For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BRUSH. Cuttings or trimmings from trees, shrubs, gardens or lawns, or similar materials.
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. Magazines, books, brush, pasteboard boxes, rags, paper, straw, sawdust, packing materials, shavings, boxes and all rubbish and refuse that will ignite through contact with flames of ordinary temperatures.
DOMESTIC WASTE. Waste normally resulting from the function of life within a residence which can be burned which include such things as kitchen garbage, untreated lumber, cardboard boxes, packaging (including plastics and rubber), clothing, grass, leaves and branch trimmings.
EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION (ETJ). The unincorporated area that is contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the municipality and that is located within one-half mile of those boundaries, in the case of a municipality with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants.
GARBAGE. Animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and serving of foods and shall include all putrescent wastes, including vegetable, animal and poultry offal, and carcasses of small animals and dead fouls, and shall include all substances from all public and private establishments and from all residences.
JUNK. Includes junk automobiles, used automobile tires and damaged or used household furnishings, as well as, non-wood construction debris, furniture, carpet, electrical wire and appliances.
OUTDOOR BURNING. Any fire or smoke producing process that is not conducted in a boiler plant, furnace, incinerator, domestic fireplace, flare, engine or other device used to oxidize solid, liquid or gaseous fuels.
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT. The uprooting, cutting or clearing of vegetation in connection with conversion for the construction of buildings, rights-of-way, residential, commercial or industrial development, or the clearing of vegetation to enhance property value, access or production.
RUBBISH. Solid waste (excluding ashes), consisting of both combustible and noncombustible waste materials. COMBUSTIBLE RUBBISH includes paper, rags, cartons, food, excelsior, furniture, plastics, yard trimmings, leaves or similar materials; NONCOMBUSTIBLE RUBBISH includes glass, crockery, tin cans, aluminum cans, metal furniture and similar materials that will not burn at ordinary incinerator temperatures (1,600°F to 1,800°F).
RUBBLE. Includes debris resulting from construction, reconstruction or repair of buildings, and includes all waste building materials.
SOLID WASTE. Garbage, rubbish, combustible materials, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles and all other solid waste.
SENSITIVE USE. A structure utilized for human residence or business, the shelter of livestock, or the housing of vegetation that is sensitive to damage from heat or smoke.
UNCONTROLLED OUTDOOR BURNING. Any outdoor burning that is not conducted pursuant to an exemption provided in this chapter.
(Ord. passed - -2007)