That, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, in this
article:
The garbage and rubbish normally resulting from the functions
of life within a residence. Domestic waste shall include kitchen garbage,
branch trimmings under twenty pounds and less than three feet in length,
grass, and leaves. Domestic waste does not include furniture, carpet,
appliances, insulation, electrical wire, tires, chemical waste, construction
materials or other items not included in the definition of domestic
waste.
The uprooting, cutting, or clearing of vegetation in connection
with conversion for the construction of buildings, rights-of-way,
residential, commercial, or industrial development, or the clearing
of vegetation to enhance property value, access, or production. It
does not include the maintenance burning of on-site property wastes
such as fallen limbs, branches, or leaves, or other wastes from routine
property clean-up activities, nor does it include burning following
clearing for ecological restoration.
(Ordinance 15-602-12 adopted 12/3/2015)
Outdoor burning shall not be allowed within the corporate limits
of the city except as specifically authorized in this article.
(Ordinance 15-602-12 adopted 12/3/2015)
Fires burning wood or charcoal and used for the noncommercial
preparation of food or used for recreation and wholly contained within
a metal, brick or stone basin or fireplace or pit no greater than
six feet in diameter or six feet in length and width, shall be an
authorized exception to the general prohibition against outdoor burning.
(Ordinance 15-602-12 adopted 12/3/2015)
Fires used for land clearing for parcels of real property comprised
of city lots shall be an authorized exception to the general prohibition
against outdoor burning.
(Ordinance 15-602-12 adopted 12/3/2015)
Fires used for the disposal of domestic waste shall be an authorized
exception to the general prohibition against outdoor burning if or
when the city does not provide for trash collection for the domestic
waste.
(Ordinance 15-602-12 adopted 12/3/2015)
Any conflict between this article and the outdoor burning rule
or the Texas Clean Air Act shall be resolved in favor of the outdoor
burning rule and the Texas Clean Air Act.
(Ordinance 15-602-12 adopted 12/3/2015)
