No person shall cause or permit an open burning in any public or private place outside any building, provided that open burning may be conducted if no public nuisance is or will be created, as follows:
(A) Fires purposely set for the instruction and training of fire-fighting personnel, when authorized by the Fire Chief;
(B) Fires set for the elimination of fire hazards or hazardous materials when there is no other practical or lawful method of disposal and the burning is authorized by the Director and the Fire Chief;
(C) Camp fires and other fires used solely for recreational or ceremonial purposes or for outdoor non-commercial preparation of food;
(D) Fires purposely set for the management of forest or game in accordance with practices recommended by the State Department of Agriculture or the United Sates Forest Service and which are authorized by the Fire Chief;
(E) The burning of refuse and other combustible materials generated in the operation of a domestic household when no regular garbage services are available;
(F) The burning of combustible material in an open pit incinerator which is designed and operated for the control of smoke and particulate matter;
(G) The burning of hydrocarbons by atmospheric flares when no other means of disposal is practical; and
(H) The burning of trees, brush, grass and other vegetable matter for the purpose of clearing land and agricultural crop burning when:
(1) The burning is not within 150 feet of an occupied residence or structure other than those located on property where the burning is conducted:
(2) Care is used to minimize the amount of dirt on the material being burned;
(3) Oils, rubber and other similar materials which produce unreasonable amounts of air contaminants and smoke are not burned;
(4) The burning occurs between three hours after sunrise and three hours before sunset; and
(5) No traffic hazard is created.
(Prior Code, § 9-609) Penalty, see § 10.99