7-6-1: DEFINITIONS:
The following words and terms shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have the meanings set forth herein.
 
LANDSCAPE BURN:
The open burning of accumulated landscape waste.
LANDSCAPE WASTE:
All accumulations of excess landscape materials including leaves, branches and similar materials.
OPEN BURNING:
The burning of material permitted by this code in an outdoor fire wherein products of combustion are emitted directly into the ambient air without passing through a stack or chimney from an enclosed chamber.
PRESCRIBED BURN:
The planned application of fire to naturally occurring vegetative fuels under specified environmental conditions and following appropriate precautionary measures, which causes the fire to be confined to a predetermined area and accomplish the planned land management or ecological objectives.
PROCESSED WOOD:
Natural wood to which is added glue and other adhesives, paint, polyurethane, stain, varnish and/or other such materials, or which is treated with chemicals or other substances to change the character of the wood. Processed wood includes, but is not limited to, furniture, particleboard, plywood and pressure-treated lumber and wood materials.
 
RECREATIONAL FIRE (BONFIRE):
An outdoor fire burning materials other than refuse or landscape waste where the fuel being burned is not contained in an incinerator, outdoor fireplace, portable outdoor fireplace, or similar device.
REFUSE:
Unwanted waste substances and matter, excluding landscape waste and unprocessed, untreated or unpainted wood/lumber, intended for disposal.
RESTORATION- WORKDAY BURN:
The burning of collected woody invasive debris managed by conservation staff or professional consultants with field experience and certified as having completed the Chicago Wilderness "Midwest Ecological Prescription Burn Crew Member Training" course. (Ord. 20-12, 7-21-2020)