There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion that certain code known as the NFPA Code. Such code being made as a part of the ordinances and code of the city as if the same had been set out in full herein, all as authorized and in the same manner prescribed by K.S.A. 12-3009 through 12-3012 including any amendments thereto. An electronic copy of the NFPA code will be maintained by the code enforcement officer and may be reviewed during normal business hours.

(Code 2005, 1-708; Code 2020)

(a)   It shall be unlawful to burn, or cause to be set on fire any material, substance, or object on any premises within the city.

(b)   The fire chief may authorize a period not to exceed 30 calendar days in each year, a period of time that persons may burn the following:

(1)   Leaves.

(2)   Grass.

(3)   Brush and small limbs.

(c)   Burning authorized in subsection (b) must be done in accordance with the following:

(1)   The fire must be attended by a responsible person at least 18 years of age.

(2)   The wind speed must be below 15 M.P.H.

(3)   A garden hose connected to a sufficient water supply must be present and able to reach the entire area being burned.

(4)   Burning may only occur between sunrise and sunset.

(5)   Only materials approved in this article may be burned and must have dried sufficiently so excessive smoke will not be produced.

(6)   When the burn is complete the entire area must be wetted to extinguish any embers.

(d)   The fire chief or his designee may issue permits to persons requesting to born articles allowed in section (b) of this article, but only after inspection of the area or objects to be burned has been completed.  Such permit shall be valid from sun up to sun down on the day of issuance and such burning must follow regulations set out in subsection (c).

(e)   No part of this article is to be construed to prohibit the use of fires for the purposes of cooking, or a training event of an organized fire department.

(Code 2005, 4-501; Code 2020)