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LA515\1\1092206.v2 <br />(d)No person shall conduct, cause or permit the open burning of any leaves or grass <br />clippings. <br />(e)No person shall conduct, cause or permit the open burning of any wood or other <br />vegetative materials through the use of using a burner, as described in Minn. Stat. § <br />88.16, within the city's jurisdiction. <br />(f)No person shall conduct, cause or permit the open burning of any materials that have <br />been hauled onto the site. <br />(g)No person shall conduct, cause or permit the open burning on any commercial property <br />within the City of Lake Elmo. <br />5.12.380 Open Burning Prohibited Except By Permit <br />No person shall start or allow any open burning on any property in the city without first having <br />obtained an open burning permit. A permit is not required for any fire which is a recreational/camp <br />fire campfire as defined in section 5.12.350. which is a recreational fire as defined in section <br />5.12.350 or campfire as defined in Minn. Stat. 88.01, Subd. 25, as amended from time to time <br />5.12.390 Permitted Open Burning; Special Circumstances <br />(a)Under special or extraordinary circumstances, open burning permits may be issued by <br />the city or by a DNR forestry official for: <br />(1)Elimination of health hazard that cannot be abated by other practical means, as <br />determined by the commissioner of health or the local health authority. <br />(2)Ground thawing for utility repair and construction. <br />(3)Running fires (prairie restoration). <br />(4)Disposal of diseased trees generated on-site, diseased or infected nursery stock, <br />or diseased bee hives. <br />(b)Fire training permits may only be issued by the Minnesota Department of Natural <br />Resources (DNR). <br />(c)Permits for the operation of a permanent tree and brush burning sites may only be <br />issued by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). <br />5.12.395 Permitted Open Burning, Where Permitted <br />(a)Permitted Open Burning is generally allowed to occur in areas of the City zoned An <br />open burning permit may/will generally be issued for an open burn in areas of the city <br />zoned as Agricultural, Rural Single Family, Rural Residential, Rural Transitional, Open <br />Space Planned Unit Development, and on select Public Facilities.