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4-3-. 14. BURNING OF WASTE.
<br /> A. No person shall cause or allow the burning of garbage, landscape waste or other waste
<br /> within the corporate limits of the City of Decatur, except for fires set by a public official in the
<br /> performance of the official's duties and fires used for recreational purposes such as campfires.
<br /> (Amended, Ordinance No. 2004-77, September 20, 2004)
<br /> B. Fuel for recreational fires shall consist only of seasoned dry firewood.No recreational
<br /> fire shall be used for waste disposal purposes or be permitted to become a nuisance by reason of
<br /> the emission of smoke, fumes, fly ash, dust or soot. (Amended, Ordinance No. 99- 49, April 26,
<br /> 1999)
<br /> C. Contractors may obtain a permit to burn vegetation for commercial and residential
<br /> development. Fire Code Official has full discretion for amount and method of burning. Pemit fee
<br /> $1,000.00. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2012-30, May 7, 2012)
<br /> 44, 15. STORAGE OF MACHINERY. It shall be unlawful to use any premises in any
<br /> residential, office or commercial zone of the City as established by Zoning Ordinance of the City
<br /> of Decatur for the storing or leaving of worn out, wrecked, abandoned, or inoperable
<br /> automobiles, trucks, motor homes, van campers, camping trailers and trailers, appliances, or
<br /> machinery of any kind or any parts thereof, or any appliances or other machinery inoperable due
<br /> to lack of connection to a power source. (Amended, Ordinance No. 89-40, May 1, 1989)
<br /> 4� 16. TRASH AND DEBRIS. The storing,placing, leaving or permitting to remain of
<br /> ashes, refuse, old bricks, concrete, branches, brush, trash or the storing, placing, leaving or
<br /> permitting to remain of any materials which may harbor rats, in any residential, office or
<br /> commercial zone of the City as established by the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Decatur is
<br /> hereby declared to be a nuisance. Firewood stored on the exterior of any structure shall be cut to
<br /> nominal length (18" - 24") and stacked a minimum of 12" above grade. (Amended, Ordinance
<br /> 2014-67, December 1, 2014) (Amended, Ordinance No. 2005-36, May 2, 2005) (Amended,
<br /> Ordinance No. 2004-77, September 20, 2004)
<br /> 4-6 17. PENALTY. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the
<br /> provisions of this Chapter shall be fined not less than One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) nor
<br /> more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense, and each day on which a violation
<br /> occurs or continues shall be considered a separate offense. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2011-93;
<br /> Amended, Ordinance No. 2011-70)
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