ORD1973248ORDINANCE 11248
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 9.22 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF TIlE CITY OF MUSKEGO
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THE COMMON COUNCIL OF TIlE CITY OF MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN, 00 ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Section 9.22 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
1. Regulations for open fires. Open burning in the city
is prohibited except as follows:
(a)
- (b)
(c)
.- (d)
(e)
(f)
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All burning shall be done only when wind direction
is such as will not carry smoke or soot into any
adjoining building, onto laundry hanging outside
of premises, or when it would be a source of
annoyance by reason of smoke, fumes, or odors to
persons or property on or near the premises.
Burning of brush or weeds is allowed subject to the
following regulations:
(1) The perimeter of an area of a grass or brush
fire must be at least 30 feet from any building,
utility pole, overhead wires or any other combustibl~
ma terial.
(2) Wind direction at time of fire shall be away
from buildings and other combustible materials or
structures and the wind velocity shall be not more
than 15 miles per hour as recorded by the U. S.
Weather Bureau, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
(3) Sufficient fire fighting implements and
personnel shall be available at the scene while
burning is in progress to control the fire
Fires set for practice and instruction of firemen,
or testing of fire-fighting equipment.
Outdoor fire for cooking, ceremonies, or recreation.
Small open flames for welding, acetylene torches,
safety flares, heating tar, or similar applications.
Buring of small amounts of branches, dry leaves and
dry plant clippings and other dry wood, subject to
the following regulations:
1. No burning shall take place on lakeshores,
roadside ditches, streams or other watercourse:
in the city.
2. The burning of garbage or putrecible material is prohib-
ited.
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(3) Burning of standing or razed buildings.
(a) No building or structure, or materials from a
razed building shall be burned unless it shall be a fire
set for the practice and instruction of firemen or the
testing of firefighting equipment and shall be under the
supervision of the fire department.
(4) Emergencies. Whenever, because of extreme dryness or
drought, the Mayor shall deem it necessary to prohibit the
setting of fires upon any land within the City, he shall
by proclamation, declare an emergency and cause to be
published in the official newspaper a notice forbidding
the setting of fires within the City or any part thereof
and/or have broadcast on radio or T.V. such notice, and
after publishing or broadcasting of such notice, no person
shall set any fire upon lands in such area except for
warming the person or cooking food until the expiration
of such emergency.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances incon-
sistent with or contravening this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its publication and passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED '!HIS 22nd DAY OF May
, 1973.
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City Clerk
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