Burning of combustible materials and open burning are subject to the following restrictions.
(A) Only wood and paper products shall be burned.
(B) Fires shall be attended at all times until completely extinguished.
(C) Fires shall be extinguished if the Enforcement Officer or his or her designee determines that they are a nuisance, fire hazard or air pollution problem.
(D) All burning of combustible materials in adequate containers described above must occur between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and shall be totally extinguished at 7:00 p.m. If the daylight hours end before 7:00 p.m., the fire must be extinguished when the daylight hours end.
(E) No burning shall be conducted during unfavorable meteorological conditions such as temperature inversions, high winds or air stagnation. The Enforcement Officer may determine that meteorological conditions are unfavorable for burning and may order that any and all fires be extinguished at such times.
(F) (1) An individual may obtain a variance from this subchapter from the State Department of Environmental Management in accordance with the rules of the State Department of Environmental Management.
(2) The Enforcement Officer shall maintain the burning of structures for the purpose of fire training and in all cases be regulated in accordance with the rules of the State Department of Environmental Management.
(G) No burning shall occur when a national, state or county-wide burn ban is in effect due to drought conditions.
(Prior Code, § 93.24) (Ord. 157-2006, passed 7- -2006; Ord. 2022-060, passed 10-17-2022) Penalty, see § 93.99