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Public Safety committee backs a two-year open-burning registration pilot, directs city attorney to draft ordinance
Summary
Fire Chief Wallace proposed a no-fee, two-year registration program for backyard burning to gather data, educate residents, and inform future ordinance work; the committee directed the city attorney to draft a pilot-registration ordinance with a two-year sunset and voted in favor.
The Public Safety Committee voted to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance establishing a no-fee, two-year open-burning registration pilot that would collect data and provide education before any permanent ordinance is considered.
Chief Wallace said current state (DEQ) rules and city ordinances already prohibit reckless burning and the burning of garbage, but noted the city lacks systematic data on how often, where and what…
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