COMMIT TEE MEMnD

Aiderman M. Wright
Chairman - Building & Protection Committee

Alderman ™. Farnworth
Alternate - Building & Protection Committee
OCT 16 1989

FROM: W. R. (Ross) Dunbar
Acting Fire Chief

DATE: June £35, 1989

SUBJECT: By-Law 702 PART III " OPEN AIR BURNING "

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BACKGROUND & COMMENTS:

There are four proposed additions, deletions or changes to the content of
PART III ~ OPEN AIR BURNING of bylaw 902. These are;

1. Reorganize the format to conform ta National Codes and Provincial Acts
used in the Fire Service.

Article 3.1.2.During the period of time commencing on Octeber iSth in
one year and extending until April 14th in the year next following
Council may set aside a period af time in which an Officer may issue
& special written permit for open air burning of brush, stumps, slash,
and light materials resulting from the Clearing of land.

Article 3.1.4.1. when the open air burning provisions were recently
hey did not make it mandatory for competent control
of fires. This is imperative.

Article 3.1.5.1. —- when the Open air burning provisions were recently
changed by council to allow this activity in the Agricultural Land
Reserve, they again did not make it mandatory for competent control of
fires. This again is imperative.

So Article 3.3.1.1. —- is to provide for new rates to charge any person who
lets an open air fire get out of control.

The remaining Articles in PART ZIIr - OPEN AIR BURNING remain unchanged as
far as content within the existing bylaw 902, but, numerous Paragraphs have
been broken into distinct sections or rearranged within the bylaw, for ezse
of administration.

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RECOMMENDATION:

_ That changes to PART III - OPEN AIR BURNING o- bylaw 902 be taken to
council for enactment as is convenient (see attached PART III ~ OPEN AIR
BURNING) .

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