“Clean wood” means wood that has not been painted, varnished, coated, or pressure treated, and is in its natural state, without containing resins or glues, such as in plywood or other composite wood products.

“Demolition waste” means waste materials including but not limited to waste, shingles, insulation, wood that is not clean wood, wiring, plastics, packaging and rubble that results from construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition operations on a residential, commercial or industrial building or other structure.

“Nuisance” means a condition of property or course of conduct that interferes with the legal rights of others, including by causing damage, annoyance, inconvenience, endangering the health, safety and welfare of another, or interfering with another’s property rights or the environment.

“Open burning” means a fire from which the products of combustion are emitted directly into the open air without passing through a stack or chimney.

“Recreational burning” means a small outdoor fire intended for recreation, heating or cooking, but not for disposal of waste wood or refuse.

“Recreational fire burn ring” means a metal, stone or concrete ring on the ground (fire pit) not to exceed four feet in diameter for the purpose of outdoor recreational burning.

“Recreational wood burning unit” means a portable wood burning device, including but not limited to a chimney or patio warmer.

“Refuse” means waste generated from sources other than demolition waste, including household and hazardous material, but excluding yard waste.

“Townsite” means the residential, commercial, industrial and institutional land developed between the National Weather Service, Kaminista Quarry, the municipal watershed, East Landing and the area surrounding the municipal water tanks.

“Yard waste” means natural and unmodified vegetative material, including brush, stumps, leaves, and grass clippings. [Ord. 21-04 § 2 (Att.), 2021.]