§ 6-2.10. Burning of refuse, rubbish, garbage, hazardous waste, household hazardous waste and infectious waste.  


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  • Except for permitted burns in those areas zoned for agriculture it shall be unlawful for any person to burn any refuse, rubbish, garbage, hazardous waste, household hazardous waste, infectious waste, recyclable materials or green waste. It is hereby declared to be a nuisance and it shall be unlawful for any person to burn or suffer or permit to be burned, upon any premises owned, occupied or controlled by him in the City, any bone, feathers, offal, flesh, hair or other substance in such a manner as to cause odors or gas therefrom to taint the air and render it unwholesome or injurious to the health, or offensive to the senses of the inhabitants of the City. It shall be lawful for a person to burn refuse, rubbish, garbage, green waste or other solid pursuant to a permit first obtained from the Fire Chief and under the conditions imposed by such permit.

(§ 1, Ord. 681, eff. May 2, 2003)