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THE CORPORATION OF TEE 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Bylaw, 1968, No. 902" are repealed and the following are substituted as
Section 4 and Section 5:

"4. Except as provided in Section 5 it shall be unlawful for any person
at any time to light, ignite, Start, or knowingly permit, allow or
cause to be lighted, ignited, or started, or to maintain the
burning of, any outdoor fire of any kind whatsoever,

5. (a) On properties zoned for residential use small confined fires
may be used fer 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-1 (Agricultural) zone an Officer may Age
4 issue a special written permit for open air burning of on-site i
generated agricultural organic material provided that no such

permit shall, for any property, be issued for a period of time :
longer than six months.

_ ene are (4) No person shall on or in any fire use special wastes (as
" ee defined under the Waste Management Act), rubber tires, oil, tar,

asphalt, shingles, battery boxes, plastic materlals, or any similar Stay

material that may produce heavy black smoke. A competent person

shall be in charge at all times while a fire is burning or

smoldering and shall have available efficient appliances and

equipment to effectively prevent the fire from getting beyond

control or causing damage or becoming dangerous and that person

shall remain at the site of the fire until the fire is completely

extinguished.”

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