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Timestamp: 2017-10-21 21:26:52
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 156', '§ 156', '§ 156', '§ 156', '§ 156', '§ 156', '§ 156', '§ 156', '§ 156', '§ 156', '§ 8', '§ 66', '§ 1']

Village of Superior, WI Burning, Outdoor and Open
§ 156-4 General prohibition on open burning, outdoor burning and refuse burning.
§ 156-5 Materials that may not be burned.
§ 156-6 Burn barrels.
§ 156-7 Exemption for burning certain papers.
§ 156-8 Liability.
§ 156-9 Right of entry and inspection.
§ 156-10 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
Chapter 156: Burning, Outdoor and Open
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Superior 5-14-2009 by Ord. No. 46. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Solid waste — See Ch. 337.
Chapter 156 : Burning, Outdoor and Open
This chapter is intended to promote the public health, safety and welfare and to safeguard the health, comfort, living conditions, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Village of Superior due to the air pollution and fire hazards of open burning, outdoor burning and refuse burning.
This chapter applies to all outdoor burning and refuse burning within the Village of Superior.
Burning in a stove, furnace, fireplace or other heating device within a building used for human or animal habitation unless the material being burned includes refuse as defined in § 156-3 of this chapter.
The Fire Chief of the City of Superior or other person authorized by the Fire Chief.
Open burning, outdoor burning and refuse burning are prohibited in the Village of Superior unless the burning is specifically permitted by this chapter.
Waste oil or other oily wastes except used oil burned in a heating device for energy recovery, subject to the restrictions in Ch. NR 590, Wis. Adm. Code.
Newspaper, corrugated cardboard, container board, office paper and other materials that must be recycled, except as provided in § 156-7 of this chapter.[1]
No person shall use or maintain a burn barrel in the Village of Superior.
Notwithstanding § 156-5G of this chapter, paper and cardboard products may be used as a starter fuel for a fire that is allowed under this chapter.
Confidential papers from a commercial enterprise shall be shredded or destroyed in a manner other than burning.[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 8.4, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
A person utilizing or maintaining an outdoor fire shall be responsible for all fire-suppression costs and any other liability resulting from damage caused by the fire.
The Fire Chief or any authorized officer, agent, employee or representative of the Village of Superior who presents credentials may inspect any property for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Note: If the owner or occupant of the premises denies access to the property for this purpose, a special inspection warrant may be obtained in accordance with §§ 66.122 and 66.123, Wis. Stats.
The Fire Chief and Village of Superior officials are authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
The penalty for violation of any portion of this chapter shall be as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-4 of this Code. Penalties are doubled for second and subsequent offenses.[1]