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Comanche council adopts tighter fireworks rules, bans fireworks on city property and rights-of-way
Summary
The Comanche City Council unanimously adopted amendments to municipal code section 3-1-56A on fireworks, clarifying that fireworks are prohibited on city property and within rights-of-way, after council accepted legal corrections and voted to waive the third reading.
The Comanche City Council adopted an amendment to municipal code section 3-1-56A governing fireworks, clarifying that fireworks are not permitted on city property or in rights-of-way such as streets, sidewalks and other city-owned areas.
Council opened unfinished business with a second reading by title of the ordinance and discussed technical corrections prepared by legal staff. A councilmember moved to accept the reading with the proposed amendments; the motion carried on a roll-call vote with Councilmen Edens, Clan and Weller recorded as voting "yes." The council then voted to waive the third reading and adopted the ordinance by roll call.
The amendment explicitly extends the municipal prohibition to city property and the right-of-way, bringing local language into alignment with state code language referenced during the meeting. No council member opposed the measure.
The ordinance will be incorporated into the city code as the amended section 3-1-56A. The council recorded the adoption during the meeting on the evening the item was considered; staff will publish the final ordinance text as part of the city code update.
