The Bainbridge Island City Council is looking at banning completely the sale and use of consumer fireworks on Bainbridge Island.

While the city has, in the past, banned the use of consumer fireworks due to dangerously dry conditions around the Fourth of July holiday, Bainbridge currently does allow the sale of consumer fireworks on the island between noon to 11 p.m., July 1 through July 4.

Fireworks can be discharged on the island during a six-hour window each July 4, from 5 to 11 p.m., but new restrictions under consideration by the Bainbridge council would prohibit the sale and use of consumer fireworks on the island.

Large public displays of fireworks would still be allowed, if approved by the fire marshal.

Banning personal fireworks has been a reoccurring topic on the island, with some on Bainbridge raising concerns about noise and frightened pets, and pollution, in the aftermath of nearly every Independence Day holiday.

Countywide, past suggestions for the banning of personal fireworks have fizzled.

Kitsap County voters rejected — via an advisory vote in November 2004 — a proposal for banning fireworks, with 57 percent voting “no” on a ban, and 42 percent voting “yes.”

Most recently, the suggestion for a fireworks ban came up during the end-of-night council comments at the Bainbridge city council’s study session on June 18.

The Bainbridge council will talk about the fireworks ban at its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Bainbridge Island City Hall.

If approved Tuesday, the ban is scheduled for a final vote of approval at the council meeting Oct. 8.

And if the new restrictions are approved in October, the ban would become effective one year after it is adopted by the council.