Open Burning

Ordinance No. 2000-100
Burning Times and Conditions:Exceptions

A. Outdoor burning may be kindled or maintained during the following days and times:

Monday through Friday........................................9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Saturday..............................................................9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday................................................................Not Permitted
Labor Day, Memorial Day, July 4th......................Not Permitted

B. Open burning of leaves and / or brush on private lands with consent of the landowner or person in charge of the property is permitted during the following times:

      All fires must be attended to at all times by a responsible adult with a readily available means of extinguishing the fire. No fire shall be started or maintained unless cinfined withi a noncombustible container covered with a noncombustible mesh screen having one (1) inch or smaller mesh.

C. Nothing herein shall be construded to prohibit the use of family-size outdoor barbeque equipment for household cooking purposes when any flame is properly confined, supervised and extinguished.

Burning of the following items is prohibited: Plastic containers and plastics of any kind, diapers, styrofoam of any kind, tires and rubber of any kind.

 Thank you.

 

This page was last updated on January 31, 2011