During a period of tine 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 apecial written permit has: been issued shall on or in
any fire use rubber tires, oil, tar, aspbait, shingles, battery boxes,
plastic materials, or any similar material which may produce heavy black
smoke and any person to whom a special written permit hes been issued
ghall place a competent person in charge of such fire at all times while
the same ia 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 4@ special written permit
ghall not absolve the holder thereof from liability for any damage which
may result from any such fire.

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

(b) Gu eecuptied properties zoned for residential use the burning of
garden refuge only is permitted during daylight hours, without permit,
on the Laat 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 issue a
especial written permit for open air burning of on-site generated
agricultural organic material provided that no such permit shall, for
any property, be iesued for a period of time longer than six months.

(4) No person shall on or in any fire use special wastes (as defined
under the Waste Management Act), rubber tires, oil, tar, asphalt,
shingles, bactery boxes, plaatic materials, or any similar 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
efficieat appliances and equipment to effectively prevent the fire fron
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.”

(a) (1) Every person who sets out, starts, kindles or maintains the
burning of any outdoor fire; or fails to extinguish any outdoor fire
when go ordered by an Officer; whether started under permit or not,
ghall be responsible for such fire, and if the fire gets out of
control shall be liable for all expenses ineurred by the City in
controlling and extinguishing the fire and any other fire .
originating therefrom, and shall also be liable for the wages of all
the persons employed in controlling the fire or fires, including

wages for firemen 80 employed.

(44) An Officer may order that any outdoor fire, whether started
under permit or not, be extinguished if in the Officer's opinion the
burning constitutes 4 hazard or the atmospheric conditions are such
that the continuance of the burning would be detrimental to the

environment.”

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