Open-air burning, as regulated by 527 CMR 10.22,
shall apply within the context of this code. Such open-air burning
is permissible on an annual basis from January 15 to May 1.
A. No person shall kindle or maintain any outside fire
or authorize any such fire to be kindled or maintained on any public
land without a permit issued by the Stoughton Fire Department.
B. No person shall kindle or maintain any outside fire
or authorize any such fire to be maintained on any private land without
a permit from the Stoughton Fire Department. Said fire must be 75
feet from any structure and 15 feet from the nearest adjoining lot
line.
C. Outside fires shall be attended by a competent person
until such fire is extinguished. This person shall have a garden hose
or other extinguishing equipment readily available for use.
D. The Chief of the Stoughton Fire Department may prohibit
any and all outside fires when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances
make such burning a danger to the community.
E. Upon receipt of a smoke complaint from a permitted
fire that is causing a nuisance, the Stoughton Fire Department shall
make an inspection of said complaint. If found to be creating a nuisance,
said fire shall be extinguished until such time as atmospheric conditions
allow nuisance-free burning.
F. No person shall kindle a fire upon the land of another
without permission of the owner thereof, who shall hold a valid permit
from the Stoughton Fire Department.
Any person using a torch or other propane-fired
device for any purposes shall be required to obtain a permit from
the Stoughton Fire Department for such use. All operations in the
use of the device shall be in conformance with 527 CMR 39.00, "Cutting
and Welding Operations."
No person shall deposit hot ashes or cinders
or smoldering coals or oily substances capable of spontaneous ignition
into any combustible receptacle or place the same within 10 feet of
any combustible materials, except in metal or other noncombustible
receptacles. Such receptacles, unless resting on a noncombustible
floor or outside a building, shall be placed on noncombustible stands
and, in every case, shall be placed at least two feet from any combustible
wall or partition or exterior window opening.
Roofs, yards, courts, vacant lots and open spaces
shall be kept free and clear of deposits or accumulations of wastepaper,
hay, grass, straw, weeds, litter or rubbish of any nature. All weeds,
grass, vines or other growth, when same endangers property or is liable
to be fired, shall be removed by the owner or occupant of the property
in question.
Decorative materials used in any building or
structure shall conform with the requirements of 527 CMR 21.00, "Decorations."