HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 926 ORDINANCE NO. 926
AMENDING SECTION 9.08.010 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL
CODE, ALLOWING RECREATIONAL BONFIRES BY PUBLIC
ENTITIES, BY SPECIAL PERMIT ONLY
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the City Council of the City
of Laurel, Montana, that Section 9.08.010 of the Laurel Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 9.08.010. Bonfires Prohibited.
1. Except as provided hereinbelow, no person shall
build, kindle, ignite, maintain or allow any bonfire, rubbish
fire, or any other open fire on any property within the city
limits of the City of Laurel.
2. The City Fire Chief may allow a special permit to
a public agency to ignite and maintain a recreational-type bonfire
only, within city limits. The agency shall first apply to the Fire
Chief for such permit pursuant to Article 4 of the Uniform Fire Code
previously adopted by the City of Laurel, including any amendments
thereto. As a condition of granting the permit, the Fire Chief
shall require that the City Fire Department shall stand by, at
and during the recreational bonfire for which the permit is granted.
3. The City Council may from time to time by
resolution, establish or change a fee to be paid to the City by the
applicant, at the time of application for a special bonfire permit.
4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
section shall be punished as set forth in Section 9.08.070 of the
Laurel Municipal Code.
5. Section 15.56.035 of the Laurel Municipal Code, &
its underlying Ordinance No% 738, passed by the City Council and
approved by the Mayor on June 7, 1983, which are in conflict with
this section, are hereby repealed. It is the intention of the
Council to readopt and reinstate the provisions of the Uniform
Fire Code, as amended, which were repealed by Ordinance No. 738,
specifically Section ll.101(a)
as the said section ll.101(a)
6. To the extent
of the Uniform Fire Code, insofar
is consistent with this ordinance.
that any provision of the Uniform
Fire Code, as adopted by the City of Laurel, including any amend-
ments thereto, is in conflict with this section, then said pro-
visions of the Uniform Fire Code, as amended, are hereby repealed.
7. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30)
days after final passage by the City Council and approval by the
Mayor.
Introduced and passed on first reading at a regular
meeting of the City Council on October 20th, 1987 by Alderman
Dickerson.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second
reading this 4th day of November , 1987 , upon
motion of Alderman Dicker$0n
APPROVED by the Mayor this 4th day of November
1987.
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ert Gaut~i~, Mayor