PDE-26-0817

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1. 1Jul 14, 2026
   Board of County CommissionersP85Public hearingContinued

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   Approved to continue to the August 11, 2026 Board of County Commissioners meeting at 1:30 p.m. in Dade City.e

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   Starkey

   56:50Right, P eighty five was advertised in the Tampa Bay Times, June twenty fourth, twenty twenty six.

   Amy Heiler

   56:56Item P85 is PDE 26-0817, an ordinance by the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners amending the Pasco County Code of Ordinances, amending Chapter 46 Fire Prevention and Protection. Article 4, opening open burning, section 46-72, definitions, amending section 46-73 Prohibited Acts and other sections as necessary for internal consistency. providing

   57:26for applicability, repealer, providing for severability, inclusion into the code of ordinances, and an effective date. This comes before you with a recommendation to adopt by roll call vote and there's a presentation available so desired.

   WeightmanVice Chair

   57:40Chairman Mariano. No, thank you, Amy. I just want to thank staff and the folks that reached out to us when um What led to this change was were the uh what's the the the the the lanterns, the sky lanterns that are lit during ceremonies and float across and they were landing in people's on their houses and pastures and pool cages and what have you. So grateful for the work and the speediness of this. It's been a a couple of months, but it's uh

   58:11Uh in light of the dry season that we've had and and this is done multiple times a year, I I appreciate folks reaching out and and staff working diligently to amend this ordinance to protect people's uh property and and their homes. So thank you. Thank you.

   MarianoChair

   58:28That okay. Roll call vote.

   58:32Did you just do that? Is there anyone here from the public like to speak to item P eighty five?

   Starkey

   58:37She's raising her hand.

   MarianoChair

   58:38Come forward, please.

   58:44And is there anyone else after this lady?

   58:48Okay.

   Cindy Buckle

   58:51This already. Cindy Buckle, [address removed]. Talking about the flames and the uh It it I it brings me to all the pictures I see of the trees bulldozed down and huge flames coming from that. So what is the difference between those ashes and there are no hydrants where these trees are, there's

   59:21no water where these trees are because I often go by these sites and I see it. So I'm confused about somebody burning something in their backyard and landing on a pool cage when I had

   59:42Huge fires going on when they pulled out twenty-seven trees at the beginning of my road on fifty-four gateway. So I'm confused about that because there was ash all over our neighborhood. So what's the difference? So developers can burn without fire being there to protect them. and without water being there because it's a site that they just pulled those

   1:00:12all the trees down. So that's my concern. I don't understand the difference. Because I live on property where I can burn and I have a hose. I um a retired firefighter paramedic, so I know how to put fires out. and I'm really confused about The hoof law about This being Such a big deal when developers can do

   1:00:42it just like they can pump water, but we're on water restrictions and that's all I have to say.

   MarianoChair

   1:00:49Thank you.

   1:00:56To the board? Seg.

   Starkey

   1:00:59Roll call vote. All right. District 1, Commissioner Oakley.

   Oakley

   1:01:02Aye.

   Starkey

   1:01:03District 2, Commissioner Weightman. Aye. District 3, Commissioner Starkey. Aye. District 4, Commissioner Yeager. Aye. District 5, Chairman Mariano.