ORD 89-63 BURNING PERMITSROC/sk
Prepared on: December 1, 1989
To Be Considered: December 7, 1989
Revised: 12-16-89
To Be Considered: December 21, 1989
ORDINANCE NO. 89-63
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 89-58(B) AND
TO AMEND THE WINSLOW MUNICIPAL CODE AS TO BURNING
PERMITS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR DENIAL OR ISSUANCE,
REQUIREMENTS, STANDARDS FOR BURNING, PENALTIES, THE
POSTING OF A BOND, AND PROVIDING FOR COSTS OF
ENFORCEMENT, TO BE ADDED TO TITLE 15 AS SECTION
15.04.100.
The Mayor and Council of the City of Winslow,
Washington do ordain as follows:
Section 1.
in its entirety.
Ordinance No. 89-58(B) is hereby repealed
Section ~. A new section is added to the Winslow
Municipal Code entitled Section 15.04.100 Burning Permits as
follows:
Section 15.04.100. The authority for this section is
provided by Chapter 52.12 RCW as now existing or hereafter
amended.
Section 3. Residential Fires.
a. A permitted residential fire shall contain only
materials consisting of natural vegetation resulting
from the maintenance of lands immediately adjacent
and in close proximity to a human dwelling and which
is burned on the tax lot on which the material
originated.
b. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this
ordinance to intentionally build, prepare or ignite
any residential fire which is larger than 4 feet in
diameter and 3 feet high.
c. No permit or notification is required for a
permitted residential burning fire.
Section !. Land Clearing Fires.
a. A permitted land clearing fire shall contain only
natural vegetation resulting from land clearing
projects and shall be burned on the tax lot on which
the materials originated or within the confines of a
development project approved by the city.
b. It shall be unlawful to intentionally build,
prepare or ignite any land clearing fires larger than
10 feet in any dimension.
Section 5. Conditions.
All permitted fires are subject to the following
additional conditions:
1. Any such fire shall be ignited and allowed to
burn only during daylight hours except if the fire is
attended at all times by a responsible adult as
required in section 3.C.4 herein. 2. Only
vegetation or other natural materials shall be
permitted in a permitted fire. No fire containing
plastics, rubber or items causing toxic smoke or
odors, no garbage, dead animals, asphalt, petroleum
products, shall be permitted.
3. Only one permitted burn pile per tax lot shall be
permitted at any time. Sequential fires are
permitted only when each fire is completely
extinguished before igniting any subsequent fire.
4. One adult person, capable of extinguishing the
fire must be within sight distance of the fire at all
times it is burning.
5. At minimum five (5) ~allons of water or a charged
garden hose must be available for extinguishing
sparks or other uncontrolled fires.
6. The materials to be burned shall be placed on
bare soil, free from flammable materials. In
addition all flammable materials within five (5) feet
or a distance to prevent spreading shall be removed
from the ground.
7. Permitted fires shall be allowed during periods
of calm to very light winds. Fires regulated under
this ordinance shall be subject to the prohibition on
fires due to poor air quality as declared by Puget
Sound Air Quality Authority from time to time.
8. The Fire Marshall may require a permitted fire to
be extinguished if in the opinion of the Fire
Marshall the fire is causing a nuisance from smoke,
odor or flying ash.
Section ~. Notice As To Permitted Fires.
Any person desiring to ignite a permitted land
clearing fire shall notify the Fire Marshall. No notice is
required for residential fires.
Section 7. Severability.
If any section, clause, or other portion of this
ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance,is
held invalid, the remainder of such ordinance, or the
application of such section, clause, or provision to other
persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
Section 8. Procedures.
The Fire Marshall shall establish procedures for
carrying out the provisions of this section.
This ordinance shall take effect five days after
publication in the official city newspaper.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
ALICE B. TAWRESEY, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBERT O. CONOLEY, City Attorney
FILED WITH CITY CLERK: December 16, 1989
APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL: December 21 ~ 19 8 9
PUBLICATION DATE: January 3, 199 0
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 8 f 1990
ORDINANCE NO. 89-63