(a) Every owner, lessee, sublessee, tenant, agent, servant, contractor, officer or other individual having charge of, or responsibility for, maintenance of any lot or land located within the City, who maintains, or allows the maintenance of, firewood on said lot or land outside the confines of an enclosed building, shall store such firewood in compliance with this section.
(b) Any firewood stacked shall be elevated at least twelve inches above the grade or on a concrete surface.
(c) Firewood shall not be permitted in a front or side yard and must be at least two feet from any rear and side property lines.
(d) Firewood shall not be stacked higher than five feet from the ground.
(e) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $150 for a first offense; for a second offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be fined not less than $500 or imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both; for a third offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree and shall be fined not less than $750 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both; for a fourth offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not less than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 98-45. Passed 9-15-98; Ord. 2002-37. Passed 9-3-02; Ord. 2016-33. Passed 6-21-16; Ord. 2023-38. Passed 7-18-23.)