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Council considers dropping 'temporary' language from fireworks ban; staff to check state law
Summary
Councilors urged removing 'temporary' from a proposed fireworks-discharge ban so the prohibition would remain until the council votes to lift it; staff were directed to research whether a permanent local ban is allowed under state statute and to draft town-code language accordingly.
Councilors discussed revisions to a draft ordinance aimed at prohibiting fireworks discharge in town and suggested changing the document’s wording from a temporary prohibition to a permanent ban that would remain in force until the council votes to lift it.
One council member said the measure should not be limited to the Fourth of July and argued for a standing prohibition after recent wildfire concerns. “It should be permanent after this thing we just had from the wild line wild urban,” the member said, urging broader protection.
Staff cautioned that the draft as written keeps the ban in place until the council votes to lift it, and Riker was asked to research whether the town may enact a permanent local ban under state law. Council members also suggested adding a code provision so the prohibition is searchable in the town code rather than only in an ordinance.
Next steps: Riker and staff will confirm whether permanent local prohibition is permissible and will draft code language or ordinance edits for council consideration at a future meeting.
