(a) When required an application for a permit to open burn shall be submitted in writing at least ten days before the fire is to be set. It shall be in such form and contain such information as required by the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
(b) Such application shall contain, at a minimum, information regarding:
(1) The purpose of the proposed burning;
(2) The nature and quantities of material to be burned;
(3) The date or dates when such burning will take place;
(4) The location of the burning site, including a map showing distances to residences, populated areas, roadways, air fields and other pertinent landmarks;
(5) The methods or actions which shall be taken to reduce the emissions of air contaminants;
(6) The unavailability of alternatives to open burning; and
(7) A subsection of these regulations which authorizes the open burning.
(c) Permission to open burn shall not be granted unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Bureau of Fire Prevention that open burning is necessary to the public interest; shall be conducted in a time, place and manner as to minimize the emission of air contaminants; and shall have no serious detrimental effect upon adjacent properties or the occupants thereof. The Bureau of Fire Prevention may impose such conditions as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this chapter.
(d) A permit to open burn shall be obtained for each specific project. In emergencies where public health or environmental quality will be seriously threatened by delay while written permission is sought, the fire may be set with oral permission of the Fire Chief.
(e) Violations of any of the conditions set forth by the Bureau of Fire Prevention in granting permission to open burn shall be grounds for revocation of such permission and refusal to grant future permissions, as well as for the imposition of other sanctions provided by law. A permit that is not used on the date or dates specified in the permit shall be deemed expired, and no fire shall be authorized without re-issuance of a permit with sufficient advance notice as specified in subsection (a) hereof.
(f) Any required permits from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and/or Akron Regional Air Quality Management District shall be secured by the applicant and presented to the Fire Chief or his or her designee prior to approval for open burning being issued.
(Ord. 2022-147. Passed 10-10-22.)