Show ORDINANCE I AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING G FOR THE CONTROL AN AND REGULATION OF FIRES I ITHE INTilE IN INTHE N THE TilE AREAS OUTSIDE TH THE E NE CORPORATE LIMITS OF 0 F FN CITIES AND TOW TOWNS N S I IN N DAVIS COUNTY STATE 0 OF F UTAH AND PROVIDING G FOR THE ISSUANCE 0 OF GE PERMITS FOR FIRES TH THE E REQUIREMENT OF INCINERATORS INCINERATORS AND RESTRICTING RESTRICT RESTRICT- ING BURNING IN INCINERATORS INCINERATORS TO SPECIFIC HOURS BE IT HEREBY HEREDY ORDAINED I by the thc Board of County Commissioners Commissioners Com Com- missioners of Davis County State of Utah as follows 1 BURNING WITH WITHOUT 0 U T PERMIT PROHIBITED GENERALL GEN GEN- Y The period fro from m June 1 to Oct 31 inclusive o ol of each year shall b be known as ns a athe s the Closed Fire Season throughout through through- out the area outside the corporate corporate cor cor- poste limits of cities an and d towns in Davis Davie County Utah Except as hereinafter provided provid proved ed during the Closed Fire Season Season Season Sea Sea- son it shall be unlawful for an any person to set on fire or cause cans to be set on fire any inflammable inflammable mable or combustible material in the said unincorporated d area without first securing a written permit from the thc State Forester or a designated deputy deputy deputy dep dep- uty and fully complying with the terms and conditions prescribed prescribed pre pre- prescribed scribed in the permit 2 PERl Written burning burn ing permits may be obtained by request from the State Forester Forester Forester For For- I ester or a designated deputy o othe or orthe the Davis County Fire Warden and in all aU instances shall require require re reo quire that an adult be in attendance attendance attendance at at- at the fire with necessary necessary essary water or equipment for forthe forthe the extinguishment of the fir fire should it get out of control The permit permit may furth further r specify reasonable precautions to betaken be beaken betaken taken aken in connection with the building or tending of the fire Cire 3 EXCEPTIONS It shall b be unlawful for any person to burn any combustible mU material in the said unincorporated area of Davis County without a permit except as follows a. a Burning of combustible materials will be permitted between between between be be- tween the hours of AM A.M. and 1200 Noon if the burning burnings is s contained within a noncombustible noncom non incinerator or container contain contain- er which is completely enclosed and equipped with a permanently permanently perma- perma attached door or lid a hood or stack terminating in a spark arrester securely attached attached at- at ached to such hood or stack Such spark arrester or lid shall shalle be e constructed of cast iron have mesh wire or other noncombustible noncombustible non non- combustible material w with wit f t h openings not to exceed one half inch provided however any spark park arrester or lid may be used which is designed design d to provide provide provide pro pro- vide equivalent protection b. b Burning in fireplaces or stoves loves as provided in established camping areas c. c No provision of this Ordinance Ordinance Ordinance nance is to be construed to prevent prevent pre pre- vent the burning of fence lines on cultivated lands canals or irrigation ditches or or ditches where such burning will not pose a threat to forest range or r watershed lands provided due lue care is used in the control thereof hereof 4 Burning permits shall shan In Inno Inno inno no way relieve an individual from rom personal liability due to his neglect or failure to take reasonable precautions and exercise exercise ex- ex due care 5 It shall be unlawful for lor any person in the unincorporated ed area of Davis County to wilfully wilfully wil- wil fully ully or negligently set on fire cause caus tl to be set on fire or procure procure procure pro pro- cure to to be set on fire any tree ree shrub grass brush undergrowth un un- cultivated crops or other property on any land Jand public or private not his own G 6 t It shall ShaH be unlawful for any p person in the unincorporated ed area of Davis County to throw from a moving vehicle or orI I otherwise then tse throw or place any any J h lighted e r cigarette garette cigar fire ra J j 4 ashes ashes- or other laming or or substance substance which may cause ause fire on highways highways high- high ways or 7 Any violation of this Ordinance Ordinance n nance ance shall shaH constitute a misI mis mis- I demeanor and shall shan be bc punished punished pun pun- i shed upon a tine fine o of not to exceed exceed ex ex- exceed and a jail sentence sentence sen sen- tence of not to exceed three months or both 8 That in the opinion of the Board of Davis County Commissioners Commissioners Commissioners Com Com- missioners this Ordinance is necessary for the thc peace health and safety of said Davis County Coun Coun- ty and the inhabitants thereof therefore this Ordinance shall shaH become effective immediately upon passage and upon a copy being published in accordance with law and upon a copy copy being being being be be- ing deposited in the thc office of the Davis County Clerk Farmington Farmington Farmington Farm- Farm ington Utah Unanimously passed and approved approved approved ap ap- proved this 3rd day of August AD A.D. 1964 Commission e ers r sWayne s sWayne Wayne M. M Winegar George Evan Taylor and Glen W. W Flint Flintall Flintall all voting aye I WAYNE M. M WINEGAR Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners A ATTEST JOHN M. M PARK County Clerk Publication date Aug 14 1964 |