§ 94.042 BURNING RUBBISH AND TRASH.

   (A)   No person within the city shall burn any rubbish. No person shall burn trash or leaves at any time within the city limits, except as provided below.

      (1)   Burning shall be in a noncombustible container and may have openings not to exceed 2 inches in diameter on the sides, top and bottom.

      (2)   Burning will only be allowed between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

      (3)   All fires must be completely extinguished so that trash or leaves are not left smoking after 6:00 p.m.

      (4)   All burning must take place on private property at least 15 feet from any building in a noncombustible container.

      (5)   The noncombustible container shall not be set on any street or alley that is brick, blacktop or cement.

      (6)   No burning shall take place on any day designated by the Mayor to be a health hazard day due to adverse atmospheric conditions.

      (7)   Any fire deemed to be an immediate health or fire hazard shall be extinguished immediately on request of a city police officer, health authority or fire authority. Such a request may be, but is not limited to the result of complaints by nearby residents.

   (B)   (1)   All trash and leaves not burned and rubbish shall be placed in tied disposal bags or containers as provided by §§ 99.01 through 99.10 which shall then be placed for removal by the Street and Sanitation Department on the regular day of trash pick-up.

      (2)   During seasons of unusually large quantities of trash, rubbish or leaves, such as autumn or spring, special pick-up days shall be designated by the Street and Sanitation Department and publicized through the local media, and on such dates residents shall be allowed to place additional disposal bags of trash, rubbish or leaves at the designated pick-up points.

      (3)   No disposal bags shall be placed at such points for pick-up except within 24 hours prior to the designated pick-up date.

(1979 Code, § 94.22) (Ord. 3203, passed 4-21-1980; Am. 3334, passed 9-15-1981; Am. Ord. 3624, passed 6-3-1985) Penalty, see § 94.999

§ 94.043 EXCEPTIONS.

   The only exception to § 94.042 shall be as follows. Residents shall be allowed to burn charcoal, natural gas or bottled gas for outdoor barbecue purposes at any time and supervised burning of leaves may take place on private property at least 15 feet from any building, without a container, from April 1 to November 30 on designated days as stated in § 94.042.

(1979 Code, § 94.23) (Ord. 3203, passed 4-21-1980; Am. Ord. 3334, passed 9-15-1981; Am. Ord. 3624, passed 6-3-1985)

§ 94.044 VARIANCES.

   The Board of Public Works shall consider written application, subject to approval of the Chief of Fire Department, only for those variances from the provisions of this subchapter that will not be contrary to the public interest and where, because of special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provision of this subchapter will cause unnecessary hardship. The Board of Public Works and the Fire Chief may impose any conditions on the granting of the variance as they deem proper.

(1979 Code, § 94.24) (Ord. 3334, passed 9-15-1981)