§ 30-5. Open burning of leaves originating on premises where burned.

(a)

Open burning within the corporate town limits for the disposal of leaves originating on the premises of private residences and burned on those premises shall be lawful only if:

(1)

Such burning is done between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and all embers are totally extinguished at the end of this period. All open burning before 4:00 p.m. within 300 feet of woodlands or grasslands during the period of March 1 to May 15 of each year is prohibited.

(2)

No material will be added to the fire between 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.

(3)

The location of the burning is not less than 300 feet from any occupied dwelling unless the occupant has given prior written permission.

(4)

To minimize the possibility of contaminant emission from inadvertent fires, at no time shall the fires be unattended.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for anyone to burn leaves in the open within the corporate town limits except as set forth in subsection (a) of this section. Anyone violating this section shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in section 1-9.

(Code 1992, § 8-5)

(Code 1992, § 8-5)