ORDINANCE NO.  2004-10

 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF HELPER CITY RELATING TO BURNING PERMITS.

 

NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Helper City Council as follows:

 

 

6-4-1                   BURNING PERMITS

 

 

6-4-1.1             PERMITS REQUIRED

 

1.      Any person(s) wanting to burn during the specified open burn season within the boundaries of Helper City shall first obtain authorization to  burn by obtaining a burn permit from the Helper City Fire Chief or his/her designee.

 

2.      A burn permit shall only be issued to a person (s) over the age of eighteen (18).

 

3.      A burn permit shall be valid for two days from the date of issuance and shall be valid only during daylight hours.

 

4.      A burn permit shall be required when burning tree limbs, brush, range, grass, grain, stubble, hay land, except that a burn permit is not required for burning of fence lines, cultivated lands, canals, or irrigation ditches.

 

5.      A burn permit received from Helper City does not relieve the individual from personal liability due to neglect or incompetence.

 

6.      If a fire escapes control of the permittee and necessitates fire control action or does injury to the property of another, this shall be prima facie evidence that the fire was not safely controlled.

 

7.      An individual receiving a burn permit or conducting a burn exempt from a burn permit shall notify Price Communications (Dispatch Center) of the approximate time each burn will start and within a reasonable time when it ends, and;

 

7a: shall check the State of Utah burn index by contacting Price Communications Center prior to any burn to see if a burn is allowed or now allowed on the particular day that they wish to burn.

 

6-4-1.2             LIABILITY FOR CAUSING WILDLAND FIRES

                       

1.  Any person responsible for the existence or spread of a wildland fire    

     necessitating suppression action shall be liable for the payment of the

     costs of the suppression action.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 

 

6-4-1.3             REVOCATION OF PERMITS

 

1.      The Helper Fire Chief or his/her designee, or the Helper City Police Department may revoke, postpone, or cancel a permit when either finds it necessary in the interest of public safety.

 

 

6-4-1.4           CLOSED FIRE SEASON

 

1.      The period from May 16th to October 31st of each year is a closed fire season throughout Helper City.

 

2.      The Helper City Fire Chief may advance or extend the closed season wherever and whenever the Chief determines such action is necessary.

 

3.      The alteration of the closed season shall be done by posting notice in the City Hall of Helper City at least seven days in advance of the date the change is effective.

 

 

6-4-1.5             PROHIBITED BURNING

 

1.      No person shall burn any trash, garbage, or other wastes, or shall conduct any salvage operation by open burning at any time.

 

 

6-4-1.6             PENALTY

 

1.      Any violation of this section shall be a class B Misdemeanor.

 

 

 

THIS ORDINANCE REPEALS AND REPLACES ORDINANCE NO. 2004-?.

           

THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY DIRECTS THAT A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE BE INSERTED INTO THE OFFICIAL COPIES OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE IN THE OFFICE OF THE HELPER CITY RECORDER.

 

THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON ITS PASSAGE AND POSTING AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

 

 

 

 

PASSED this ___________day of _________________, 2004.

 

 

 

                                                                               __________________________ 

                                                                               Joseph S. Bonacci

                                                                               Mayor

 

 

 

 

ATTEST:

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City Recorder