§ 92.18. OPEN BURNING.

All open burning is prohibited within the Town of Lexington except as follows

(A)

Fires set in the performance of an official duty of any public official if the fire is necessary for the prevention of a hazard which cannot be abated by other means, for the instruction of fire fighters under the supervision of the Fire Chief, or for the protection of public health.

(B)

Fires contained in grills and similar devices used for the preparation of food.

(C)

Salamanders (burn barrels) or other devices used for heating by construction or other workers provided no smoke violation or nuisance is created.

(D)

Campfires or bonfires set for recreational purposes which are constantly attended by an adult until positively extinguished.

(E)

Fires set in the course of agricultural operations to grow crops or raise animals; provided no smoke violation or nuisance is created.

(F)

Clearing debris for proposed developments can be burned if using the pit and blower burning technique and if the following rules are complied with:

(1)

The pit and the blower must be approved by the Town's Engineering Department.

(2)

Burn permits must be obtained from Lexington County on a daily basis and permit numbers reported to the Town's Engineering Department.

(3)

Burning shall be done Monday through Friday with no weekend burning.

(4)

A responsible adult with the proper fire control equipment must be present until the fire is extinguished.

(5)

Only clean forest materials shall be placed into the pit. No other types of material shall be placed into the pit. Excessive wet material shall not be introduced to the fire.

(G)

Exceptions (D), (E) and (F) shall be prohibited if the Governor, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, or the State Forestry Commission issues a proclamation forbidding the use of fire when conditions are abnormal and shall continue to be prohibited until such proclamation is annulled.

('60 Code, § 10-28; Am. Ord. 72, passed 6-20-88; Ord. 366, § 1, passed 7-6-98)