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Title 7 : Fire Protection and Fireworks
Chapter 3 : Open Burning

7-301 : Permits required.

  1. Any party desiring to burn any authorized item outside and away from any structure on their real property shall be required to obtain a burning permit from the city manager before burning is to commence.
  2. Burning below the one thousand and two (1,002) (elevation in feet above sea level) on lakeside lots is not exempt from the burn permit requirements of this chapter. While land below the one thousand and two (1,002) is "outside" of the city limits, the Tennessee Department of Forestry requires burn permits for any burning anywhere between Oct. 15 and May 15.
  3. Lakeside land owners desiring to burn any authorized item below the one thousand and two (1,002) level shall obtain a burn permit from the city throughout the year and the additional Tennessee Department of Forestry burn permit when burning between Oct. 15 and May 15.
  4. Said city permit shall state what items are to be burned, where, by whom, and when the burn is to begin.
  5. There shall be no cost for obtaining said burning permits.
  6. Permits are not required for burning in containers such as a metal barrel or a recreational "burn pit" covered with a one-half inch (1/2") mesh screen cover. (Ord. #217-05, Nov. 2016)