(A) From and after the effective date of this subchapter other than as specifically excepted in this subchapter, open burning shall be prohibited within the city and the burning of garbage and rubbish is absolutely prohibited within the city.
(B) (1) This subchapter does not prohibit the use of an outdoor fireplace or outdoor fire used exclusively for cooking, warmth or a recreational purpose. Outdoor fireplaces, barbeques or fires shall not be used for the burning of litter, refuse, garbage, leaves, paper, etc. The material to be burned shall be contained within an outdoor fireplace, barbecue or noncombustible fire ring and shall be limited to a pile no larger than three feet in diameter by two feet high. Fires within such ring and outside of an outdoor fireplace or barbecue shall be a minimum distance of 100 feet from any and all structures and not more than 150 feet from a 20 foot wide access for fire apparatus.
(2) The use of commercially manufactured wood burning appliances shall be allowed provided such appliance is equipped with a spark arresting screen and is located a minimum distance of 20 feet from an occupied structure and 10 feet from any other structure. The appliance shall be constantly attended while in use. Only unfinished wood shall be burned in such appliance and the burning shall be done in such a manner so that dense smoke and noxious fumes are not created.
(3) The attendance at open burning. Opening burning, bonfires or recreational fires shall be constantly attended until the fire is extinguished. A minimum of one portable fire extinguisher complying with § 906 with a minimum of 4-A rating or other approved onsite fire-extinguishing equipment, such as dirt, sand, water barrel, garden hose or water truck, shall be available for immediate utilization.
(4) Open-flame cooking devices. Charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices shall not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction.
(a) Exceptions:
1. One and two family dwellings.
2. Where buildings and decks are protected by an automatic sprinkler system.
(5) Liquefied-petroleum-gas-fueled cooking devices. LP-gas burners having a LP-gas container with a water capacity greater than 2.5 pounds (nominal 1 pound LP-gas capacity) shall not be located on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction. (Exception: One and two family dwellings.)
(Ord. 271, passed 2-5-90; Am. Ord. 405, passed 3-29-04) Penalty, see § 92.99