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ORDINANCE NUMBER 19, SECOND SERIES <br />AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 9.30 AND SUBSTITUTING LANGUAGE <br />THEREFOR: <br />The City Council of the City of Orono ordains: <br />Ordinance Re ealed. Ordinance Section 9.30 is hereby repealed <br />an�t-the following language substituted in its place. <br />SEC. 9.36. OPEN BURNING AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL. <br />Subd. 1. For the purpose of protecting the public <br />health, safety and welfare of the community it is unlawful for <br />any person to burn or permit burning of any grass, weeds, leaves, <br />rubbish or other substance upon premises owned or occupied by <br />him, except as otherwise provided by this Code. <br />Subd. 2. The Air Pollution Control rules, as amended <br />in 1977, promulgated by the Minensota Pollution Control Agency, <br />are hereby adopted by reference as though set forth verbatim <br />herein. one copy of said Rules shall be marked CITY OF ORONO - <br />OFFICIAL COPY and kept on file in the office of the City Clerk <br />and open to inspection and use by the public. It is unlawful to <br />violate a provision of this Section or of the Air Pollution <br />Control rules hereby adopted by reference. <br />Subd. 3. Exceptions. The following open burning shall <br />be excepted from the regulation of this Section, provided that <br />with respect to subparagraphs B, C and D below, an appropriate <br />permit shall first be obtained. <br />A. Open fires used solely for the preparation of <br />food in an approved recepticle. <br />B. Fires set for the instrfction and training of <br />public and industrial fire fighting personnel. <br />C. Fires set for the elimination of fire hazards <br />which cannot he ahated by any other practical means. <br />D. The burning of trees, brush, grass or other <br />vegetable matter in the clearing of land, right-of-way or public <br />lands maintenance operations and agricultural crop burning. <br />Subd. 4. Permit Required. Burning pursuant to <br />Subparagraphs B, C and D of Subdivision 3 hereof shall be <br />permitted upon the issuance of ar. annual or occasional permit by <br />the Building Official an,l or the Public Works Coordinator. <br />Annual permits shall be issued to anyone who anticipates or <br />actually burns more than three times per year. A fee shall be <br />charged for ,.nnual permits. Permits are issued subject to the <br />following conditions: <br />