Residential burning shall be allowed as follows:
(A) A residential open burning permit is not required for one- and two-family dwellings within the town or extraterritorial jurisdiction involving open burning within 100 feet of a dwelling or structure.
(B) The following should be taken into consideration by the owner or occupant that is to perform the open burn:
(1) Provide courtesy notification to the Fire Department of the physical address and approximate time period(s) that open burning will be conducted;
(2) Burn only natural vegetative debris, to include but not limited to leaves, tree branches and yard debris;
(3) Limit burning when it is evident that smoke will create a nuisance to neighboring properties;
(4) Constantly attend the fire until it is extinguished;
(5) Piles of vegetative debris should be of reasonable size to maintain control of the area of fire origin; and
(6) Fire extinguishing equipment should be available on site to contain fire to area of origin. Equipment includes but is not limited to a water source such as a garden hose or bucket and hand tools such as a shovel or rake.
(Ord. passed 5-2-2000; Ord. passed 1-6-2009; Ord. 10-11, passed 7-6-2010)