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ORDINANCE NO., SECOND SERIES <br />AN ORDINANCE REGULATING OPEN BURNING WITHIN <br />THE CITY OF ORONO <br />The City Council of Orono ordains as follows: <br />Section 1. Section 9.30 oTthe Orono City Code is hereby deleted. <br />Section 2. The Orono Code is hereby amended by the addition of Section 9.30 as follows: <br />Burning. <br />Subd. 1. Piuposc. The puipose of this section is to establish permitted categories of <br />open bum events within the City of Orono and provide for a permitting process for <br />burning. <br />Subd. 2. Dsfinitions. For the purposes of this section, the terms defined herein have <br />the meanings given them. <br />a. Open Burning. Open burning means the burning of any matter if the <br />resultant combustion products are emitted directly to the atmosphere without passing <br />through a stack, duct or chimney. Open burning includes Recreational Fires, Small <br />Brush Disposal Fires, and Large Bmsh Disposal Fires, fires for fire department <br />training purposes, and fires for maintenance of native prairie areas. <br />Rficrgfltional Fires- Recreational fires are allowed on any *!«2C lot provided <br />that all other permit conditions can be met. Recreational fire means a fire set with <br />approved starter fuel no more than three (3) feet in height and diameter, using dry, <br />clean wood; producing little detectable smoke, odor or soot beyond the property line; <br />conducted vnth an adult tending the fire at all times; for recreational, ceremonial,’ <br />food preparation or social purposes; extinguished completely before quitting the <br />occasion; and respecting weather conditions, neighbors, burning bans, and air quality <br />so Aat nuisance, health or safety hazards will not be created. Mobile cooking <br />devices such as manufactured hibachis, charcoal grills, wood smokers and propane <br />or natural gas devices are not defined as recreational fires. Recreational Fire Sites <br />shall not be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any structure or twenty-five (25) feet <br />from any lot line. An adequate water supply for fire suppression purposes must be <br />provided.{I <br />I