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usually related to noise complaints. It seems reasonable that residents should not burn 24 hours a day. Most complaints come from residential areas. Council Member O'Donnell advised he agrees with the 3:00 a.m. cut off, however, a start time of 4:00 p.m. limits lunch hour fires. Council Member Reinert suggested 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. He stated the high fee would stop the burning; a low fee would pay for clerical fees. Staff advised some residents get a permit for an extended period of time. A small fee would avoid having to reissue the permits. Council Member Dahl suggested the time be 11:00 a.m. or noon to 3:00 a.m. Mayor Bergeson suggested Council look at the snowmobile ordinance regarding stop time. It was the consensus of Council to set a time for recreational fire 1 ,1 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. and a $5.00 permit fee. Council directed staff to add th f ` ,;,o �°= City's fee schedule. This item will appear on the regular Council agee ORDINANCE UPDATE, MILO BEN Staff advised every 3-4 years, th Code. When the state adopts state. By adopting this s code when doing t fire losses and the a communities. Ro t gives the local fire inspectors the authority to enforce the Rt This has proven to be very beneficial in reducing the tion of this code is a standards practice in a large number of , J 24, 2000, 6:30 p.m. sota adopts an updated Uniform Fire omes the fire code to be used throughout the Mayor Bergeson inquired about the Board of appeal and why it is City specific. Staff advised the Board of Appeal is set up in case someone does not think his interpretation of the code is fair. Mayor Bergeson advised the Department meets with a Board made up of all three (3) cities. That should be the Board of Appeals. Staff advised that could be the Board of Appeals. However, the ordinance has to be passed by all three (3) cities. Council Member Carlson referred to the section regarding validity in the ordinance. She stated it is confusing and the word "to" should be added. Staff advised they will look at the addition of the word "to". This item will appear on the regular Council agenda Monday, July 24, 2000, 6:30 p.m.