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Grants Pass adopts emergency ordinance restricting open flames, allowing seizure of dangerous propane devices and expanding park exclusions
Summary
Council adopted amendments to Grants Pass Municipal Code sections 5.57.0.2 and 6.46.0.35 to clarify definitions of flammable materials, allow seizure and destruction of devices connected to flammable material, and increase exclusion periods from city parks; the measure passed unanimously with an emergency declaration.
The Grants Pass City Council unanimously adopted an emergency ordinance that tightens rules on open flames and flammable materials in city parks, gives law enforcement authority to seize and destroy contraband propane tanks and devices connected to flammable fuels, and expands temporary park-exclusion periods.
City staff presented a rewrite of Municipal Code section 5.57.0.2 to clarify definitions of…
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