(a) Except as provided in clause (bd) of this section it snall be unlawful! for
any person at any time To light, ignite, start, or knowingly permit, allow or
cause to be lighted, ignitea, or started, any outdoor tire of any kind
whatsoever,

(b) Ouring the period of time commencing on October !5th in one year and
extending until April 4th in the year next following an Officer may issue a
special written permit for open air burning of brush, stumps, siash and light
materials resulting from the clearing of ftand. No person to whom a special
written permit has been issued shall on or in any fire use rubber tires, oi],
Tar, asphalt, shingles, battery boxes, plastic materials, or any similar materia}
wnich may produce heavy black smoke and any person to whom a special written
permit has been issued shall place a competent person in charge of such fire at
all times while the same is burning or smoidering and shall provide such person
with efficient appliances and equipment to effectively prevent the same from
getting beyond control or causing damage or becoming dangerous and such person
shal! be kept in charge of such tire at all times until same is completely
extinguished and the granting of a special written permit shall not absolve the
holder thereof from liability for any damage which may result from any such fire,

(a) Section 4 does not apply in residential zones to smal | contined fires used
for cooking of food in grills and barbeques and such use on private property,
without permit, is herewith authorized accordingly.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4 the counci|! may designate any
particular period of time as a "clean-up" period and upon such a designation
being made, garden and household refuse may, in resicentia! zones, be burned
outdoors on private property in daylight hours oniy during the period of time so
designated.

Repealed.

(a) Every person who sets out, starts, or kindles any outdoor fire, or fails to
extinguish any outdoor fires set out, started, or kindled at any time of year,
whether such fire was started under a permit or not, shall be responsible for
such fire, and if he lets such fire get out of contro! he shall be liable tor ait
expenses incurred by the city in controlling and extinguishing such fire and any
other fire orlginating trom such fire and he shal! also be tiable on summary
conviction, for the wages of all the persons employed in controlling such fire,
including wages for firemen so employed.

(b) For the purposes of this Section:

(i) The amount of wages so paid shall be calculated at the rate of ten
dollars per hour or part of an hour for each tireman or other person so
emp loyed;

(ii) The charge per hour per fire vehicie will be one hundred dollars per
hour or portion thereot with a minimum charge of one hundred dollars per
call;

(iii) The fire shall be deemed out of control when it spreads beyond the
boundaries of the parcel of land on which it was started, or threatens so to
do, or when it endangers any building or property.

If at any time the Officer on account of the existence of hazardous fire
conditions deems it advisable, he may order, cancel or suspend for such time as
is specified in the order, all or any permits issued pursuant to this bylaw, or
he may attach to any or all such permits such conditions and restrictions as he
thinks proper, and the order shall thereupon become effective according to its
tenor.

All permits issued pursuant to this bylaw shall be subject to such conditions,
restrictions, and provisions es the Officer may consider necessary or expedient
to incorporate therein. wal)

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