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An Open Bommg'.perm~t shall reqmre a non-refundable application fee. In the event the Open Burning permit~app;lication is approved, the permit fee shall be volume based. Application and permit fees shall beset annually by City Council resolution. However, the City Council may at other times amgnd !ts resolution setting the fees as it deems necessary. The fees established by City Council re$°lutjon shall continue to be the required fee until amended by a resolution. 7.83.07 PERMIT PROCESS FOR OPEN BURNING Upon receipt o~f the. completed Open Burning permit application and permit fee, the City staff person shall scbeda, lea preliminary site inspection to locate the proposed burn site, draft a fire event safety plan, a~hd note special conditions. The materials to be burned may then be piled for burning at which time a second inspection shall be scheduled to assess volume of material and associated fees~ set 4:lates and times of permitted burn and review fire safety considerations. Two days before b_ui'ning, the permit holder shall notify the City of Ramsey Fire Department of the proposed burn.! 7.83.08 J>ERMIT HOLDER RESPONSIBILITY Prior to starting ant Open Burn, the permit holder shall be responsible for confirming that no burning ban or gtr qcahty alert ~s ~n effect. Every Open Burn event shall be constantly attended by the permit hold}r orihis/her competent representative. The Open Burning site shall have available, appropriate ¢0t~mU~3ication and fire suppression equipment as set out in the fire safety plan. The Open Burn fire ~shal! be completely extinguished before the permit holder or his/her representative leaves the s~t¢: ,At is! the responsibility of the permit holder to have a valid permit, as required by this section; a~ailible for inspection on the site by the Ramsey Police Department, Fire Department, M.P~ CAirepresentative, and/or DNR Forest Officer. The permit hol~ler ~s responsible for compliance and implementation of all general conditions, special conditions aj~d the burn event safety plan as established in the permit issued. The permit holder shall be responsible for all costs incurred as a result of the burn, including, but not limited to, fire suPpresSion ~nd administrative fees. 7.83.09 REVOCATION OF OPEN BURNING PERMIT The Open Bu~ng Permit is subject to revocation at the discretion of the MPCA commissioner, a DNR forest off~cer,!the City of Ramsey Fire Chief or the City of Ramsey Fire Warden. Reasons for revocation: ihclude, but are not limited to: a fu'e hazard existing or developing during the course of the burn, art',, of!the conditions of the permit being violated during the course of the burn, pollution or nu~'san~e condmons developing dunng the course of the burn, or a fire smoldering with no flame ~resent. 7.83.10 DENIAL OF OPEN BURNING PERMIT If established ctite~a for the issuance of an open burning permit are not met or during review of said application, it is determined that a practical alternative method of disposal of the material exists, or a pOllBtio~ or nuisance condition would result, or if a burn event safety plan cannot be drafted to the s~tisf~tion of the Ramsey Fire Warden and the Ramsey Fire Chief, then a City Staff person may dCn~, th~ open burning permit application. 7.83.11 BURNING BAN OR AIR QUALITY ALERT No Recreationai Fire or Open Bum will be permitted when the City or DNR has officially declared a burning ban due t¢ potential hazardous fire conditions or when the MPCA has declared an Air