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§ 93.027 REMOVAL BY CITY.
   If the owner or occupant of any property in the city fails to comply with the notice within 5 days after its receipt, or if no owner, occupant, or agent of the owner can be found, the city maintenance workers shall cut and remove the weeds and/or grass. The Maintenance Superintendent or Weed Inspector shall keep a record showing the cost of the work attributable to each separate lot and parcel and shall deliver the information to the City Clerk-Treasurer. Costs shall be rounded up to the nearest hour and billed based off fees established annually by the Council for a worker and equipment.
(Ord. 197, passed 5-18-1998; Am. Ord. 240, passed 5-21-2007; Am. Ord. 2014-14, passed 12-1-2014)
EXTERNAL SOLID FUEL-FIRED HEATING DEVICES
§ 93.030 APPLICABILITY.
   This subchapter applies to all external solid fuel-fired heating devices within the city.
   (A)   This subchapter does not apply to grilling or cooking food using charcoal, wood, propane or natural gas in cooking or grilling appliances.
   (B)   This subchapter does not apply to burning for the purpose of generating heat in a stove, furnace, fireplace, or other heating device within a building used for human habitation.
   (C)   This subchapter does not apply to the use of propane, acetylene, natural gas, gasoline or kerosene in a device intended for heating, construction or maintenance activities.
   (D)   This subchapter does not apply to campfires; a small outdoor fire intended for recreation or cooking but not including a fire intended for disposal of waste wood or refuse.
(Ord. 248, passed 9-15-2008; Am. Ord. 2014-14, passed 12-1-2014)
§ 93.031 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   EXTERNAL SOLID FUEL-FIRED HEATING DEVICE. A device designed for external solid fuel combustion so that usable heat is derived for the interior of a building and includes solid fuel-fired stove, solid fuel-fired cooking stoves, and combination fuel furnaces or boiler which burn solid fuel. Solid fuel-fired heating devices do not include natural gas-fired fireplace logs, wood burning fireplaces or wood stoves in the interior of a dwelling.
   PERSON. An individual, partnership, corporation, company or other association.
   STACK or CHIMNEY. Any vertical structure incorporated into a building, or upon an outdoor solid fuel-fired heating device, and enclosing a flue or flues that carry off smoke or exhaust from a solid fuel-fired heating device; especially the part of such a structure extending above a roof.
(Ord. 248, passed 9-15-2008; Am. Ord. 2014-14, passed 12-1-2014)
§ 93.032 REQUIREMENTS.  
   No external solid fuel-fired heating devices designed and intended and/or used, for the purpose of heating the principal structure or another accessory structure on the premises are allowed to be installed within the city.
(Ord. 248, passed 9-15-2008; Am. Ord. 2014-14, passed 12-1-2014) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 93.033 NON-CONFORMING USE.
   (A)   The lawful use of any existing wood-burning unit or solid fuel-fired heating device existing at the time of the effective date of this subchapter may be continued, although such use may not conform to the provisions of this subchapter.
   (B)   No pre-existing, non-conforming wood-burning unit or solid fuel-fired heating device shall hereafter be extended, enlarged or expanded.
   (C)   At such time as the useful life of a non-conforming wood burning unit or solid fuel-fired heating device has elapsed or would need to be repaired to function properly, the unit cannot be replaced and must be abandoned, not used and removed from the property immediately.
(Ord. 248, passed 9-15-2008; Am. Ord. 2014-14, passed 12-1-2014) Penalty, see § 10.99
OPEN BURNING
§ 93.040 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   BURNABLE ORGANIC MATTER. Leaves, grass clippings, dried vegetation, twigs, and tree limbs.
   GARBAGE. Discarded material resulting from the handling, processing, storage, preparation, serving, and consumption of food.
   OPEN BURNING. The burning of any matter whereby the resultant combustion products are emitted directly to the atmosphere without passing through an adequate stack, duct, or chimney.
   OPEN BURNING RESTRICTED. At no time shall any person cause, allow, or permit the open burning of any garbage, rubbish, or any other substance not included in the definition of burnable organic matter.
   RECREATIONAL FIRES. Fires set for recreational, ceremonial, food preparation, or social purposes are allowed and do not require an agency permit. The material to be burned must be limited to a pile no larger than 3 feet in diameter by 3 feet high. Only unpainted and untreated wood, coal, or charcoal may be burned.
   RUBBISH. Non-putrescible solid waste such as paper, cardboard, and other matter not including garbage.
(Ord. 198, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2014-14, passed 12-1-2014)
§ 93.041 BURNING ORGANIC MATTER PERMITTED.
   Permits shall be required for the open burning of burnable organic matter April 15 through May 15 and September 15 through December 15 of each year.
(Ord. 198, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2014-14, passed 12-1-2014) Penalty, see § 10.99
NOISES
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