§ 8-31. Definitions.

The following phrases or terms when used in this article shall, unless the content otherwise indicates, have the following meanings:

Extinguished means that no visible flame, coals, smoke, or emissions exist.

Open burning means any outdoor fire or open combustion of material which produces visible emissions or products of combustion.

Pile burning is any burning of silvicultural, agricultural, or land clearing and tree cutting debris originating on site. This type of burning is only allowed with authorization by Florida Division of Forestry.

Residential pile burning is any pile burning operation that is conducted by a landowner or an individual contracted by the landowner for an existing or planned residential dwelling of not more than two family units. This type of burning is only allowed with authorization by Florida Division of Forestry. This does not include the burning of yard waste defined in Sec. 8-35.

Sunset is the official time the sun will set as set forth by the U.S. Naval Observatory (tables are available at National Weather Services offices).

Trash means waste materials resulting from the construction, renovation or demolition of a structure and other debris such as paper, cardboard, packing material, phamaceuticals, cloth, glass, street sweepings, vehicle tires and other like matter. Trash is not synonomous with yard waste.

Treated wood means wood coated or infused with paint, glue, filler, pentachlorophenol, creosote, tar, asphalt, chromated copper arsenate (CCA), or other wood preservatives or treatments.

Yard waste means vegetative matter resulting from landscaping and yard maintenance operations and other such routine property cleanup activities. It includes materials such as leaves, shrub trimmings, brush and palm fronds.

(Ord. No. 06-13, § 1, 5-16-2006)