(a) Open burning shall be allowed for the following purposes with a proper Village permit.
(1) Cooking for human consumption.
(2) Heating tar, welding, acetylene torches, highway safety flares, heating for warmth of outdoor workers and strikers, smudge pots and similar occupational needs.
(b) Fires allowed by paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this rule shall not be used for waste disposal purposes and shall be of minimum size sufficient for their intended purposes, not to exceed 16 square feet nor 4 hours in duration.
(c) Open burning shall be allowed for the following purposes with prior notification to the Ohio EPA and a proper Village permit.
(1) Prevention or control of disease or pest, with written or verbal verification to the Ohio EPA from the local health department, cooperative extension service, Ohio Department of Agriculture extension service, Ohio Department of Agriculture, or U.S. Department of Agriculture, that open burning is the only appropriate disposal method.
(2) Ceremonial fires provided the following conditions are met:
A. The ceremonial fires shall be less than five feet by five feet in dimensions and shall burn no longer than three hours;
B. The ceremonial fires shall not be used for waste disposal purposes; and
C. The fuel shall be chosen so as to minimize the generation and emission of air contaminants.
(3) Instruction in methods of fire fighting or for research in the control of fires;
(4) In emergency or other extraordinary circumstances for any purpose determined to be necessary by the Ohio EPA.
(Ord. C-12-15-1. Passed 12-14-15.)