The following types of
are exempt from the prohibition in § 6.11:
(a)
with all the following conditions:
(1) Stacked size of
shall not exceed three feet in diameter by two feet in height;
(2) Fires shall be located at least 25 feet from any structures or combustible materials;
(3) Only
shall be used;
(4) Fire extinguishing equipment such as buckets, shovels, garden hoses, or a fire extinguisher with a minimum 4-A rating shall be readily available;
(5) Fires shall be constantly attended by a within sight of the flames until the fire burns out completely or is extinguished;
(6) Fires may only be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight);
(7) Sustained winds must be less than ten mph as measured by Police Dispatch; and
(8) A
will be immediately discontinued if the
,
, responding police officer, or designee determines the fire is creating a fire safety hazard.
(b) Fires under managed supervision for which a burning permit has been obtained from the
and, where required by state law from the Department of Natural Resources, but limited to the following:
(1) Fires purposely set for the instruction and training of public and industrial firefighting personnel;
(2) Fires set for the elimination of a fire hazard which cannot be abated by any other practicable means;
(3) Fires purposely set for forest, prairie, and game management purposes; and
(4) The burning of trees, brush, grass, and other vegetative material in the clearing of land, the maintenance of a street, road, or highway right-of-way, and in accepted agricultural land management practices, provided that all conditions placed on the permit by the
are met.
(c) Exceptions to conduct fires under this section does not excuse a from the consequences, damages, or injuries which may result therefrom, nor does it exempt any from regulations promulgated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency or any other governmental unit exercising jurisdiction in matters of pollution or fire hazard regulation.
(Ord. 2023-6, passed 3-20-2023)