(a) 
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to sell, display or offer for sale within the city, or for any person to store or keep on any premises, other than his own private residence, any firecrackers, cannon crackers, roman candles, sky rockets, torpedoes, pinwheels, aerial bombs, or any type of fireworks.
(b) 
Upon displaying sufficient caution, the city council may waive this prohibition for bona fide civic organizations desiring to put on a firework display for the benefit of the entire community.
(1992 Code, art. 5.400)
The provisions of this section shall apply to all territory within the corporate limits of the city:
(1) 
Burning on public property prohibited.
No person shall burn rubbish, trash, grass, brush, lumber, leaves and/or any other combustible material in or upon any street, alley or public easement within the corporate limits of the city. The foregoing acts are prohibited even though such rubbish, trash, grass, brush, lumber or leaves or other combustible material is burned in an incinerator.
(2) 
Burning of rubbish, trash, cut grass, brush, etc. in incinerator.
No person shall burn rubbish, trash, cut grass, brush, lumber, leaves, and/or any other combustible material upon any lot, field, or tract of land within two hundred (200) feet of any building or property line within the city unless such rubbish, trash, cut grass, brush, lumber, leaves or other combustible material is burned in an incinerator constructed for that purpose and approved by the fire marshal of the city. Such approval by the fire marshal shall be given in writing and only for any incinerator providing proper protection against fire to surrounding property and premises, if such incinerator fully complies with all federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to air pollution; providing, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent the burning of grass or weeds under the supervision of the fire marshal as designated elsewhere in this section.
(3) 
No person shall burn any rubbish, trash, grass, weeds, brush, lumber, leaves and/or any other combustible material which is otherwise lawfully permitted to be burned under this section unless such person complies with the following requirements:
(A) 
Obtain a written permit from the fire marshal.
(B) 
Maintain at least a fifty (50) foot fire break around burning material clear of vegetation.
(C) 
Have a competent person in attendance at all times when burning is in progress.
(D) 
Have a water wagon or other adequate water supply available and on the location at all times burning is being done.
(E) 
Extinguish all fires and smoldering embers before nightfall and do not permit burning to be done at night.
(F) 
No burning shall be done when wind speed or other conditions exist to carry burning embers or sparks onto adjoining property and/or onto combustible material within the project and surrounding area.
(G) 
All burning shall be done in the manner prescribed, along with any other precautions necessary to effect fire safety in the project and surrounding area.
(H) 
All burning shall be stopped if justifiable complaints are made. If the fire department is sent to the scene, the officer answering the fire call will extinguish the fire, and no more burning will be done until cleared by the fire marshal or his representative.
(1992 Code, sec. 5.501)
(a) 
No person shall burn any motor vehicle or any part thereof within the corporate limits of the city.
(b) 
No person shall direct, authorize, or employ any other person as his agent or employee to burn any motor vehicle or any part thereof within the corporate limits of the city.
(c) 
No person shall allow or permit the burning of any motor vehicle or any part thereof on any property owned by him/her or under his/her control within the corporate limits of the city.
(1992 Code, sec. 5.502)
(a) 
The city’s fire rescue shall initiate mitigation rates for the delivery of emergency and non-emergency services by the fire department for personnel, supplies and equipment to the scene of emergency and nonemergency incidents as set forth appendix A, fee schedule. The mitigation rates shall be based on actual costs of the services and that which is usual, customary and reasonable (UCR) as shown in the fee schedule, which may include any services, personnel, supplies, and equipment and with baselines established by addendum to this document.
(b) 
A claim shall be filed to the responsible party(s) through their insurance carrier. In some circumstances, the responsible party(s) will be billed directly.
(c) 
The city council may make rules or regulations and from time to time may amend, revoke, or add rules and regulations, not consistent with this section, as they may deem necessary or expedient in respect to billing for these mitigation rates or the collection thereof.
(Ordinance 2020-1100 adopted 5/18/20)