Chapter 8.20
BURNING TRASH

Sections:

8.20.010    Burning of trash – Regulations – Penalties.

8.20.020    Burning of trash – Prohibited area – Penalties.

8.20.010 Burning of trash – Regulations – Penalties.

The following rules and regulations for burning of trash shall be observed:

A. It shall be unlawful to burn trash of any kind within the corporate limits of the City from 5:00 p.m. until sunrise the next day and on Sundays and federal holidays.

B. Any open trash fires within the corporate limits of said City, within the time herein authorized, that shall be unattended shall be declared a violation of this chapter and subject to the penalties hereinafter prescribed.

C. It shall be unlawful to maintain any trash of any kind upon any street or within 25 feet thereof in said City, or permit the burning thereof within the prohibited limits herein set out.

D. It shall hereafter be unlawful to burn any garbage or human wastes of any kind within the corporate limits of said City.

E. Any trash fires herein permitted shall not be closer than 25 feet to any building or dwelling within the corporate limits of said City; provided, that this section shall not apply to trash burners of an approved type, being fully enclosed on all sides and protected by wire mesh or other protective covering. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall upon conviction thereof be fined in any sum not exceeding $25.00. (Ord. 2267 § 16; Ord. 1261 § 1. Code 1990 § 9-401)

8.20.020 Burning of trash – Prohibited area – Penalties.

A. The Governing Body of the City of Gardner, Kansas, for good cause shown, does hereby prohibit the burning of any trash within the following described area, to-wit:

1. A four-block area bounded by Park Street, Shawnee Street, Center Street and Sycamore Street in the City of Gardner, Kansas, and other property.

2. All properties within the City limits that are used for commercial or industrial purposes.

B. The Governing Body of the City of Gardner, Kansas, upon the recommendation of the Fire Chief of said City, may exempt certain real properties within said area, including incinerators located within certain buildings, and such other incinerators as may be approved as to type and location by the Governing Body of said City upon the recommendation of the Fire Chief.

C. Penalties. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall upon conviction be fined in any sum not to exceed $100.00. (Ord. 2267 § 17; Ord. 1712 § 2; Ord. 1066 §§ 1 – 6. Code 1990 § 9-402)