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410.01 - ESTABLISHMENT OF NO OPEN BURNING ZONE <br /> <br />The City Council, from time to time, via adoption of an official <br />map, shall establish a "No-Burn Zone", within which open burning <br />is prohibited. <br /> <br />410.02 - RECREATIONAL FIRES PERMITTED. <br /> <br />Recreational fires are permitted within the city limits of the <br />City of Elk River, including the "No Burn Zone". Recreational <br />fires may take place 24 hours per day and do not require an open <br />burning permit. Recreational fires must meet the following <br />requirements: <br /> <br />1. Recreation Fire Site Rec~uirements. An area of no more than <br />a three (3) foot diameter circle (measured from the inside of the <br />fire ring or border) completely surrounded by non-combustible and <br />non-smoke or odor producing material either of natural rock, <br />cement, brick, tile, or block of ferrous metal only and which <br />area is depressed below ground, on the ground, or on a raised <br />bed. Included are permanent outdoor wood burning fire places. <br />Recreation fire sites shall not be located closer than fifty (50) <br />feet from any structure. Burners are not recreational fire sites <br />as defined herein. <br /> <br />2. Recreational Fire Burn Rec~uirements. When a camp fire is <br />used for recreational purposes, it must be ignited with an <br />approved starter fluid using dry, clean wood; producing little <br />detectable smoke, odor, or soot beyond the property line; <br />conducted with an adult tending the fire at all times; <br />extinguished completely before quitting the occasion; and <br />respecting weather conditions, neighbors, burning bans, and air <br />quality so that nuisance health or safety hazards will not be <br />created. Mobile cooking devices such as manufactured hibachis, <br />charcoal grills, wood smokers, and propane or natural gas devices <br />are not defined as camp or recreational fires, and are not <br />covered by this ordinance. <br /> <br />410.03 - OPEN B%~I~ING PEI~MIT REQUIRED <br /> <br />No person shall start or allow any open burning on any property <br />in the City of Elk River without first having obtained an Open <br />Burn Permit. A permit is not required for any fire, which is a <br />Recreation Fire as defined in Section 410.02. <br /> <br />1. Standards <br /> <br />e. Hours <br /> <br />S:~PLANNING\Code Enforcement\Ordinance.doc 2 <br /> <br /> <br />