Show Burning Ordinance Clarification In a special meeting on air pollution and the junk car problem in Davis County Davis County Commissioners met with mayors and city officials of Davis County Municipalities Municipalities Municipalities Mu Mu- and the Davis County Health Department COMMISSIONER Glen Flint stated the meeting had a twofold twofold twofold two two- fold purpose presenting information information information in in- formation on the junk car problem and considering an ordinance for air pollution con con- At a previous meeting on the junk car problem John Burt business administration for the state met with commissioners commissioners commissioners com com- missioners to present information mation Mr Burt point pointed d out that it is impossible to hold the thelast thelast thelast last registered owner responsible responsible responsible sible for the car as it may have been sold or given away several times before being junked dunked He emphasized getting getting getting get get- ting the owners owner's certificate whether the car is junk or not The state legislature has passed a law authorizing the state to issue a junk car permit for cars not considered vehicles When a permit is issued an auto salvage lot can 1 pick up dismantle crush 1 and dispose of the body for fo r steel MALU MAW owner of Intermountain Steel Salt Lake City stated that where e J central locations were established established established for junk cars with i certificates of ownership o or r f junk car state permits h he B e would pick up those vehicles s at no charge A central location location lo to cation must be designated b by bythe bythe Y f the community and cars in insufficient insufficient in i sufficient quantities to make mak e i pick up worth while He i is s willing to give Davis Count County Y consideration due to its geographic location Mayor Glen Cundall of Kaysville Kaysville Kays- Kays ville yule reported that Kaysville City had already delivered a load of junk cars to Mr Hoop aino and the transaction transaction transaction trans trans- action had been very satis satis- factory He said the city had accumulated a sufficient number number number num num- ber of cars for a shipment and that junk cars with clearance papers had been picked up promptly COMMISSIONER Stanley Smoot presented the proposed Air Pollution Ordinance It is the desire of the Davis County Commission Davis County Board of Health and the Cities of Davis County to help the citizenry under under- stand the code of the open burning regulation which was adopted by the Utah Air Conservation Committee December December December Dec Dec- ember 19 1968 1988 under authority authority author author- ity of 5 26 Utah Code Annotated Annotated Annotated An An- 1953 as amended 1967 BURNING WILL not be permitted with or without a permit in the following cat cat- No open burning shall be done at sites used for disposal disposal disposal dis dis- of community trash garbage and other wastes No person shall burn any trash garbage or other waste nor shall conduct any salvage operations in in any open fire except in in conformity with provisions as shown below NO BURNING of automobile automo automo- automobile bile bodies Permissible burning in all parts of the county without without without with with- out permit is as follows IN DEVICES for the primary primary primary mary purpose of preparing food such as outdoor grills and fireplaces Campfires and fires used solely for recreational purposes purposes pur- pur poses where such fires are under the control of a responsible responsible responsible re- re person INDOOR fireplaces Property operated industrial flares for combustion of flammable gases Until July 1 1970 orchard h heating provided provided pro- pro vided that tires heavy fuel oil or other materials which can cause severe air pollution tion lion are not used PERMITS PERI required in the following categories Continued on page 2 Burning Rules RIlles Continued from Front Pa g When not prohibited by other laws or other officials having jurisdiction and when l c a nuisance is not created the types of open burning listed below are permissible after a permit has been obtained AGRICULTURAL burning 1 including premise on-premise orchard field stubble and weeds and open burning to clear irrigation ditches This does not apply to household waste Open burning of tires trees and brush within railroad rail road and public road rights rights- way of-way provided that dirt is removed from stumps before burning and that tires heavy fuel oil or other materials which can cause use air pollution pollution pollution tion are not used to start star fires or keep fires burning OPEN BURNING of solid or liquid fuels or structures for removal of hazards or eyesores eyesores eyesores eye eye- sores or for training training training train train- ing purposes when conducted under the direct control and supervision of organized fire departments 3 Permits for agricultural burning will generally be limited to owners who have under cultivation two acres or more of property in row crops alfalfa orchards etc but final decision will be made by the authority issuing the permit CERTAIN days permits will not be issued because the clearing index for air pol pal pollution pollution lution indicates atmospheric pressures would hold pollutant pollutants in the atmosphere and be in injurious injurious injurious in- in jurious to humans animals and vegetation For information concerning agricultural permits for burning burning burning burn burn- ing contact the city or town office and the Davis County Board of Health for people in unincorporated areas of the county IMPLEMENTATION of this state law will cause some in in- in conveniences From experience of other states and public officials the harmful effects of air pollution as a result of failure to control far exceed exceed exceed ex ex- ex- ex the inconveniences im im- im- im posed These open burning regulations regulations regulations regula regula- are the first of ol a series which will eventually constitute constitute constitute tute a complete code of air pollution control regulations and standards based upon the best information available They will be subject to review review review re re- re- re view periodically as additional addition addition- al information and methods are developed EXEMPTIONS sped specified f fie i e d such as those listed listed- under the clearing index are con con- considered con considered as interim control procedures effective only until until until un un- un- un til more satisfactory procedures procedures procedures dures are developed Purpose Purpose Purpose Pur Pur- pose is to prevent abate and control air pollution by all practical and economically reasonable methods All citizens in the unincorporated unincorporated unincorporated area without authorization authorization authorization author author- card for privileges to dump in the disposal areas may obtain one through the Davis County Clerks Clerk's office at Farmington All citizens living within the incorporated cities and towns of the County County County Coun Coun- ty may obtain their authorization authorization authorization author author- card by contacting their city halls THOSE PRESENT felt this would be a positive start on air pollution and junk cars and should be publicized A future meeting will be called to set up the program for immediate immediate immediate im im- im- im mediate action |