(a) No person or property owner shall cause or allow open burning of any kind within the corporate limits of the Village of Silver Lake, Ohio, except as permitted by this chapter.
(b) Open burning shall be allowed for the following purposes without a permit.
(1) Cooking for human consumption in an outdoor fireplace, barbecue grill or barbecue pit.
(2) Heating tar, welding, acetylene torches, highway safety flares, heating for warmth of outdoor workers or strikers, smudge pots and similar occupational needs.
(3) Prevention or control of disease or pests, with written or verbal verification to the Ohio EPA from the local health department, cooperative extension service, Ohio Department of Agriculture, or U.S. Department of Agriculture, that open burning is the only appropriate disposal method
Fires allowed by subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) hereof shall not be used for waste disposal purposes and shall be of minimum size sufficient for their intended purpose; the fuel shall be chosen to minimize the generation and emission of air contaminants.
(Ord. 61-2009. Passed 8-3-09.)