[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Wales 4-17-1989 as § 10.12 of the 1989 Code; amended in its entirety 12-26-2000. Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Burning of garbage and trash prohibited. No person
shall burn garbage, paper, putrid materials, buildings or other structures,
lumber, construction materials, or materials from razed buildings.
B.
Outdoor burning is regulated except as prohibited by Subsection A. Outdoor burning within the Village shall be allowed as follows:
(1)
The burning of dry brush, dry leaves, dry limbs, dry
plant clippings, dry branches and dry logs is allowed subject to the
following regulations:
(a)
There will be no burning of yard waste in piles
exceeding five feet in diameter and three feet in height.
(b)
The burning of either wet or dried grass is
prohibited. Composting is encouraged.
(c)
Prior to controlled burns of prairie grasses,
notification must be given to the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department.
Notification must also be made when the burn is complete. A competent
person of legal age must constantly supervise such burning.
(d)
All outdoor burning must be attended at all
times with sufficient fire-fighting equipment such as rakes, shovels,
hoses connected to a water supply, fire extinguisher and similar materials
to allow the property owner to control the fire.
(e)
Burning barrels, constructed and elevated in substantial conformance with the design provided by the Village of Wales, are acceptable for burning only the items in Subsection B(1). A copy of the design is available at the Village Hall.
(g)
All fires most be extinguished by the cutoff time. A smoldering fire
will not be considered extinguished.
(h)
No burning shall be permitted when the wind
exceeds 15 miles per hour.
(i)
If the smoke created by such burning affects
visibility on highways or streets, law enforcement officers may order
the fire to be extinguished.
(j)
No burning is allowed on Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources designated ozone action days.
(k)
No burning shall be done in Village rights-of-way.
Burning shall be at least 20 feet from any Village residence and 10
feet from any lot line.
All burning on any commercial, business or other
property within the Village, except for residential, is hereby prohibited.
Any person, business, corporation or organization
who or which violates the terms of this chapter or burns in a manner
which results in a fire run from any fire department shall, in addition
to the penalties provided herein, be liable to the Village for the
current charge for a fire run by the Wales/Genesee Fire Department.
