CHAPTER 91: FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL; FIREWORKS
Section
General Provisions
   91.01   Open burning; permit required; exception
   91.02   Fire lanes and hydrants; placement
Fire Prevention Code
   91.15   Standards of safety
Fireworks
   91.30   Definitions
   91.31   Prohibited conduct
   91.32   Permit requirement for displays
   91.33   Personal consumer usage
   91.34   Age and time restrictions
   91.35   Sale and use
 
   91.99   Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 91.01 OPEN BURNING; PERMIT REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.
   (A)   It is unlawful for any person to cause, suffer or allow the open burning of grass, weeds, leaves, lumber, straw, bonfire, trash, garbage or any other combustible material, without having first obtained a burn permit from the Newport Fire/EMS Department.
   (B)   For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
      OPEN BURNING. The burning of any material in a manner that the products of the combustion resulting from the burning are emitted directly into the outdoor atmosphere without passing through a stack or chimney excepting a self-contained fire within a device commercially manufactured for such purpose.
   (C)   There are excepted from the provisions of this section outdoor fires for the cooking of food for human consumption, on other than commercial premises, when utilizing a grill or other device or structure for cooking.
(1995 Code, § 8.12.020) Penalty, see § 10.99
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