§ 7-17. Open burning requirements.

(a)

The following types of open burning shall be allowed only in accordance with the following standards:

(1)

The burning of nonprocessed wood for campfires, bonfires and other outdoor fires for ceremonial or recreational purposes; cooking fires and fires within an enclosed commercial product such as a chiminea, fire pit or patio hearth; fires within an enclosed fixed masonry structure such as stone, block or brick;

(2)

No fire shall exceed three (3) feet in diameter and no fire shall extend beyond 1:00 a.m. The fire marshal or fire chief may approve exceptions for emergency situations.

(b)

The following types of open burning shall not be allowed unless the fire marshal or fire chief issues a permit:

(1)

Fires for the control or destruction of diseases, pests, floodplain brush and debris, vegetation management; for the control of frost and the warming of livestock;

(2)

Fires to abate an immediate fire hazard or fires to abate a health hazard as determined by the local director of health.

(c)

The following types of open burning shall not be allowed:

(1)

Processed wood, garbage, grass, paper, metals, rubber, painted materials, demolition waste, cardboard, construction waste materials, plastic, flammable and combustible liquids, hazardous materials, paints, solvents, lacquers, varnish;

(2)

Any other materials that are prohibited by Connecticut Statutes or regulations or materials that are deemed hazardous to burn by the fire marshal, fire chief or senior fire official on scene.

(d)

Open burning shall be conducted so as not to create a hazard or nuisance.

(e)

Any fire shall be considered a nonpermitted fire if it is determined to be a hazard and/or nuisance by the fire marshal, fire chief, senior fire official on scene or police officer.

(f)

Upon receipt of a complaint concerning any open fire, the deputy fire chief, the nearest available engine company, and a police officer shall respond to the complaint. The senior fire official on scene shall make a determination as to whether the fire shall be extinguished. The police officer shall make a determination as to whether an infraction shall be issued or whether other action shall be taken.

(g)

Violations of this section shall be an infraction punishable as provided in section 1-11 of this Code of Ordinances. Each violation shall be considered a separate offense.

(Ord. of 12-14-10)