A.
Open fire regulated. No person shall kindle or start an open fire or permit the same to burn within thirty (30) feet or the nearest wall of any building, any wooden structure or within fifteen (15) feet of the paved edge of any street, road or alley. No person shall kindle or start an open fire or permit the same to burn except between noon and seven p.m. each day of the week. Each person who kindles or starts an open fire shall supervise, or cause to have supervised, the burning of the same until such fire is completely extinguished, provided dense smoke is not created and no nuisance occurs.
B.
Exemption for agricultural burning. Burning of brush or weeds on agricultural lands including fires for crop land management, insect and rodent control is permitted, provided dense smoke is not created and no nuisance occurs. There shall be no time limit for agricultural burning but shall be supervised from time of ignition to extinguishment.
C.
Contained fire regulated. No person shall kindle or start a fire or permit the same to burn within fifteen (15) of the nearest wall of any building, any wooden structure or in any street or alley. Any fire kindled or started or permitted to burn within thirty (30) feet of the nearest wall of any building or of any wooden structure shall be contained in a substantial burner constructed of metal, concrete or brick, so screened or covered as to prevent the escape of burning embers. No person shall kindle or start a fire or permit the same to burn in any such burner except between noon and seven p.m. each day of the week.
D.
Exemption. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the creation and maintenance of fires in the discharge of governmental functions being supervised and attended by the town dump custodian or members of the town fire department or highway maintenance crews.
E.
In the event that emergency conditions exist within the town, including, but not limited to, excessive dryness, the town board or the chief of the fire department may, by order prohibit all burning, fires, fireworks, or any other activities that might cause a fire to be kindled or started. In the event that such an emergency order is issued by the town board or the fire chief, the order shall be posted in the official newspaper carrying the notices for the town.
(Prior code § 5.11; 6/20/1988; 12/14/1992; 6/27/2002)