(a) No person shall cause or allow open burning within the City without obtaining a permit to open burn from the Commissioner except as set forth in subsection (d) hereof. The permit fee shall be based on the cost basis as set forth in Section 263.01.
(b) No permit to open burn shall be issued by the Commissioner except for the following purposes:
(1) Prevention or control of disease or pests;
(2) Ceremonial purposes. Ceremonial fires shall be less than five (5) feet by five (5) feet by five (5) in dimension and shall burn no longer than three (3) hours;
(3) Instruction in methods of fire fighting or for research in the control of fire;
(4) In emergency or other extraordinary circumstances for any purpose determined by the Commissioner.
(c) Application for permit to open burn shall be made on forms prepared by the Commissioner and shall contain such information as the Commissioner may deem necessary.
(d) A permit to open burn shall not be required from the Commissioner for open burning of the following nature:
(1) Non-commercial cooking of foods for human consumption;
(2) Heating tar, welding, acetylene torches and highway flares;
(3) Heating of clean and noncontaminated smokeless fuels for warmth of outdoor workers.
(Ord. No. 857-A-76. Passed 6-27-77, eff. 6-30-77)