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Committee approves fire-department ordinance updates, including new open-burning limits
Summary
The committee approved updates to chapter 5 of village ordinances — including new open-burning limits (10 feet from a public right-of-way, 30 feet from structures, and a required fire ring) — and forwarded the package to the village board for final action.
The Port Edwards Property & Legislative Committee voted to forward proposed fire-department ordinance updates to the village board after brief discussion of open-burning language and related fee schedules.
Ben presented the changes to chapter 5 and said the major revisions involve section 5.14 on open burning: the draft requires fire pits to be at least 10 feet from a public right-of-way, 30 feet from public structures, and calls for an approved fire ring in certain situations. Ben said the draft aligns the fee schedule previously approved by committee and board.
Chief Scott Stewart was present to answer technical questions. Trustees asked clarifying questions about what language would remain in the draft and how commercial or manufactured fire rings would be treated; Ben confirmed text that was struck through is being removed and the rest remains.
A motion to approve the ordinance updates was moved and seconded and passed at committee; the chair recorded the motion as "carried onto the board" for final consideration by the full village board.
