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ORDINANCE
NUMBER 110909B
AN ORDINANCE
CREATING CHAPTER 34
HEALTH AND SANITATION
ARTICLE
IV
OPEN FIRES
WHEREAS,
the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of
Ashton, Lee County, Illinois, have determined that
it is in the best interest of the Village to create
Article IV, OPEN FIRES to Chapter 34 HEALTH AND
SANITATION;
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Village of Ashton, as follows:
Chapter
34
HEALTH
AND SANITATION
A. Article
IV. OPEN FIRES.
a) Section
34-62. Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person
to burn paper or other combustible refuse, waste,
rubbish, garbage, yard waste, or any other material
except wood in any open fire or burn barrel.
b) Section
34-63. Exception. Leaves may be burned under the
following rules and regulations:
1. Leaves
may be burned only between March 1 and April 30
and between September 15 and December 15, and only
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
2. Leaves
may not be burned on the hard surface or asphalt
portion of any street, curb, sidewalk, gutter, or
alley.
3. Leaf
fires authorized herein shall be supervised by an
adult (18 years of age or older) at all times until
completely extinguished including any embers.
4. Leaf
fires shall not be such by size, location or otherwise
that creates or poses a threat to the safety of
persons or property.
c) Section
34-65. Abatement. The Village Police Department
is authorized to prohibit, stop, cause or order
any fire be extinguished if unlawful under this
Article and if lawful under this Article (leaf fires
or recreational fires) if it determines that due
to the size, location, wind or atmospheric conditions,
it poses a threat to the safety of persons or property.
d) Section
34-64. Recreational fires.
1) Recreational
fires utilizing wood are not prohibited so long
as they are supervised by an adult (18 years of
age or older) and contained in a fire safe vessel
or pit, not exceeding thirty-six (36") inches
in diameter.
e) Nuisances.
Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize a
fire which would create an emission in violation
of Article II Nuisances, Section 34 - 31 (5).
EXCEPTION.
Nothing herein shall restrict or prohibit Village
employees from open fires for Village purposes.
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