A. Administration. The Fire Prevention Code and the Life Safety Code shall be administered and enforced by the "authority having jurisdiction," as used in such codes, which shall be the Fire Department, under the supervision of the Fire Chief or other City Manager designee.
B. Fire Inspectors. The Fire Chief may detail such members of the Fire Department as inspectors as may be necessary from time to time.
C. Issuance of permits. The Fire Chief shall issue all permits required by this article except as may be otherwise provided.
D. Definition of "open burning." "Open burning" shall be defined as the burning of any materials wherein products of combustion are emitted directly into the ambient air without passing through a stack or chimney from an enclosed chamber. For the purpose of this definition, a chamber shall be regarded as enclosed when, during the time combustion occurs, only apertures, ducts, stacks, flues, or chimneys necessary to provide combustion air and permit the escape of exhaust gas are open.
E. Open burning regulated. No person shall cause or permit open burning in any public or private place outside any building, provided that open burning may be conducted if no public nuisance is or will be created, as follows:
1. Fires purposely set for the instruction and training of firefighting personnel
when authorized by the Fire Chief.
2. Fires set for the elimination of fire hazards or hazardous material where there is no other practical or lawful method of disposal and such burning is authorized by the Fire Chief.
3. Recreation fires:
a. Campfires, bonfires, ceremonial occasions, or non-preparation of food with the following provisions:
(1) All bonfires require a permit and will not be more than five (5) feet by five (5) feet by five (5) feet in dimension and shall burn for less than three (3) hours. Sponsors for special community events may apply to the Fire Chief for a special bonfire permit for a larger bonfire. A bonfire shall consist of seasoned dry wood. No gasoline or liquid hydrocarbon fuels shall be used for ignition.
(2) Campfires are not permitted in residentially zoned areas. Campfires require a permit and approval of the Fire Chief.
(3) Barbecue grills or other wood burning grills are allowed at public parks and recreational facilities if approved by the park manager. All fires on public park and recreation property shall be attended at all times by at least one (1) adult individual until the fire is completely extinguished.
(4) Fires used for food preparation purposes, fueled by wood, charcoal, and gas if confined within a metal or masonry appliance designed for such use are allowed without a permit, provided:
(A) The fires are supervised;
(B) The size of fire does not present a fire-spread danger; and
(C) The fires are being used expressly for the preparation of food. Food preparation fires are not permitted directly on the ground, unless the containment is approved by the Fire Chief.
(D) Barbecuing on combustible decks or balconies at multistory apartment complexes is not allowed.
4. Fires purposely set for the management of forest or game in accordance with practices recommended by the State Department of Agriculture or the United States Forest Service and which are authorized by the Fire Chief.
5. Any burning within the City shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Oklahoma Clean Air Act (27A O.S. § 2-5-101 et seq.) and the Air Pollution Control Rules adopted thereunder.
6. The City will comply with any burn ban declared by the State.
A permit, authorized by the Fire Chief, must be attained from the Fire Department seven (7) days prior to any open burning permitted in this section.
(Code 1991, § 13-102; Ord. No. 01-11, § 1, 8-6-2001)