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<br /> <br /> <br />RECREATIONAL FIRE REQUIREMENTS <br /> <br />GOVERNING REGULATIONS: <br /> <br />International Fire Code (IFC) Chapter 307 <br /> <br />Open burning of lumber, pallets, wooden shingles, scrap wood, brush, tree trimmings, leaves, yard <br />waste, cardboard, paper, garbage, and other similar items, is not permitted. <br /> <br />1. Recreational fires are permitted under the following conditions: <br /> <br />1.1 Only natural, clean, dry firewood, cut in short lengths less than two (2) feet, may be burned. <br /> <br />1.2 The fire must be contained in a manufactured freestanding fire pit or ring or pit not exceeding <br />three (3) feet in diameter. The fire shall be limited in fuel such that at no time does the flame <br />height exceed two (2) feet. <br /> <br />1.3 All fire rings or pits must be located a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet away from any <br />structures or combustibles, such as houses, garages, sheds, wood piles and wooden fences. <br />Manufactured freestanding fire pits must be located a minimum of ten (10) fifteen (15) feet away <br />from any structures or combustibles, such as houses, garages, sheds, wood piles and wooden fences. <br />In addition, fire pits, rings or manufactured freestanding devices shall be set back at least <br />fifteen (15) feet from any property line. <br /> <br />1.4 The fire must be constantly attended and supervised by an adult until the fire has been <br />completely extinguished. <br /> <br />1.5 A connected garden hose or other means to extinguish the fire must be readily available. <br /> <br />1.6 The use of flammable or combustible liquid accelerants is not permitted. <br /> <br />2. Recreational fires are NOT permitted under the following conditions: <br /> <br />2.1 1.7 Recreational fires are not permitted on windy days (as defined by wind speeds greater than <br />10 miles per hour) when the smoke may create a nuisance for nearby neighbors. <br /> <br />2.2 1.8 Recreational fires are not permitted on commercial or industrial sites, or sites with <br />construction activities. <br /> <br />1.9 Police and Fire Department officers are authorized to require that a recreational fire be <br />immediately extinguished and discontinued if it is determined that the fire is not in compliance with <br />the above rules, the smoke is offensive to nearby neighbors, or the burning is determined to <br />constitute a hazardous condition. <br /> <br />2.3 The open burning of lumber, pallets, wooden shingles, scrap wood, brush, tree trimmings, <br />leaves, yard waste, cardboard, paper, garbage, plastic, rubber, or any other material not <br />constituting natural dry firewood and other similar items, is not permitted. <br />