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Harrison Township board introduces ordinance adopting 2024 fire code, tightens open-burning rules and fines
Summary
The board introduced Ordinance No. 408 to adopt the 2024 International Fire Code and 2021 NFPA 303, add automatic-adoption language for future code updates, restrict open burning with enumerated exceptions, and raise civil infraction fines; the motion to introduce passed unanimously.
The Harrison Township Board of Trustees on April 14 introduced Ordinance No. 408 to adopt the 2024 International Fire Code (IFC) and the 2021 National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) 303 standards and to amend the township’s open-burning rules and fine schedule.
Supervisor Kenneth Verkest presented the ordinance and summarized key elements, including language allowing the township to enforce updated code editions without separate ordinance changes and a new prohibition on most open burning. The ordinance lists specific exceptions:…
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