Stevensville |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 16. OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
Article III. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC SAFETY |
Division 2. EXPLOSIVES AND FLAMMABLE MATERIAL |
§ 16-81. Bonfires.
(a)
No person or governmental unit may build a bonfire or other fire which burns an existing structure or materials or any portion of such structure or materials. Authorized open fires shall be limited to garden materials, leaves, twigs, small tree branches and other similar yard debris which accumulates during one calendar year.
(b)
Burning of materials from an existing structure or materials from a dismantled structure is prohibited.
(c)
This restriction does not prohibit barbeque pits which are contained and enclosed yard/patio fire pits which are used for cooking and relaxation; provided, however, that no person shall burn debris or structural materials in such pits.
(Ord. of 9-28-2006, § 9.08.015)