The provisions of this article shall apply to all territory
within the corporate limits of the city.
(Ordinance 2000-15-0075, sec. 1,
adopted 8/14/00)
Wherever used in this article:
Brush
means tree trimmings, weeds, large hedge trimmings, and trees.
Garbage
means rubbish, trash, kitchen, and household waste, ashes,
paper, food containers, and small hedge and lawn trimmings.
Incinerator
means a furnace or apparatus for reducing any substance to
ashes as for consuming refuse.
(Ordinance 2000-15-0075, sec. 2,
adopted 8/14/00)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine in accordance with the general penalty provided in section
1.01.009 of this code. Each transaction in violation of any of the provisions hereof shall be deemed a separate offense.
(Ordinance 2000-15-0075, sec. 4,
adopted 8/14/00; Ordinance adopting
Code)
(a) Burning
of garbage, trash, or waste material is prohibited.
(b) Controlled
burning of brush may be done only after obtaining a burn permit at
city hall.
(c) The
Texas Clean Air Act (TCAA) will become a part of this article allowing
controlled burning within the city limits.
(d) The state commission on environmental quality's TAC title 30, chapter
111, Control of Air Emissions from Visible Emission and Particulate Matter, subchapter B, Outdoor Burning, will be followed in outdoor burning.
(Ordinance 2000-15-0075, sec. 3,
adopted 8/14/00)