[Amended 9-23-2019 by Ord. No. 19-09]
Unless the context otherwise requires, the words and phrases
herein defined are used in this article in the sense given them in
the following definitions:
Any refuse, except garbage and dead animals, generated on
a farm or ranch by crop and livestock production practices including
such items as bags, cartons, dry bedding, structural materials, and
crop residues but excluding landscape waste.
Refuse resulting from the handling, processing, preparation,
cooking and consumption of food or food products; including plastic
containers.
Any vegetable or plant refuse, except garbage and agricultural
waste. The term includes trees, tree trimmings, branches, stumps,
brush, weeds, leaves, grass, shrubbery and yard trimmings.
The combustion of any matter in such a way that the products
of the combustion are emitted to the open air without originating
in or passing through equipment for which a permit could be issued
under Section 9(b) of the Environmental Protection Act of the State
of Illinois.[1]
A fire used for cooking, warming, social purposes, or as
a campfire.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 415 ILCS 5/1 et seq.
It shall be unlawful to cause or allow the open burning of agricultural
waste, household trash or garbage.
The open burning of landscape waste shall be permitted only
on the following conditions:
(A)
Landscape waste shall be burned on the premises only on which such
waste is generated; and
(B)
Landscape waste shall be burned only when atmosphere conditions shall
readily dissipate contaminants; and
(C)
Landscape waste may be burned only if such burning does not create
a visibility hazard on roadways, walkways or railroad tracks; and
(D)
Open burning of landscape waste may only take place during daylight
hours with a person over 18 years of age in attendance during the
entire period of burning; and
(E)
No open burning of landscape waste shall be permitted on any streets
or roadways; and
(F)
No open burning shall occur during periods of time when the Fire
Chief or the Mayor have determined that atmospheric conditions or
local circumstances make such fires hazardous and dangerous.
(A)
The fire must be no more than six feet in diameter, completely surrounded
by noncombustible and non-smoke or non-odor producing material (natural
rock, cement, brick, tile, blocks, etc.) Burning barrels are not a
recreational fire site.
(B)
Fires shall be located at least 15 feet from any structure and 25
feet from a neighbor's property.
(C)
Fires may only be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 2:00
a.m. A fire must be constantly attended by a person age 16 or older
until the fire burns out or is extinguished.
(D)
Fire extinguishing equipment, such as buckets of water, shovels,
garden hoses or a fire extinguisher, must be readily available.
(E)
Only good, dry wood may be burned. Any fire that is offensive or
objectionable due to smoke or odor is prohibited.
(F)
All fires are subject to discontinuance by the Fire or Police Departments.
