City of East Jordan issued the following announcement on July 7.
We have had some recent calls about burning in town. Please note we have no open burning in town. Please see below the section of the Open Burning Ordinance which prohibits open burning of items and what is permissible:
Sec. 16-52. - Prohibited open burning.
(a)No person shall cause, allow or maintain any open burning of any rubbish or household waste material in any incinerator, barrel, can, pit or similar container or enclosure.
(b)No person shall permit or engage in the act of burning leaves or other yard wastes within the corporate limits of the city.
Sec. 16-53. - Permissible open burning.
The following open fires shall be permitted and all permissible open burning must be attended at all times:
(1)Preparation of food in open pits or conventional charcoal or gas grills.
(2)Campfires not exceeding three feet in diameter and flames three feet in height.
(3)Controlled fires for training of firefighters.
(4)Personal use of smoking materials.
(5)Use of matches or lighters for lighting authorized fires.
(6)Burning of charcoal, kiln-dried lumber scraps or non-ash producing fuel for the heating of building materials at construction sites or for the warmth of workers when such burning occurs in metal containers located no less than 15 feet from other combustible material.
(7)Approved and properly installed heating units such as fireplaces and wood stoves.
Original source can be found here.
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