Ord 40 Regulating Setting of Firesr i
ORDINANCE NO. J/ 0
VILLAGE OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SETTING
OF FIRES AND PROVIDING FOR THE CON -
TROLLING OF FIRES WITHIN THE.VILLAGE
OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS, AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY FOR.VIOLATION THEREOF.
The Village Council of the Village of Mendota Heights
ordains.as follows:
WHEREAS, indiscriminate and careless setting of grass
and other fires and failure to control them endangers the
safety of persons and property within the Village,
Section 1. a) No person shall start or allow to burn
any outdoor fire for any purpose during any period which the
Village Council has designated as hazardous.
b) The Village Council may designate a period as
hazardous for outdoor fires by resolution which shall be
published once in a legal newspaper of the Village. Such
resolution shall be substantially in the following form:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of
Ordinance No. V O the Village Council of the
Village of Mendota Heights, Dakota County,
Minnesota, does hereby declare the -period from
/, /� ethrough 6L-,/ - 0o Z to be
HAZARDOUS and hereby orders that the starting,
kindling and maintaining of fires be limited
and restricted in accordance with the provisions
of such ordinance.
c) During such hazardous periods no outdoor burning shall
be done unless a. permit has first been obtained from the chief or
assistant chief of the Village Fire Department. The applicant
shall furnish, and the permit shall show, the applicant's name and
address and the name and address of the owner of the property where
the burning is proposed and the day and time of the proposed burning,
and the street address of such property, and, if requested by the
Village Fire Department, the legal description of such property.
No fire shall.be started or continued at such times or in such
places as to constitute a menace or danger to the property or
safety of persons starting the fire or adjacent thereto.
Section 2. Except.when burning is prohibited without a
permit as designated in Section 1 hereof any person starting or
allowing to burn any fire shall follow the rules set forth below.
a) Ordinary rubbish burning on residential property must
be done only in burners - v1
Fi- ?'=per ent n:d which are so constructed as to prevent flying
ashes or embers. Such burners shall be located on the owner's
land so as not to constitute a menace or a nuisance to adjoining
property owners, and such burners shall be used only at reasonable
times and in reasonable manner.
b) Any outdoor fire not in an incinerator, once kindled,
must be kept under immediate personal and constant supervision
and control of the person starting such fire until it is extin-
guished.
c) No leaves or other combustible material shall be
burned nor shall any fires be started on the surface of any
bituminous, asphalt or oil - treated roadway at any time.
d) No fire of any kind shall be started or continued
- at such times or in such places as to constitute a menace or
danger to the property of others or to the property of the
person starting such fire.
Section 3. Any person failing to comply with the
provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of
not to exceed $100.00 or by imprisonment for not to exceed
ninety (90) days.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in force and effect
from and after its publication according to law.
Enacted and ordained into an ordinance this day
of -Y.__ , 1963.
(Seal)
Attest:
William Ca ki s, C
THE VILLAGE OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
By
Donald Huber, Mayor