(a) No person shall dispose of refuse or other waste material by open burning, or cause, permit or maintain open burning of refuse or other waste material. No person shall conduct, cause or permit the conduct of a salvage operation by open burning.
(b) No person shall maintain any open fire except as follows:
(1) Fires for noncommercial cooking of food for human consumption.
(2) Fires for recreational or ceremonial purposes.
(3) Fires to abate a fire hazard, providing a hazard is so declared by the Fire Department.
(4) Fires for training personnel in the methods of fire fighting.
(5) Fires for the disposal of dangerous materials, where there is no alternate method of disposal and such burning is approved by the Mayor or designee.
(6) Fires for other essential purposes for which approval has been granted by the Mayor or designee. (Ord. 57-1973. Passed 11-19-73; Ord. 8-2019. Passed 2-4-19; Ord. 153-2021. Passed 12-6-21.)