BLOOMFIELD BURNING ORDINANCE
9.11 Burning Regulated
1. Definition: Combustible Material' used in this section means any
substance that is capable of burning.
2. Burning Prohibited: No person shall cause any
combustible material, nauseous or offensive material, garbage, or petroleum
based material to be ignited or knowingly allow to bum, except as otherwise
herein provided.
3. Exceptions: The following shall be excepted from Subs. (2) of this
section:
a. Burning in any incinerator or other device used for the
burning of combustible materials, which shall be so maintained and operated
that combustible materials placed therein cannot escape there from during the
process of burning.
b. Burning in a furnace, fireplace, stove or other similar
device located within a dwelling, house, or structure.
c. Outdoor cooking, when done in a suitable receptacle so
as not to expose persons or property to danger of fire.
d. The burning of small amounts of dry combustible and nonoffensive
yard debris, shall be excepted all year provided however, this subsection shall
not be interpreted to allow the burning of garbage, noxious materials, or
offensive materials, or petroleum based materials at any time. It is further
provided that the aforestated allowable burning shall be subject to the
following limitations:
I. There shall be on-site supervision of any burning by a
person eighteen years of age or older.
II.
No burning shall take place nearer
than 25 feet from any
building, structure, or edifice.
III.
No burning shall take place nearer
than 50 feet from any
lake or stream.
IV.
No
burning shall take place in any highway, as defined in Section
340.01 (22),
Wis. Stats.
e.
Any fire deemed
to be a conflagration by the Fire Chief or is designee.
4.
Emergency Conditions: The exceptions
set forth III (3) above may be
suspended by the Town Board at any time.
