[Amended 2-6-2006 by Ord. No. 505]
A. Burning combustible materials. It shall be unlawful for any person
to burn or attempt to burn any paper, trash, leaves, lumber, straw, grass
or other combustible material within the Town limits, except in a fireplace,
furnace, stove, built-in incinerator, or other device which is commercially
designed and approved for burning. It shall be unlawful for any person to
burn or attempt to burn any trash, rubbish, grass, or other combustible materials
in a fifty-gallon drum or burn barrel. Nothing contained herein shall be construed
as preventing or prohibiting the use of recreational devices, such as an outdoor
grill, range, patio fireplace, metal fire pit or bowl, chiminea, or other
device which is ordinarily used for recreational fires.
B. Bonfires. No person shall make or assist in making any bonfire
within the corporate limits of the Town of Denton without written permission
from the Fire Chief of the Denton Volunteer Fire Company, a copy of which
shall be given to the Denton Police Department not later than 48 hours prior
to the event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this section,
controlled burning conducted by the Denton Volunteer Fire Company for training
purposes, or by the Town of Denton Public Works Department in connection with
its sludge management, shall be permitted.
C. Burning matter liable to cause nauseating smoke or vapor. No
dead animals, garbage, offal, or putrescible matter, or any kind of other
matter liable to produce nauseating or offensive smoke or vapors of any kind
shall be burned within the Town limits.
[Amended 6-16-2003 by Ord. No. 424]
Any person violating the provision of this chapter shall be fined not
less than $200 nor more than $1,000, for each and every offense.