on open burning to Wayne’s fire prevention code, after a second reading on Tuesday.
The ordinance passed on a roll call vote with all members recorded as voting "yes." City staff said the change is intended to clarify and regulate open-burning activities; the city attorney told council the ordinance mirrors similar…
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