West Plains, MO. – The City of West Plains wants to remind everyone of the city regulations while discharging fireworks for this holiday season. They would also like to remind you of the danger of fires. Due to the continued hot, dry weather fireworks will be able to cause fires that could quickly get out of hand.
Read below for city regulations:
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Sec. 20-44, Discharge of fireworks states, “No individual or organization may discharge fireworks as herein defined, without a permit. Discharging of display fireworks (as defined in the RSMo 320.106.1) will need to be approved by the city council, no later than the June council meeting of said year. All state and local applications, permits, and inspections must also be completed. (RSMo 320.126.1)
Section 28-77, Rockets, Missiles and Projectiles states, “No person shall construct, use, discharge, fire, launch or explode rockets, missiles or other similar projectiles within the city unless a written permit for such specific purpose has been obtained from City Council.”
The full ordinances pertaining to fireworks can be found online — https://library.municode.com/…/codes/code_of_ordinances
The West Plains City Hall and other city buildings will be closed tomorrow for Independence Day. Residential trash routes will not run tomorrow and will instead be run on Friday, July 5th. The utility counter at City Hall will remain closed on Friday.
The West Plains Public Library and the Howell County Electric Cooperative will also be closed on the 4th of July.
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