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ORDINANCE NO. 852 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1002.02 OF THE CITY CODE, LOCAL FIRE REGULATIONS, TO INCLUDE REGULATIONS FOR RECREATIONAL FIRES THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 1000, Chapter 1002, Section 1002.02 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the following underlined language: 1002.02: LOCAL FIRE REGULATIONS: The Minnesota State Fire Code provides the local Fire Chief ability to adopt local fire regulations. The Fire Chief may amend these regulations from time to time as needed. Copies of the regulations are available at City Hall or the Fire Department. In addition, the Mounds View City Council has adopted the followingregulations pertaining to recreational fires in the City: Subd. 1. Definitions: a. Chimenea: a free standing front loading fireplace or oven with a bulbous body and usually a vertical smoke vent or chimney. b. Manufactured Freestanding Pit: A Chimenea or other movable device or container designed, marketed and manufactured for the purpose of containing a fire for cooking or recreational purposes. c. Recreational Fire: A fire maintained within an outdoor fireplace, fire pit, fire ring, Chimenea or other Manufactured Freestanding Pit, for pleasure, religious, ceremonial., cooking or similar purpose. Subd. 2. Recreational fires are allowed under the following conditions: a. Only natural, clean, dry firewood, cut in short lengths less than two (2) feet, may be burned. b. The fire must be contained within an in- ground fire pit, fire ring, fireplace or manufactured freestanding pit not exceeding three (3) feet in diameter. The fire shall be limited in fuel such that at no time does the flame height exceed two (2) feet. The outside edge of in- ground fire pits shall be ringed with approved metal, brick or rock.