For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BONFIRE and CAMPFIRE. A fire which is kindled for a civic, social, or athletic event and which is made from trees, branches, and kindling. A BONFIRE or CAMPFIRE is a type of open fire, as defined below.
COMBUSTIBLE WASTE MATTER. Magazines, books, leaves, pasteboard boxes, paper, sawdust, paper packing material, wood shavings, or boxes that are rapid burning and would not smolder.
FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. Any material that will readily ignite from common sources of heat or any material that will ignite at a temperature of 600°F or less.
INCINERATOR. An industrial or commercial structure or portion thereof, container, device, or other appliance designed, used, or intended to be used for the disposal of combustible waste material, flammable material, or rubbish by burning.
OPEN FIRE. A fire made from any combustible waste material, flammable material, or rubbish, which fire is kindled and maintained in whole or in part in the open air.
REFUSE. Shall be all manner of same, including, but not limited to, ashes, rags, discarded clothing, discarded furniture, discarded appliances, tin cans, tinware, bottles, broken glass, waste paper, motor vehicles or automobiles or trucks which are unlicensed and which are in an inoperable condition, or motor vehicles which although licensed are abandoned, or motor vehicles which although licensed are dismantled, partly dismantled, and/or in an inoperable condition and which remain in a dismantled, partly dismantled, and/or in an inoperable condition for 90 days or more. The word REFUSE shall further include all types of automotive or motor vehicle parts or components for which no storage in a building is provided. The words REFUSE, TRASH, RUBBISH, and DEBRIS shall be considered synonymous terms for the purposes of this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 900.01) (Am. Ord. 2023-01, passed 8-7-2023)