For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION. The organization, agency, office, department or individual responsible for approval or enforcement.
OPEN BURNING. The burning of any matter under such conditions that products of combustion are emitted directly into the open atmosphere without passing directly through a stack. Open burning includes, but is not limited to, fires located or burning in a pile on the ground, a barrel, a fire pit, or other semi-enclosure.
PERMIT. The written authority of the city issued under the authority of this chapter.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, an agency, authority, commission, or department of the United States government, or of the State of Tennessee government; or any other legal entity, or their legal representative, agent, or assigns.
WOOD WASTE. Any product which has not lost its basic character as wood, such as bark, sawdust, chips and chemically untreated lumber whose “disposition” by open burning is to solely get rid of or destroy. Plant life of a herbaceous nature, such as leaves, whether attached, fallen, and/or collected, evergreen needles, and grasses, are not considered WOOD WASTE. Additionally, manufactured lumber products, such as plywood, fiberboard, particleboard, and paneling, are not considered WOOD WASTE. Painted or artificially stained wood is not considered WOOD WASTE.
(Ord. 1588, passed 12-13-2018)