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Burning Pennit Policies <br />August 20,1997 <br />Page 2 <br />The Building Inspections Department currently administers burning permits. Each bum site is <br />inspected prior to issuance of &e permit. Bruce and Lyle have offered the following observations <br />as to how the program is working: <br />- We get many more complaints from people upset about their neighbors having a fire <br />than firom people upset because they can't get a permit. <br />We don't allow burning of green material because it bums poorly and is very smoky. <br />Residents are advised to let green material dry out before it is burned. <br />- In unusual circums tances we will issue permits for burning of small amounts of <br />brush; for instance, when it is in a location that defies removal. <br />If the City was to allow burning of brush, we would expect a significantly greater <br />number of permit requests and a significantly greater number of complaints about neighbors <br />burning. Staff is currently barely able to keep up with the number of permits requested; if <br />we were to start allowing bmsh burning, we would not be able to keep up. <br />124 burning permits were issued in 1996; 91 have been issued so far in 1997. <br />(