(a) No person shall burn or cause to be burned any papers, leaves, shavings, rubbish or other combustible matter on any street, alley, lot or piece of land in the City, without notice to and a permit from the Chief of the Fire Department. In no event shall such burning be done or permitted within twenty feet of any wooden building, fence or structure, or without the superintendence of a person over twenty-one years of age.
(b) However, permits shall not be required for cooking and recreational fires. Recreational fires shall not be located within twenty feet of a structure or combustible material unless contained in a manner approved by the Chief of the Fire Department.
(c) Recreational Fire means the non-commercial burning of materials other than rubbish for pleasure, religious, ceremonial, cooking or similar purposes in which the fuel burned is not contained in an incinerator, a barbecue grill, or a barbecue pit, and the total fuel area is not exceeding three feet in diameter and two feet in height.
(d) Cooking Fire means the non-commercial, residential burning of materials not exceeding three feet in diameter and two feet in height, other than rubbish in which the fuel burned is contained in an outdoor fireplace, a barbecue grill, or a barbecue pit for the purpose of preparing food. (Passed 9-18-07)