(A) No person shall start, allow, or maintain any fire within the city, unless the same is totally enclosed, without the prior consent of the City Council, except for the following permitted fires:
(1) Fires purposely set for instruction and training of public and industrial firefighting personnel when authorized by the Fire Chief of the Volunteer Department, but only after proper notification to the city;
(2) Fires set for the elimination of a fire hazard which cannot be abated by any other means when authorized by the Fire Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department, but only after proper notification to the city;
(3) Fires purposely set by city maintenance personnel for the purposes as authorized by the Fire Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department; and
(4) Campfires, in designated fire pits and other fires used solely for recreational purposes, for ceremonial occasions, or for outdoor preparation of foods.
(B) When used above, PROPER NOTIFICATION TO THE CITY shall mean advanced written notice describing in detail the fire to be set including the date and time of the same, delivered to the Mayor or Municipal Finance Officer, at least one day before the fire.
(Prior Code, § 3.0401)
Statutory reference:
Similar state provisions, see SDCL § 9-33-1