THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

BYLAW NO. 2421

A Bylaw to amend the “City of Port Coquitlam
Fire Prevention Bylaw, 1968, No. 902”

The Municipal Council of The Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam, in
open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:

1. Section 4 and Section 4A of the "City of Port Coquitlam Fire Prevention
Bylaw, 1968, No. 902" are repealed and the following is substituted as Section
4 and Section 5:

"4. During a period of time commencing on October 15th, in one year and
extending until April 14th in the year next following an Officer
may issue a special written permit for open air burning of brush,
stumps, slash and light materials resulting from the clearing of
land. No person to whom a Special written permit has been issued
shall on or in any fire use rubber tires, oil, tar, asphalt,
shingles, battery boxes, plasic materials, or any similar material
which may produce heavy black smoke aza 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 ig
burning or smoldering 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 shall be kept in charge of such fire 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,

5. (a) On properties zoned for residential use small confined fires
may be used for cooking of food in grills and barbecues, without
permit.

(b) On occupied properties zoned for residential use the burning
of garden refuse only is permitted during daylight hours, without
permit, on the last Saturday in March and the day immediately
following and on the first Saturday in April and the day
immediately following.

(c) On properties in the A~l (Agricultural) zone an Officer may
issue a special written permit for open air burning of on~site
generated agricultural organic material provided that no such
permit shall, for any property, be issued for a period of time
longer than six months.

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