For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BONFIRE. A large open-air fire used as part of a public celebration or event.
CAMPFIRE. A small outdoor fire intended for recreation or cooking but not including a fire intended for disposal of waste wood or refuse.
CLEAN WOOD. Natural wood that: (a) has not been painted, varnished or coated with similar materials; (b) has not been pressure treated with preservatives; and (c) does not contain resins or glues as in plywood or other composite wood products.
FIRE MARSHAL. The sworn official designated by the Board of Commissioners to regulate this chapter.
NUISANCE. Materials that, when burned, create a foul or offensive odor, or which cause smoke emissions that are reasonably offensive to occupants of surrounding property.
OPEN BURNING. Kindling or maintaining a fire where the products of combustion are emitted directly into the ambient air without passing through a stack or chimney. This includes burning in a burn barrel.
OUTDOOR BURNING. open burning or burning in an outdoor wood-fired broiler or patio wood burning unit.
OUTDOOR WOOD-FIRED BOILER. A wood-fired boiler, stove or furnace that is not located within a building intended for habitation by humans or domestic animals.
PATIO WOOD-BURNING UNIT. A chimney, patio warmer, or other portable wood-burning device used for outdoor recreation and/or heating.
PRESCRIBED BURNING. Burning in compliance with a prescription to meet planned fire or land management objectives of a continuous cover of fuels.
PRESCRIPTION. A written plan establishing the criteria necessary for starting, controlling, and extinguishing a burn.
REFUSE. Any waste material except trees, logs, brush, stumps, leaves, grass clippings, and other vegetative matter.
(Ord. 41, passed 1-7-2019)