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RESOLUTION NO. II 1 ... 3 •
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the
City of Kent, washington, allowing the limited
outdoor burning of certain waste material ana
rescinding Resolution 890.
WHEREAS, by Resolution 890 adopted April 7, 1980, the
City of Kent prohibited outdoor burning except in limited
circumstances; and
WHEREAS, conditions have changed since the City's
adoption of Resolution 890; and
WHEREAS, in the JUdgment of the Fire Chief of the City of
Kent, it would now be appropriate to allow outdoor burning of
natural vegetation under carefully controlled circumstances ana on
a limited basis during the year; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KEN~, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. outdoor burning of natural vegetation (trees,
shrubs, etc.) shall be allowed for the purpose of residential
burning upon issuance of a permit.
Section 2. Residential burning is defined as small
outdoor fires consisting of leaves, clippings, prunings, and wood
so long as it has not been treated by an application of
prohibitive material or substances and other yard and gardening
refuse originating on lands immediately adjacent and in close
proximity to a human dwelling and burned on such lands by the
property owner or his designee.
Section 3. Residential burning shall only be allowed by
complying with the following conditions:
A. Fires are conducted only by the resident of a single
family residence.
B. Fires are started only between 10 a.m. ana sunset.
c. Only one pile is burned at a time and each pile is
extinguished before another is lighted.
D. No burn1ng is conducted within fifty feet of any
structure.
E. The fires contain only natural vegetation and wood
so long as it has not been treated by an application
of prohibitive material or substances.
section 4. Permits. A permit shall be required for each
burning operation. Permits shall be issued by the Fire Chief or
his designate. All burning must be done in accordance with rules
and regulations of the Kent Fire Department, Puget ~ound Air
Pollution Control Agency, and any other department or agency which
may now or at any future date have jurisdiction or control of
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outdoor burning.
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section 5. Resolution 890 be and the same is hereby
rescinded.
Passed at a regular meeting of th~ Council of the
City of Kent Washington this ~ day of ~ 1986.
day of
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy
of Resolution No. //~ , passed by the City council of the
City of Kent, Washington, the ~ cay of ~ , 1986.
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