§ 9-34. Burning.

(a)

No person shall burn garbage, trash, rubbish, biohazardous waste, construction or demolition debris, hazardous waste, or yard waste within the city. This prohibition against burning shall apply to ground fires, campfires, burn pits, bonfires, open pit fires, burn barrels, and similar devices. For the purposes of this section, yard waste shall be defined as vegetative debris such as grass clippings, brush, leaves, tree limbs (of any diameter), and palm fronds. Burning of tree limbs or any part thereof, absent other types of yard waste, within an indoor fireplace or an outdoor fireplace, specifically designed for that purpose, shall not be prohibited. An "outdoor fireplace" is defined as an outdoor, solid-fuel-burning fireplace that may be constructed of steel, concrete, clay or other noncombustible material, which may be portable. An "outdoor fireplace" may be open in design, as long as it is equipped with a wire mesh cover, or may be equipped with a small hearth opening and a short chimney or chimney opening in the top.

(b)

The burning of plant material is likewise prohibited except in circumstances involving the clearing of an area in excess of two (2) acres by a licensed land clearing firm when that firm has obtained a burn permit from the Division of Forestry to conduct a burn utilizing appropriate safety controls, or as part of a managed burn by a federal, state, or local government agency.

(Ord. No. 04-0-23, §§ 1, 2, 11-16-2004; Ord. No. 05-0-01, § 1, 1-24-2005; Ord. No. 07-O-02, 1-22-2007; Ord. No. 11-0-07, § 3, 6-13-2011)