§ 10-2. Open burning.

(a)

Regulations .

(1)

Open burning of yard waste is allowed provided it originates and is burned on the same premises and unless a permit by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is issued which supersedes these regulations.

(2)

Yard waste must consist of tree limbs, leaves, brush, or untreated and unpainted wood wastes.

(3)

Open burning is permitted from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

(4)

The fire department must be notified prior to any burning.

(5)

Fires in approved containers may be no less than fifteen (15) feet from any structure.

(6)

Fires not in containers must be no less than twenty-five (25) feet from any structure.

(7)

Fire materials to be burned, not in containers, must be no larger than three (3) feet in diameter and two (2) feet high.

(8)

Fires not in containers larger than the designated size must be no less than fifty (50) feet from any structure and require approval from the fire department.

(9)

Fires must be constantly attended until the fire is extinguished.

(10)

A fire extinguisher with a minimum 4-S rating, charged water hose, or other approve extinguishing equipment must be available for immediate utilization.

(11)

Fires may not be burned on any improved street, sidewalk, or alley.

(12)

Fires may not cause a hazardous condition of any kind.

(13)

Fires may not be burned during the time that a burn ban is issued.

(b)

Fire department personnel have the authority to order the extinguishment of any fire not within regulations.

(Code 1978, § 240.120; Ord. No. 14-05, § II, 2-11-2014)