Burn permits will obtained from the Fire Chief or his or her designee.
(A) Permits issued under this chapter shall be under either one of two classes; Residential and Commercial.
(1) Residential class permits are for leaves, natural materials, wood waste and vegetation grown on the property of the burn site under three cubic yards and may be issued by the Fire Chief or his or her designee by telephone or online. Residential class permits shall be good for one day from 7:00 a.m. to one-half hour prior to sunset.
(2) Commercial class permits are for wood waste materials in an amount of three or more cubic yards and require a written permit and a site inspection by the Fire Chief or designee. Commercial permits shall be valid for the calendar year of issuance unless specified differently by the Fire Chief or designee; however, permit holder must report each day when burning.
(B) All permits issued under this chapter shall record the name of the person undertaking the burning and with emergency contact information, and shall specify the specific address and area in which the burning is to occur, the type and amount of material to be burned, the duration of the permit and other factors as are necessary to identify the burning which is allowed under the permit.
(C) Burn sites containing three cubic yards or more of material shall be inspected by the Fire Chief or his or her designee prior to the issuance of the written permit.
(D) Permits shall not be issued when it is determined by the Fire Chief or his or her designee, based on information supplied by a competent authority, that stagnant air conditions or inversions exist, or that the conditions may occur during the duration of the burn.
(E) Permits shall not be issued when it is determined or announced by the State Fire Marshal that dry, drought or other conditions exist to prohibit burning either statewide or in regions affecting the geographical or corporate limits of the city.
(F) Permits shall not be issued when it is determined or announced by the Fire Chief or his or her designee that dry, drought or other hazardous conditions exist to prohibit burning within the corporate limits of the city.
(G) Permits shall not be issued without the approval of the authority having jurisdiction when it has cited the person or designated the burn site as being in violation of federal, state or municipal laws.
(H) The city through the Fire Chief has the authority to revoke a permit and to extinguish a fire for any reason affecting the health, safety or welfare of the city.
(I) The Fire Chief has the authority to provide additional supplemental conditions, written on the permit, when in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the city it is required.
(Ord. 1588, passed 12-13-2018)