(A) The following types of fires are permitted with prior approval of the Town Fire Chief:
(1) Fires used for celebrating Twelfth Night Ceremonies;
(2) Fires used for celebrating school pep rallies;
(3) Fires used for celebrating scouting activities; and
(4) Other fires approved by the Town Fire Chief.
(B) All exempted fires including fires for cooking or recreational purposes, shall be subject to the following:
(1) Only wood products shall be burned;
(2) Fires shall be attended at all times until completely extinguished;
(3) If fires create an air pollution problem, a nuisance or a fire hazard, they shall be extinguished; and
(4) No burning shall be conducted during unfavorable meteorological conditions such as temperature inversions, high winds, air stagnation and the like.
(C) Burning with prior approval of the Town Fire Chief may be authorized for the following:
(1) Emergency burning of spilled petroleum products when all reasonable efforts to recover the spilled material have been made and failure to burn would result in an imminent fire hazard or water pollution problem;
(2) Burning of refuse consisting of material resulting from a natural disaster;
(3) Burning for the purpose of fire training;
(4) Burning of natural growth derived from a clearing operation, i.e., removal of natural growth for change in use of the land;
(5) Burning of highly explosive or other dangerous materials for which no alternative disposal method exist or where transportation if the materials is impossible; and
(6) Operation of a municipal burn pit by the town.
(Ord. 2-1991, passed 6-13-1991)