Failure of the responsible party to extinguish open burning in violation of this article shall provide cause for the Fire Department to promptly extinguish such burning, and thereafter surcharge the costs of the special fire extinguishing service against the responsible party. The Fire Chief shall set for each occurrence a reasonable cost for the extinguishment of any such fires. The special surcharge of this section shall be a debt due to the City and shall be enforceable by jurisdiction of the Municipal Court. A penalty of five percent (5%) shall be added for any default for a period of over thirty days. Thereafter, an additional penalty of one percent (1%) shall be added thereto. Collection of surcharges under this section shall be the responsibility of the Finance Director, who shall have authority to appoint a collection agent.
(Ord. 907. Passed 11-10-92.)