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ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE JONESBORO CODE OF ORDINANCES DEFINING AND LIMITING CONDITIONS FOR OPEN BURNING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro finds it necessary to enact an ordinance to define and limit conditions for open burning within the City of Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro is authorized to enact and enforce laws, ordinances, resolutions, rules, or regulations for the purpose of prohibiting burning in the open pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated 8-4-306 (b); and
WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro has the authority to abate fire hazards through regulatory mechanisms deemed necessary and appropriate pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated 8-6-1703(d).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas that:
SECTION 1: The Jonesboro Code of Ordinances shall be amended to include the following under Title 7, Chapter 7.37 to be entitled Open Burning:
7.37.01 Residential Vegetation Abatement
In accordance with Arkansas Code Annotated 8-6-1703 (d), instances of open burning of yard waste by residents are expressly discouraged within the corporate boundaries of the City of Jonesboro. For the purpose of open burning, yard waste shall be defined in accordance with Arkansas Code Annotated 8-6-1701 (2) as grass clippings, leaves, and shrubbery trimmings collected by a resident or property owner from residential property.
Open burning of yard waste shall not be allowed unless the following conditions are met;
(A) Yard waste materials to be burned may be placed in a pile no larger than three feet in diameter and two feet in height. No more than one pile may be burned at any given time by an individual resident or property owner.
(B) Burning must be at least twenty five feet from the nearest structure, and must be at least twenty five feet from the nearest property line.
(C) The fire mu...
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