It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation at any time to light a fire or fires or use fire for the clearing of land or to burn brush, slash, fallen timber, grass, or other inflammable material, within the City, without first having obtained a written permit from the City Fire Department; that nothing in this section shall prevent the use of proper and lawful fires for safe domestic purposes; further provided, that no permit will be necessary to burn inflammable material in properly constructed incinerators, outdoor water heating units, cooking grills and other similar devices having chimneys covered with spark arresters consisting of galvanized or copper screening of a mesh not larger than a quarter of an inch, and openings such as doors, to be spark tight and otherwise approved by the Fire Department, and where the land around such incinerator, outdoor water heating units, cooking grills and other similar devices is cleared of all inflammable material within a radius of at least ten feet.
(Ord. 1988, 7-21-53)