Fire Prevention

Village of Shorewood - Open Burning

4-3-1: BURNING PROHIBITED:

Except as hereinafter provided it shall be unlawful to burn any material, including, but not limited to, "landscape waste" and "municipal waste" as hereafter defined. (Ord. 02-1113, 7-23-2002, eff. 7-23-2002)

4-3-2: DEFINITIONS:

LANDSCAPE WASTE: All accumulations of grass or shrubbery, leaves and all other materials accumulated in the care of lawns, shrubbery and vines.

MUNINCIPAL WASTE: Garbage, general household and commercial waste, industrial lunchroom or office waste, landscape waste and construction or demolition debris. (Ord. 02-113, 7-23-2002, eff. 7-23-2002)

4-3-3: ATTENDANCE REQUIRED:

Any fire allowed under this chapter must be attended at all times by a person of such age and physical ability necessary to control the same. (Ord. 0-132, 6-8-1971)

4-3-4: EXECPTIONS:

The following open burning activities are permitted within the village:

• The setting of fires by the forest preserve district of Will County on property owned or controlled by it, to perform prescribed burning for natural community and habitat management;

• The setting of fires to combat or limit existing fires, when reasonable and necessary in the judgment of the responsible government official;

• The burning of fuels for legitimate campfire, recreational, and cooking purposes, or in domestic fireplaces, in areas which such burning is consistent with other laws, provided that no garbage shall be burned in such cases;

• Small open flames for heating tar or for welding, acetylene torches, highway safety flares, and the like;

• The burning of the tree limbs on the property where they were generated.
  (Ord. 02-113, 7-23-2002, eff. 7-23-2002)

4-3-5: PENALTY:

All persons acting in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (Ord. 0-132, 6-8-1971; amd. 1994 Code)