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Council directs ordinance drafting to require permits for open burning inside city limits
Summary
Following concerns from the Fire Chief about what is being burned and who is burning, Bristow council authorized the city attorney to draft an ordinance requiring a permit for burning in city limits, likely limited to leaves and small brush.
City Attorney Beth Anne Childs and Fire Chief Charles Conkling discussed the city's need to know who is burning within city limits and what materials are being burned. Chief Conkling said it would help the department to know who is burning and to require proper tools such as a hose or rake on site; he expressed a preference to allow burns of leaves and small brush but not rubbish or trash. Based on that discussion the council authorized the City Attorney to draft an ordinance requiring a permit to burn inside the city. The motion was made by Councilmember Judd Johns and seconded by Frank Groom and passed by roll call.
The minutes record the council’s direction to craft a permitting approach that would provide the Fire Department oversight and likely exclude burning of general rubbish. The minutes do not include a draft ordinance or the exact permit fee or application process; those details will be developed by the City Attorney and returned to the council for consideration.
