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Pecos council tables fireworks-sales ordinance after safety warnings from emergency services
Summary
Wildman Ranch requested a 10-year extension for a fireworks sales grandfather clause; Reeves County emergency services and the city emergency manager warned the city’s adopted 2021 International Fire Code prohibits sale/possession/use and that a local ordinance allowing sales would create a legal conflict and public-safety liability. Council voted to table the ordinance for legal review.
A Wildman Ranch representative asked the Pecos City Council to honor an existing ordinance provision that would allow a fireworks-selling business to receive a 10-year extension if no residential development occurred within 200 feet. The representative said the business had operated at the site for 35 years and that prior…
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