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e) Woo~ "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, or treated with paint or preservatives. In addition, "wood" does NOT include coal, composition board, plywood, pressed board, chipboard, wallboard, 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. 110.203 PERMIT REQUIRED It shall be unlawful, a violation of this Chapter, and a misdemeanor for any person to start or allow any open burning on any property in the City of Ramsey without first having obtained an open burning permit, except that a permit shall NOT be required for any fire which fulfills each and every condition of a Recreational Fire as defined herein. 110.204 PURPOSES ALLOWED Open burning perm/ts will be issued only for the following purposes: a) b) c) d) e) g) Instruction and training. Elimination of fh'e or health hazard. Accepted agriculture, forest or game management practice. Ground-thawing. Disposal of diseased trees. Disposal of building material generated by demolition of non-commercial or non- institutional snmctures. 110.205 PERMIT APPLICATION Open-burn permits shall be obtained by making application on a form prescribed by the City. The permit application together with the permit fee established by City Council resolution shall be presented to that City Staff person designated by the City Administrator for reviewing and processing said applications. 110.206 PERMIT PROCESS Upon receipt of the completed permit application and minimum permit fee as set annually by resolution, the City staff person shall schedule a preliminary site inspection to locate the proposed bum site, draft a fire event safety plan, and note special conditions. The materials may then be piled for burning at which time a second inspection is scheduled to assess volume of material and associated fees, set dates and times of permitted burn and review fire safety considerations. Two days before burning, the permittee must notify the City of Ramsey Fire Department of said burn. One day after completing the burn, the permittee must notify the City of Ramsey Fire Department for inspection and restoration of site. 110.207 PERMIT HOLDER RESPONSIBILITY Prior to starting an open-bum, the site permit holder shall be responsible for confirming 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. Every open fire event shall be constantly attended by the permit holder or a competent representative, thereof, with appropriate communication and fire suppression equipment as set out in the fire safety plan. The open-burn fire shall be completely extinguished before leaving the site.