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Lino Lakes - General Regulations respecting weather conditions, neighbors, burning bans, and air quality so that nuisance, health or safety hazards will not be created. Mobile cooking devices such as manufactured hibachis, charcoal grills, wood smokers and propane gas devices are not defined as recreational fires. RECREATIONAL FIRES can only burn between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. Monday through Sunday, and no more than one RECREATIONAL FIRE is allowed on any property at one time. RECREATIONAL FIRE SITE. An area of no more than 3 foot diameter circle (measured from the inside of the fire ring or border completely surrounded by non - combustible and non -smoke or odor - producing material either of natural rock, cement, brick, tile or blocks or ferrous metal only and which area is depressed below ground, on the ground or on a raised bed). Included are permanent outdoor woodburning fireplaces. Burning barrels are not a RECREATIONAL FIRE SITE as defined herein. RECREATIONAL FIRE SITES shall not be located closer than 25 feet to any structure or urban wetland interface. STARTER FUELS. Dry, untreated and unpainted kindling, branches or cardboard, or charcoal fire starter. Paraffin candles and alcohols are permitted as STARTER FUELS and as aids to ignition only. Propane gas torches or other clean gas- burning devices causing minimal pollution must may be used to start an open burn. WOOD. Dry, clean fuel such as twigs, branches, limbs "presto logs," charcoal, cord wood or untreated dimensional lumber. WOOD does not include wood that is green, with leaves or needles, rotten, wet oil soaked or treated with preservatives. Clean pallets may be used for recreational fires when cut into 3 foot lengths. (Prior Code, § 505.02) (Ord. 11 -00, passed 8 -14 -2000) § 505.03 PROHIBITED MATERIALS. No person shall conduct, cause or permit any of the following material: (1) Oils, petro fuels, rubber, plastics, chemically treated materials or other materials which produce excessive or noxious smoke such as tires, railroad ties, treated, painted or glued wood composite shingles, tar paper, insulation, composition board, sheetrock, wiring, paint or paint filters; (2) Hazardous waste or salvage operations or open burning of solid waste generated from an industrial or manufacturing process or from a service or commercial establishment or building material generated from demolition or commercial or institutional structures; (3) Discarded material resulting from the handling, processing, storage, preparation, serving or consumption of food; or (4) Leaves or grass clippings. (Prior Code, § 505.03) (Ord. 11 -00, passed 8 -14 -2000) 1