The personal use of fireworks in the City of Chillicothe has been extended to include July 5th until 11:00 pm. The Chillicothe City Council approved the change at Monday’s meeting.
In the City of Chillicothe, there are limitations to the type of fireworks you can use and when they can be used. City Code says fireworks can be used within the city limits from July 1st to the 4th. The public may use ground-based fireworks within the city limits. That includes firecrackers and aerial fireworks that are fully consumed.
Fully consumed means there can be nothing that falls back to the ground. Basically, what goes up must not come down. Bottle rockets and other rockets that have a stick are not allowed.
The city limits the use of fireworks to July 1st to the 4th and extended that to the 5th this year. The hours of use are limited. July 1st to the 3rd, fireworks may be used from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm and on July 4th and 5th, the time is 8:00 am to 11:00 pm. The city ordinance also requires you to clean up any debris left after using the fireworks.
Chillicothe’s annual Independence Day fireworks display will be at dusk on July 5th, shot from the area on the south end of the Green Hills Golf Course, at the Litton Lake Dam.