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ORDINANCE Np. 1285
AN ORDINANCE ANETD 11~ T I TLE 5 , Q-IAPTER 8 OF Tlf CANTON NUV 1 C I PAL
OCDE RELAT I I~G TO Ti-E BURN 1 NG OF TRASH, PAPERS, RIJBB I SH, WIRE,
CIARBAGE AND LANDSCAPE WASTE .
Vu-Q-ZEAS, the Lega I and Ordinance Com~ni ttee has determined
that it is necessary and in the best interest of the City of
Canton to amend Title 5, Chapter 8 of the Canton vlunicipal Code as
hereinafter set forth; and,
VI+F~.AS, the Canton City Council has made a similar
determination.
NUN, TFEREFORE , BE I T ORDA I Nm BY Ti-E CITY OOI~VC I L OF TI-E
CITY OF CANTON, FUlton County, Illinois, as follows:
1. That the Canton City Council hereby finds the foregoing
recitals to be fact.
2. That Title 5, Chapter 8 of the Canton ~.~unicipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"Chapter 8
BURN I (~, REGULATIONS
5 - 8 -1 : BURN I Na TRASH, PAPERS , RUBE I SI-I, VJ I RE OR GARBPGE :
(a) Outdoor burning prohibited. No person shall burn any
processed 4vood, trash, paper, rubbish, wire or garbage out of
doors anywhere in the city. This section shall not prohibit the
use of constantly attended outdoor fires for cooking or
recreational purposes if participants are present. This section
shall also not prohibit the burning by a commercial operator as
long as said business is in an area properly zoned for business
and the burning does not othe revise create a fire hazard.
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(b) Other burning prohibited. No person shall burn any
trash, paper, rubbish, wire, or garbage indoors in the city except
in an incinerator complying with all applicable laws and
ordinances.
(c) Heating and cooking stoves. Nothing in this
ordinance shall be deemed to prohibit the use of wood in stoves
used for cooking, the use of wood in fireplaces for decorative
fire or the use of wood in fireplaces or stoves designed for
heating.
5-8-2: BURNIN3 OF YARD CLIPPINaS:
Open burning of leaves, grass cuttings, shrubbery
cuttings, tree limbs, and other materials accumulated as the
result of the care of lawns, shrubbery, vines and trees
(hereinafter referred to as landscape waste). The open burning of
landscape waste is prohibited within the city of limits of Canton
except as follows:
(1) The open burning of landscape waste shall be permitted
only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and
Sundays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and sunset.
(2) The open burning of landscape waste shall be permitted
on private property, with the consent of the owner or person in
charge of the property.
(3) The open burning of landscape waste is not permitted on
lanes, parking areas, alleys and all paved areas. The smoke
emitted from such burning shall not inhibit the flow of smooth and
safe vehicular or pedestrian traffic passage.
(4) No person shall burn any landscape waste unless such
fire is at least 20 feet from any structure.
(5) Any fire resulting from the open burning of landscape
waste shall be constantly attended by a competent person until
such fire is extinguished.
(6) The Fire Chief shall prohibit any open burning of
landscape waste when the atmospheric conditions or other
conditions at the location of the fire constitute a hazard.
5-8-3: PEN4LTY:
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of
this ordinance shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than
$500.00 for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed
con•mitted on each day during or on which a violation occurs or
continues."
3. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable and if any
sentence, section or other part of this ordinance should be found
to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining
provisions, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full
force and effect.
4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect (10)
days after its passage by the City Council of the City of Canton,
Fulton County, Illinois, approval by the t~~ayor thereof, and
publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton
County, Illinois, at a regular meeting this 3rd day of
July 1990, upon a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Aldermen Kovachevich, Fuller, Sarff, Meade, Bohler,
May, Chapman.
NAYS: Alderman Steck.
ABSENT: None.
APPF~7VED:
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Donald Edwards, f~layor
ATTEST:
Nanc ti"dh i t City CI erk