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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />DATE: January 9, 2017 <br />ITEM NO: <br />Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />Name Jeremy Barnhart YV44 Planning Department <br />Title Community Development Director <br />Item Description: 17-3893 City of Orono Text Amendment: Recreational Fires <br />Application Summary <br />At the November work session, the Council directed staff to complete an ordinance removing <br />the requirement for a resident to obtain an open burning permit for a recreational fire. The <br />draft ordinance removes that requirement. The recently amended fee schedule eliminated the <br />fee. <br />A draft of the ordinance has been forwarded to the Fire Chief, James Van Eyll. He had no <br />concerns with the ordinance as drafted; his email is attached. Provisions of the fire code still <br />apply to fires, the only thing that is changing is the need for a permit. <br />The ordinance does not amend a land use provision, therefore a public hearing or review by the <br />Planning Commission is not required. <br />In all draft ordinances, proposed new language is underlined, and language proposed to be <br />deleted is struck throug-h. <br />Planning Staff Recommendation <br />Staff recommends approval of the ordinance as adopted. <br />Action Requested: <br />Approve, by motion, the ordinance amendment as drafted. <br />List of Exhibits: <br />Exhibit A. Draft Ordinance <br />Exhibit B. Fire Chief email <br />