Sec. 7-91. Open burning unlawful.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to burn or set fire to any rubbish, trash, debris, litter, junk, weeds, brush, grass, landscape waste, tree limbs, commercial business products or waste, or other flammable material within the City or within one hundred (100) feet of the City limits.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to burn or set fire to any flammable material within the City parks unless such fire is contained within a device or facility specifically constructed for such fire or for the preparation of food.

(1) Such burning within the City parks shall be permitted only between the hours of 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

(2) No fire in the City parks shall be unattended at any time.

(3) All fire and hot ashes shall be extinguished prior to leaving the area, and all ashes shall be disposed of appropriately to not cause a further fire hazard, i.e. disposed of in a metal can.

(c) Propane and charcoal cooking grills are not permitted on the balconies/decks of any multi-residential building, i.e., apartment buildings, dormitories, hotels/motels, condominiums. Grills used at single family residences should be kept 10 feet away from structures.

(d) Fires contained in chimineas, fire bowls, or pits shall have spark arrestor screens in place at all times and the fire must be supervised at all times with extinguishing materials (hose with water, extinguisher) nearby.  Open fires must be a minimum of 15 feet away from any structure (including any overhangs).

(e) This Section shall not apply to any fire authorized by an official of the Fire District or Fire Department. (Ord. 539 §3, 1985)

The 2018 IFC also addresses Open Burning in Section 307. Any fire that is deemed hazardous can be extinguished and authorization to extinguish per the fire code. That includes an agricultural burn. These are defined below:

• Agricultural Burning is defined in Reg. 9, Sec. II.A. as:
  • The burning of cover vegetation for the purpose of preparing the soil for crop production, weed control, maintenance of water conveyance structures related to agricultural operations, and other agricultural cultivation purposes.
  • Open burning of animal parts or carcasses is NOT agricultural burning (unless the State Agricultural Commission declares a public health emergency that requires the burning of diseased animal carcasses).
  • Open burning of weeds, small tree branches, wood, and yard debris on agricultural land is NOT agricultural burning and is NOT exempt from State permitting requirements.
  • Outside of the City limits:

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