THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

TO: B.R. Kirk March 17, 1989
City Administrator

FROM: Environmental Protection Committee
~ SUBJECT: Amendments to the City of Port Coquitlam Fire Prevention Bylaw
Recommendation:

That Council not Proceed with final rea
City Clerk be directed to

following recommendations of t

ding of Bylaw No.
prepare a new Bylaw which
he Committee;

2412 and that the
incorporates the

1. That burning be allowed on all

No material other
than on-site generated agricultural Organic material shal] be burned

not enough time to
advertise prior to the 1

the burning period for

weekends in April. No material other than garden refuse generated
on the property shall be burned,

That the Fire Department be empowered to require extin
any fires, whether under permit or not,
hazardous conditions.

guishing of
for environmental aS well as

4. That toxic materials be

added to the list of mater
from being used on or in

any fire,

ials prohibited

5. That no land Clearing burning be allowed.

Background and Comments:

After discussing the

- agricultural community, concluded that the City would be
7 creating a hardship for farmers if permitted to burn their
prunings, blackberry bushes, dead grass, brush in drainage

ditches, etc. hould be done under permit so

that the Fire p here and when the burning will oceur.

diseased branches,
It was felt that such burning s
epartment is aware of w

the Committee feels that
and other materials which

It was also concluded
e difficult to tie in

ypes of garden refuse which ar
bundles or place

in bags for Pick up by City refuse collection crews.
Accordingly, the Committee concluded that some residential burning should be
permitted. In order to avoid the prob

lem with leaves,
t that two consecutive weeken

recommended. It was fel

Spring burning only is
for this purpose.

ds should be adequate

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