652-96 Restrictions and Procedures for Open Burning

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OR PK C PG 7.1 2of4 CAMP FIRE is afre which when piled or stacked, shall not exceed 27 cubic Feet (approximately 3 feet Wide x 3 feet in Length x 3 feet High)nor shall the height exceed 3 feet SECTION:II. "Prohibited Acts": It is unlawful for any person to willfully or carelessly burn or cause to be burned, or to set fire to or cause fire to be set to, any combustible materials within the city limits of the City of Zephyrhills without submitting to the Zephyrhills Fire Department a detailed drawing or map showing the location of the burn site and securing an on-site inspection from the City of Zephyrhills Fire OfiOals of the site and anprovol to burn. . SECTION III: "Exceptions" The exceptions are as follows: (A) All camp fires and bonfires will be allowed provided they are used solely for recreational or ceremonial purposes and further provided that a permit be obtained from the Zephyrhills Fire Department. (B) Outdoor non-commercial food preparation or fires for warming of outdoor workers on cold days, as long as visible emissions are not emitted. (C) Open burning is allowed for the instruction and training of organized fire fighter's or industrial employees under the supervision of the appropriate public fire control official provided that 1.11V VaAI .a activities Lia-LVl Lll".! -"-':' .wa F"-" -1.aaa V JMxIaJ•VV:lalJrl-Ll a. (D) Burning of yard trash shall be permitted provided: (1) The material to be burned must be generated on the premises where it is burned and the premises can be occupied by no more than two (2) family units. (2) The open burning is fifty feet(50')or more from any residents on the property, where the burning is being conducted, three hundred feet (300') from any other occupied building, one hundred feet(100') or more from any public road and twenty five feet (25') or more from any woodlands, forest or brush. (3) The fire must be attended and adequate fire equipment readily available at all times. (4) The fire must not cause smoke, soot, orders, visible emissions, heat, flame, radiation or other conditions to the degree that they become a fire nuisance (5) The fire must be started after 9:00 a.m. and be out by one hour before sunset. (6) The burning must be enclosed in a noncombustible container or ground excavation covered by a metal mesh or grill.