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Ordinance 2010-443
<br />Burning Ordinance
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<br />(d) Definitions. For purposes of this ordinance, the following definitions shall apply unless
<br />the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
<br />Designated Fire Official. The Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, Deputy Fire Chief, or other designee
<br />who provides fire protection or public safety services to the city.
<br />Open Burning. The burning of any matter if the resulting combustion products are emitted
<br />directly into the atmosphere without passing through a stack, duct or chimney, except a recreational
<br />fire as defined herein. Mobile cooking devices such as charcoal grills, wood smokers, manufactured
<br />hibachis, and propane or natural gas devices are not considered open burning devices.
<br />Recreational fire. A fire set with an approved starter fuel no more than three feet in height
<br />contained within a recreational fire site: using dry, clean wood, producing little detectable smoke, odor
<br />or soot beyond the property line; conducted with an adult tending the fire at all times; for recreational,
<br />ceremonial, or social food preparation; extinguished completely before quitting the occasion; and
<br />respecting weather conditions, neighbors, burning bans, and air quality requirements so that nuisance,
<br />health or safety hazards will not be created. No more than one recreational fire is allowed on any
<br />property at one time.
<br />Recreational fire site. An area of no more than a three foot diameter circle (as measured from
<br />the inside of the fire ring or border); completely surrounded by non-combustible and non -smoke or
<br />odor producing material, either natural rock, cement, brick, tile, blocks or ferrous metal. Burning
<br />barrels are not a recreational fire site as defined herein. Recreational fire sites shall not be located
<br />closer than 25 feet to any structure or combustible materials.
<br />Running fire. An attended fire allowed to spread through surface vegetative matter under
<br />controlled conditions for the purpose of vegetative management, forest management, game habitat
<br />management, or agricultural improvement.
<br />Snow covered. Ground that has a continuous, unbroken cover of snow, to a depth of three
<br />inches or more, surrounding the immediate area of the fire, sufficient to keep the fire from spreading.
<br />Starter fuels. Dry, untreated, unpainted, kindling, branches or charcoal fire starter. Paraffin
<br />candles and alcohols are permitted as starter fuels and as aids to ignition only. Propane gas torches or
<br />other clean gas burning devices causing minimal pollution may be used to start an open burn.
<br />Vegetative materials. Dry leaves, dry grass clippings, twigs, branches, tree limbs, untreated or
<br />unpainted wood that contains no glues or resins, and other similar materials. Paper and cardboard are
<br />not considered vegetative materials.
<br />Wood. Dry, clean fuels, such twigs, branches, limbs, manufactured fireplace logs, charcoal,
<br />cord wood, or untreated dimensional lumber. "Wood" does not include wood that is green with leaves
<br />or needles, rotten, wet, oil soaked, or treated with paint, glue or preservatives. Clean pallets may be
<br />used for recreational fires when cut into less than three foot lengths.
<br />(e) Prohibited burning. No person shall conduct, cause or permit the open burning of:
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