(A) It shall be unlawful and punished pursuant to § 133.99 for any person to burn, cause to be burned, or allow to be burned on any property in this town any rubber, rubber product, automobiles, trucks, or their parts, or any other product, material, or substance, the burning of which causes noxious or offensive odors, noxious or offensive fumes, or noxious or offensive smoke.
(B) No person shall kindle or ignite, or cause to be kindled or ignited, or maintain any open fire in any public or private place outside any building except under the following circumstances:
(1) Open fires may be set in performance of an official duty or by any public health or safety officer if the fire is necessary for one or more of the following reasons or purposes:
(a) For the prevention of a fire hazard that can be abated by no other means;
(b) For the instruction of public firefighters or industrial employees under the supervision of the Fire Marshal of the town; or
(c) For the protection of public health.
(2) Fires may be used for cooking of food, provided there is no smoke violation, and provided no other nuisance is created.
(3) Salamanders or other devices may be used for heating by construction and other workers, provided there is no smoke violation, and provided no other nuisance is created.
(1998 Code, § 38-119) Penalty, see § 133.99
Statutory reference:
Regulating or prohibiting the making of fires, see VA Code § 15.2-1118