Burning of combustible material where deemed a hazard by the
Chief of the Fire Department is prohibited except under such safeguards
as he/she may specify.
Ashes, smoldering coals or embers, greasy or oily substances
liable to spontaneous ignition shall not be deposited or allowed to
remain within ten (10) feet of any combustible materials except in
metal or other non-combustible receptacles.
No person shall permit to remain upon any roof or in any yard
any accumulation of wastepaper, hay, grass, straw, weeds, litter or
combustible or flammable waste or rubbish of any kind. All such materials
in stores, apartment buildings, factories or similar places shall
be compactly baled and stacked, removed from the premises or stored
in suitable vaults or receptacles to the satisfaction of the Chief
of the Fire Department.
Cotton, batting, straw, dry vines, leaves, trees, celluloid
or other highly flammable materials shall not be used for decorative
purposes in stores or show windows except where deemed satisfactory
by the Chief of the Fire Department. Paper and other readily flammable
materials shall not be used for decorative purposes in any place of
public assembly unless such materials have been flameproofed to the
satisfaction of the Chief of the Fire Department.
A.
The
open burning of commercial and industrial waste by an individual or
firm is prohibited.
B.
Residential
burning of leaves, brush, yard and garden waste is permitted when
reasonable care is taken to prevent a fire hazard. No paper shall
be burned at any time and no waste may be burned that would create
noxious fumes or unduly offensive odors. This includes, but is not
limited to, residential putrescible garbage, tires, tar paper, or
any other material producing a dense repulsive smoke.
