A. Permit Required: No persons shall build, ignite or maintain any outdoor fire of any kind or character, or for any purpose whatsoever, except as provided herein. The following types of fires may be allowed by permit only:
1. Field burning where there is no alternative cropping practice which provides equivalent benefits.
2. Irrigation ditches and fence rows.
3. Fires used for control or alleviation of fire hazards or for weed control.
4. Fires used in the training of organized firefighting personnel.
5. Open burning of piled tree leaves.
6. Special fires allowed at the discretion of the fire chief. "Special fires" are fires not falling into subsections A1 through A5 of this section.
B. Burning Permits: Burning permits are to be obtained from city hall.
1. Required Information: All permits must contain the following information:
a. Name, address, business and home phone of permittee.
b. Location of proposed burning.
c. Conditions under which burning is to be allowed. The fire chief shall develop such conditions as are reasonably necessary to provide for safe burning.
d. Signature of issuing officer.
e. Signature of permittee.
2. Term: Burning permits may be issued for any period of time up to one year.
3. Suspension: A permit may be suspended by the issuing authority for any area declared an "extreme fire hazard" and for any period of severe air pollution dispersal conditions as specified upon the permit.
4. Appeal Of Denial: Any person denied a burning permit may appeal that decision, in writing, to the city council. Such appeal must be within thirty (30) days. The council shall rule on said appeal within fifteen (15) days of receipt.
5. Exception: Fires used for the preparation of food and campfires under control of a responsible person shall not require a permit hereunder.
C. Incinerators:
1. Definition: For purposes of this chapter, "approved incinerators" shall mean those burning containers which have been approved by the Idaho department of health and welfare. Burn barrels and similar devices are forms of open burning and are not considered approved incinerators.
2. No Permit Required: Incineration in approved incinerators shall not require a permit. Open burning is not considered incineration.
D. Prohibited Burning:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any section of this chapter, no person shall allow, suffer, cause or permit the burning of materials which emit toxic contaminants or large volumes of smoke, particulate or odor (such materials are garbage, rubber, plastics, petroleum products, dead animals).
2. Any open burning that would otherwise be allowed under this chapter, but is determined to be a nuisance, hazard, or source of air pollution, shall be prohibited. (Ord. 432, 4-23-1997, eff. 6-1-1997)