(A) Prohibition. No person shall conduct, cause or permit the open burning of any material that was not generated at the site of the open burn.
(B) Hazardous and solid waste.
(1) No person shall conduct, cause or permit the open burning of leaves.
(2) No person shall conduct, cause or permit the open burning of oils, petrol fuels, rubber, plastics, plastic pesticide containers, plastic liners in seed, feed, or pesticide bags, chemically treated materials, or other materials which produce excessive or noxious smoke such as tires, railroad ties, treated, painted or glued wood, composite shingles, tar paper, insulation, composition board, sheetrock, wiring, paint or paint filters, mixed municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, industrial waste, construction debris or demolition debris.
(3) No person shall conduct, cause or permit the open burning of hazardous waste, salvage operations, solid waste generated from an industrial or manufacturing process or from a service or commercial establishment, or building material generated from demolition of commercial or institutional structures.
(C) Food waste. No person shall conduct, cause or permit open burning of discarded material resulting from the handling, processing, storage, preparation, serving or consumption of food.
(D) Wetlands, grasslands and farm fields. No person shall conduct, cause, or permit the open burning of wetlands, grass lands, pastures, crop residue, or road rights-of-way except as provided in § 53.08.
(E) Animal carcasses. No person shall conduct, cause, or permit the open burning of any dead domestic animal without the approval of the Department. Such burning shall be permitted only to abate an immediate public health threat.
(F) Structures. No person shall conduct, cause or permit the open burning of a structure except as provided in § 53.08.
(Ord. 5B, passed 6-26-01; Am. Ord. 73-2012, passed 3-20-12)