(a) No owner, occupant, or person in charge, by himself, his agent, or employee shall cause, suffer, or allow the burning of garbage, refuse, waste material, trash, motor vehicle or any part thereof, or other combustibles within the corporate limits of the City in any open fire.
(Ord. 147-78. Passed 9-5-78.)
(b) Exceptions. Open burning shall be allowed for the following purposes:
(1) Cooking for human consumption.
(2) Small open flames for heating tar, welding, acetylene torches, highway safety flares, heating for warmth of outdoor workers, smudge pots and similar occupational needs.
(3) The setting of fires to combat or limit existing fires when necessary in the judgment of the Fire Chief.
(4) The burning of fuels for legitimate campfire and cooking purposes or in domestic fireplaces where such burning is consistent with other laws, provided that no garbage shall be burned in such cases.
(5) Such burning as is approved after application in writing to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and/or the Air Pollution Control of the City.
(6) The location for open burning shall not be less than fifty feet (15,240 mm) from any structure, and provisions shall be made to prevent the fire from spreading to within fifty feet (15,240 mm) of any structure.
Exceptions:
A. Fires in approved containers that are not less than twenty-five feet (7,620 mm) from a structure.
B. The minimum required distance from a structure shall be twenty-five feet (7,620 mm) where the pile size is three feet (914 mm) or less in diameter and two feet (610 mm) or less in height.
(Ord. 61-20. Passed 7-6-20.)
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Any such violation shall constitute a separate offense on each successive day continued.
(Ord. 147-78. Passed 9-5-78.)