A. The regulations under 326 IAC 4 and 675 IAC 22 are hereby incorporated by reference.
B. The following types of fire are allowed without prior approval of the Fire Chief or his/her designee:
1. Fires used for recreational or cooking purposes.
2. Fires on a single property or immediately adjacent properties in the same ownership that (1) exceed 35 acres; and (2) is/are included, in their entirety, in an agricultural zoning district. Such fires shall be subject to the provisions of divisions C.5, 6, 7, and 8 below.
C. Fires authorized in division B.1. above shall be subject to the following:
1. Only natural wood or plant material shall be burned;
2. Fires in approved containers shall be no closer than fifteen feet of a structure or property line;
3. Fires not in approved containers shall be less than thirty-six inches in diameter, and no more than twenty-four inches in height, shall be no closer than twenty-five feet of a structure or property line;
4. To qualify as an approved container a fire shall be entirely contained in a noncombustible container with enclosed sides and bottom, have a mesh covering with openings no larger than one-quarter inch square and be less than thirty-six inches in diameter;
5. Fires shall be attended at all times, with an extinguishing source, until completely extinguished;
6. If fires create an air quality problem, a nuisance, or a fire hazard, they shall be extinguished;
7. No burning shall be conducted during unfavorable meteorological conditions, as determined by the Fire Chief or his/her designee, such as temperature inversions, high winds, air stagnation, drought and the like or other conditions that run the risk of causing health problems; and
8. All state and federal air quality standards.
D. Burning with prior approval of the Fire Chief or his/her designee, on all properties not included in B.2. above, may be authorized for the following:
1. Burning of refuse consisting of material resulting from a natural disaster.
2. Burning for purposes of fire training.
3. Emergency burning of spilled petroleum products when all reasonable efforts to recover the spilled material have been made and failure to bum would result in an imminent fire hazard or water pollution problems.
4. Burning of highly explosive or other dangerous materials for which no alternative disposal method exists or where transportation of the materials is impossible.
5. Burning of prairies for prairie management.
6. Fires used to clear a woodlot, fence row, or brush. (Ord. 32-2023 § 3, 2023; Ord. 2-2019, 2019)