The following types of open burning are permitted:
(A) Campfires;
(B) Recreational fires, such as ceremonial fires, fires for school pep rallies and scouting or similar activities;
(C) Burning of clean wood and vegetation derived from the following maintenance operations, if approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the city:
(1) Vegetation from a farm, an orchard, a nursery, a tree farm, a golf course, a cemetery or drainage ditch; or
(2) Wood products derived from pruning or clearing a roadside by various departments of city government.
(D) By variance obtained from the Indiana Air Pollution Control Board Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designated agent if approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the city;
(E) An owner or operator of an air curtain destructor subject to approval of Indiana Department of Environmental Management pursuant to 326 I.A.C. 4-1-6 et seq., if approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the city;
(F) Burning by the Fire Department for the purpose of fire fighting training, subject to approval by Indiana Department of Environmental Management pursuant to 326 I.A.C. 4-1-4, if approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the city; and
(G) Emergency burning of refuse consisting of material resulting from a natural disaster or other similar occurrence when authorized by proclamation of the Mayor, subject to approval by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management pursuant to 326 I.A.C. 4-1-4.1, and to such restrictions as may be imposed by the Fire Chief.
(Ord. 6, 2009, passed 3-23-2009)