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Prohibition - Setting Fires (Section 6)

Except as provided in Section 4, no person shall set a fire in the City unless the fire: (a) has been approved by the Fire Chief in accordance with Section 7; or (b) is a permitted fire; and is otherwise compliant with the requirements of this By-law.

Permitted Fires (Section 8)

For the purposes of this By-law, a permitted fire (a) is a fire set in a burn barrel and otherwise in accordance with Section 13; (b) is a campfire and otherwise in accordance with Section 14; (c) is a fire set in a cooking device and otherwise in accordance with Section 15; (d) is a fire set in a chiminea and otherwise in accordance with Section 16; (e) is a fire set in a portable device and otherwise in accordance with Section 17; (f) is a brush fire, authorized by a burn permit and otherwise in accordance with Section 18; (g) is a crop residue fire, authorized by a burn permit and otherwise in accordance with Section 19, or (h) is a winter lake fire, in accordance with Sections 10, 11, 12 and 20.

Brush Fire - Permit (Section 18)

(1) No person shall set or maintain a brush fire without a valid burn permit issued in accordance with this By-law. (2) No person holding a valid burn permit for a brush fire shall set or maintain a brush fire unless he or she ensures: (a) the fire is set and maintained at a distance of no less than 30 metres or such greater distance as may be specified in the burn permit, from: (i) the nearest building or other combustible structure; and (ii) any overhead wires; (b) the materials to be burned in the fire do not exceed 2 metres in length, 2 metres in width and 2 metres in height; (c) the fire is not set or maintained except during the time between one half hour before sunset and one half hour after sunrise of the next following day...

Campfire (Section 14)

(1) No person shall set or maintain a campfire unless the person ensures all of the following conditions are met: (a) the campfire fire is contained within an area completely surrounded by a non-combustible barrier of metal, masonry, ceramic or stone or is contained within a pit in the ground; (b) the diameter of the campfire area in paragraph 14(a) does not exceed 66 centimetres; (c) the campfire is located at least: (i) 6 metres from any structure; and (ii) 5 metres from any forest or woodland; (d) the material burned in the campfire is in a single pile that is less than 66 centimetres in height...

Application for Burn Permit (Section 22)

(1) Any person in the City who wishes to obtain a burn permit for a brush fire or a crop residue fire shall apply in writing to the Fire Chief three full working days prior to the day or earliest day on which the applicant wishes to set the fire.

Automatic revocation (Section 26(2))

Every burn permit shall be automatically revoked without further action by the Fire Chief in the event that: (a) a restricted fire zone is declared under the Forest Fire Prevention Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.24, which affects the City; or (b) the Fire Chief declares a fire ban in the City or the part of the City to which the burn permit applies, pursuant to the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 4.