§ 97.04  CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED.
   (A)   Limited number.  Only one recreational fire is permitted per residence or lot, whichever is less.
   (B)   Location.  Recreational fires may only be built in an approved container or fire pit. A police officer shall determine if a container meets the conditions for an approved container. Fires should be at least 25 feet from property lines, structures, or other combustible material.
   (C)   Supervision.  A recreational fire must have a competent and sober adult monitoring the fire at all times. A water source and/or sand must, at all times, be present to extinguish the fire.
   (D)   Liability.  The property owner and/or occupant shall be liable for any and all damage caused by a recreational fire on the premises.
   (E)   Complaints.  If a police officer observes unsafe conditions at a recreational fire or finds smoke becoming a nuisance to neighboring property owners/occupants, she or he is authorized to direct the fire be completely extinguished. Smoldering embers may be deemed a nuisance and a police officer may require the property owner/occupant to completely extinguish the smoldering embers.
   (F)   Prohibitions.  Accelerants shall not be used in kindling or maintaining a recreational fire. Material other than dried, cut timber is prohibited for use in a recreational fire.
   (G)   Compliance with other ordinances.  Violations of other city ordinances may be deemed a violation of this subchapter if said violation occurs in a manner related to a recreational fire.
(Ord. 194, passed 7-9-2012)  Penalty, see § 97.99