No person, firm or corporation shall set fire to or burn any trees, brush, grass and other vegetable matter in the clearing of land for agricultural crop management or land development without having obtained a permit therefor from the fire chief or his designated representative. Application for permit shall be made on such form as specified by the fire chief upon payment to the office of the city clerk-treasurer of an application fee as set by the city council. (Ord. 1712, 11-12-2012; amd. 2015 Code)
Persons with ownership of property the size of which is an individual lot of five (5) acres or more desires to conduct and burn of vegetation may apply for a two (2) week open burn permit. Application for permit shall be made on such form as specified by the fire chief upon payment to the office of the city clerk- treasurer of an application fee as established by the Duncan city council and the inspection of the burn site by the fire chief or his designee.
Additional burn sites may be applied for, on the same tract of land upon payment of application fee as established by the Duncan city council for each additional burning site, however only one burn site is allowable per five (5) acres and must be at least five hundred feet (500') from the nearest residence, business structure, and neighboring property other than the property on which the burning is to be conducted. The burn sites must also be five hundred feet (500') from all other burn sites when issued more than one permit for the purpose of more than five (5) acres.
If the applicant has a substantial amount of trees, brush or grass to burn off then the city will send a brush truck for standby upon the applicant's request. However the applicant must pay a minimum of eight (8) hours' usage fee for a brush truck and three (3) personnel at the current rate. If the brush accumulation is larger than the required dimensions of a burn fuel site a pit will be required to burn the fuel in. The size or amount of the fuel at the burn site will determine what can be burned at the discretion of the fire chief or designee. Therefore item 7 of the open burn permit can be the only item excluded. (Ord. 1712, 11-12-2012)