Few things are more associated with chilly fall nights than sitting by a firepit. And on the eve of autumn, a Cleveland council member will start a push to make that tradition legal.
Councilmember Charles Slife will introduce legislation Monday night that ends the prohibition of recreational fires in Cleveland. And if you didn’t know having a bonfire was illegal in the city, that’s part of the point.
City ordinances last changed in 1977 makes recreational fires illegal. While cooking on a charcoal grill is allowed, the usual firepits stores sell for people’s backyards generally are not…