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I I I I I e) Wood. "Wood" means dry, clean fuel only such as twigs, branches, limbs, "presto logs" charcoal, cordwood or untreated dimensional lumber. "Wood" does NOT include wood that is green, with leaves or needles, rotten, wet, oil soaked, treated with paint or preservatives. In addition, "wood" does NOT include composition board, plywood, pressed board, chipboard, wall board, packaging material, building material (other than dimensional lumber) sawdust and railroad ties. Clean, untreated, unspilled on pallet wood may be safely used if cut to 3' length. f) ~hiltJg.~F_lltli. "Starter Fuels" means dry paper, clean cardboard, charcoal fire starter. Paraffin candles and alcohol are permitted as starter fuels as an aid to ignition only. Mixed packaging material, plastic, or petro-chemical fuels (kerosene, fuel oil, diesel, lighter fluid, gasoline) are NOT to be used for starter fuels NOR added to a recreational fire. 110.203 Permit Reo_uired I I I I i I I It shall be unlawful, a violation of this chapter and a petty misdemeanor for any person to start or allow to bum any Recreational Fire on any property in the City of Ramsey without first having obtained a Recreational Fire Permit ("Permit"). 110.204 permit ~pplication The permit shall be obtained by making application on a form prescribed by the City. The permit application together with that permit fee established by City Council Resolution shall be presented to that City Staff person designated by the City Administrator for review and processing the application. 110.205 Permit Process Upon receipt of the completed permit application and permit fee as set annually by resolution, the City staff person shall refer the permit application to the City's Fire Department. Fire Department personnel shall then physically inspect the proposed recreational fire site and make a written report to the City staff person as. to the adequacy of the site. The Fire Department personnel shall report on such fire safety features as adequate cleared area, set back from property lines, distance from structures and other relevant fire safety features. Upon a written report finding that the site is adequate, the City staff person shall issue the permit for a one year period. In the event, the Fire Department personnel find the proposed site inadequate and unsafe, no permit may be issued. 110.206 Permit Holder Responsibility I I I I Prior to starting a Recreational Fire, the site permit holder shall be responsible for confirrning that no burning ban or air quality alert is in effect. A 24 hour information number is maintained by the City of Ramsey which will indicate if there is a burning ban or air quality alert. Permittee is legally responsible for containing the fire in recreational fire site. The permit holder shall be required to insure (1) that Recreational Fires are attended by a person of suitable age and discretion; (2) that the fire is extinguished completely before the last person leaves the site; and (3) that a valid permit as required by the Chapter be available for inspection by the Ramsey Police Deparunent, fire Department and/or DNR Forest Officer. 110.207 Revocation of a Permit A recreational fire permit may be revoked upon a finding by the City's Fire Chief that: I 1) The originally inspected and permitted site has been altered or relocated without permit renewal; or 2) Receipt by the City of citizen complaints regarding the site, such that fa'es at the site are a public nuisance; and which complaints have been verified by City Fire Department I personnel personnel; or and/or Police 3) Violation of burning ban or air quality alert; or 4) Violation of any other provision of this chapter. I 174