No outdoor or open burning of any kind shall be permitted within the
Village.
Section
132-1 does not apply to the following:
A. Outdoor cooking over a fire, or a campfire, of not more than
three feet, contained in a device or structure for such use.
B. Open burning at the Village brush dropoff site carried out by
Village employees.
C. Where permission has been given for open burning and has been
issued by designated Fire Department officers.
Material for permitted open burning may not include rubbish, garbage,
any material coated with or made of paint, rubber, plastic, leather, or petroleum-based
materials and may not contain any flammable or combustible liquids or woods
treated with preservatives.
Open burning that is permitted shall be constantly attended and supervised
by a competent person until such fire is extinguished; this person shall have
fire-extinguishing equipment readily available.
Any illegal open burning violating this chapter and requiring the Fire
Department to respond shall, in addition to the penalty provided herein, be
liable to the Village for the current charge for a fire run by the Balsam
Lake Fire Department.
Except as otherwise provided, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-4, of this Code.