A. Prohibited Burning; Exceptions; Permit And Fee: Leaves, trees, tree trimmings, grass, rubbish, residential waste, or garbage shall not be burned within the city, except as follows:
1. Fireplaces, wood burning stoves, and barbecue grills may be used for the purposes intended by such items.
2. Open fires for cooking, heating, recreation and ceremonies shall be allowed when such fire is not composed in whole or substantial part of leaves and the location of such fire, and the items necessary for its containment, comply with the provisions of the fire code. However, all such fires shall be limited as follows:
a. No fire shall continue beyond ten o'clock (10:00) P.M.
b. No property shall be used for a fire as allowed in this subsection A2 more than once in a seven (7) consecutive day period.
3. Upon permit of the fire chief, and payment of a ten dollar ($10.00) permit fee, the following additional items may be burned:
a. Disaster rubbish resulting from cleanup of an area within specifically designated disaster areas.
b. Trees and tree trimmings by a local governmental entity.
c. Waste gases via a flare stack.
d. Landscape waste such as vegetable matter waste produced in clearing, grubbing and construction.
e. Training fires as set for bona fide training of public or industrial employees in firefighting methods.
f. Paper/plastic pesticide containers and seed corn bags resulting from farming activities occurring on the premises.
B. Conditions Of Permit: All such permits shall be subject to compliance by the applicant with the fire code, and any regulation in the Iowa administrative code regarding such activity. (2008 Code § 11-2)