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ORDINANCE NO. _, THIRD SERIES CITY OF ORONO HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO RECREATIONAL FIRES THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 58-156 shall be amended by deleting text to read as follows: Council Exhibit A 16-3840 July 11, 2016 Open burning means the burning of any matter if the resultant combustion products are emitted directly to the atmosphere without passing through a stack, duct or chimney. Open burning includes feer-eational fife &, small brush disposal fires of any size, an44 fge i.. tsh dtspo a fe- , fires for fire department training purposes, and fires for maintenance of native prairie areas. SECTION 2. Section 58-156 shall be amended by deleting text to read as follows: Sec.58-188. - Permit process for open burning. (a) Upon receipt of the completed open burning permit application and permit fee, a city staff person shall determine that the requirements for open burning under this article are satisfied. Thereafter, a permit may be issued. (h) (e-) Small and large bFush disposal fires, fire depa44ment tFaining fires, and fiative prairie r-ester-afi fires Open Burning inspection requirements include an inspection of the initial burn site by city staff before a permit is issued. Reinspection of the site is required before conducting any additional burns within the permit time limits. U -(d) Notification requirements include notifying the police department for any open burn, r�- Yeational For small and large brush disposal fires, fire department training fires, and native prairie restoration fires, in addition to notifying the police department, the fire department having jurisdiction must also be notified. SECTION 3. Section 58-190 shall be amended by adding text to read as follows: Sec. 58-190. - Purposes allowed. Open burn permits may be issued only for the following purposes: (1) Elimination of fire or health hazard that cannot be abated by other practical means. (2) Ground thawing for utility repair and construction. (3) Disposal of vegetative matter for managing forest, prairie or wildlife habitat, and in the development and maintenance of land and rights-of-way where chipping, composting, landspreading or other alternative methods are not practical. (4) Disposal of diseased trees generated on the site, diseased or infected nursery stock, diseased beehives. (5)