§ 92.62 PERMIT REQUIRED FOR OPEN BURNING.

   No person shall start or allow any open burning on any property in the city without first having obtained an open burn permit, except that a permit is not required for any fire which is a recreational fire as defined in § 92.60.

Penalty, see § 92.99

§ 92.63 PURPOSES ALLOWED FOR OPEN BURNING.

   (A)   Open burn permits may be issued only for the following purposes:

      (1)   Elimination of fire or health hazard that cannot be abated by other practical means.

      (2)   Ground thawing for utility repair and construction.

      (3)   Disposal of vegetative matter for managing forest, prairie or wildlife habitat, and in the development and maintenance of land and rights-of-way where chipping, composting, landspreading or other alternative methods are not practical.

      (4)   Disposal of diseased trees generated on-site, diseased or infected nursery stock, diseased bee hives.

      (5)   Disposal of unpainted, untreated, non-glued lumber and wood shakes generated from construction, where recycling, reuse, removal or other alternative disposal methods are not practical.

      (6)   Running fires.

   (B)   Fire training permits can only issued by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

   (C)   Permits for the operation of permanent tree and brush burning sites may only be issued by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Penalty, see § 92.99

§ 92.64 PERMIT APPLICATION FOR OPEN BURNING; PERMIT FEES.

   (A)   Open burning permits shall be obtained by making application on a form prescribed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and adopted by the Fire Department. The permit application shall be presented to the Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, and Assistant Fire Marshals for reviewing and processing those applications.

   (B)   An open burning permit shall require the payment of a fee. Permit fees shall be in the amount established in the Ordinance Establishing Fees and Charges, authorized by § 30.11, as it may be amended from time to time.

Penalty, see § 92.99

§ 92.65 PERMIT PROCESS FOR OPEN BURNING.

   (A)   If the established criteria for the issuance of an open burning permit are not met, the application will be denied.

   (B)   Upon receipt of the completed open burning permit application and permit fee, the Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, or Assistant Fire Marshals, if he or she reasonably believes necessary, may require a preliminary site inspection to locate the proposed burn site, note special conditions, and set dates and time of permitted burn and review fire safety considerations.