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Council allows conditional burning at compost site, says it will follow safety conditions
Summary
Montrose officials granted the fire department permission to burn compost piles when weather and ban conditions allow, noting the activity technically violates city burning ordinances but will be limited to safe windows.
A fire department representative asked the council for a standing permission to burn at the municipal compost site when conditions are appropriate so the department wouldn’t have to return repeatedly for council approval.
The representative emphasized constraints on when burning would occur: “we’ll be sure that it’s always done when the wind is favorable, when the conditions are favorable, when the burning bans are off,” and said the request was to allow burning only “when necessary, needed and allowed.” Council moved to allow burning under permissible conditions and the motion was recorded as passing 5-0.
Council members discussed that burning at the site is technically inconsistent with city ordinance but that the narrow permission would be used only in warranted circumstances and with coordination (checking wind, bans, and departmental communications). The council did not attach additional conditions on frequency beyond staff practice and review.
