(A) The burning of leaves in the village is hereby prohibited, except as follows.
(1) During an emergency, the Village Manager may request the Village Council to authorize the burning of leaves.
(2) The Village Council may establish a specific time period for the burning of leaves. Notice of the time period and hours shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the village and shall be posted in the Village Hall.
(B) The following conditions, requirements, and safeguards shall apply to the burning of leaves, after such approval by Village Council.
(1) The burning is permitted on private property only with the consent of the owner or persons in charge of the property.
(2) The burning of leaves is not permitted on any public right-of-way, including, but not limited to, sidewalks, roadway traffic lanes, parking areas, paved areas, streets, alleys, or curbs and gutters.
(3) No person shall burn leaves or authorize the burning on any private or public property, unless the location of the burning is more than 50 feet from any structure and adequate provisions are made to prevent the fire from spreading to within 50 feet of any structure.
(4) A fire resulting from the burning of leaves shall be constantly attended by a competent adult of 18 years or older until the fire is extinguished. The person shall have an operational garden hose connected to a water supply or other fire extinguishing equipment readily available for use.
(5) The burning of leaves is hereby prohibited when atmospheric conditions make the fire hazardous or when the wind velocity is more than ten mph, as established by the National Weather Service.
(Prior Code, § 900.03) (Am. Ord. 2023-01, passed 8-7-2023) Penalty, see § 94.99