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(D) Violation /Penalty. Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (E) Severability. Should any section, subdivision, clause or other provision of this Ordinance be held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or of any part thereof, other than the part held to be invalid. Ord. #112, adopted 0212412021 OPEN BURNING § 91.20 PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish permitted categories of open burn events for residences and farms within the city and provide for a permitting process for residential and agricultural open burning, except when the open burning is defined as a recreational fire as prescribed in this subchapter. Ord. 936A, adopted 0811011994 § 91.21 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. FIRE CHIEF, FIRE MARSHAL and ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHALS. The Fire Chief, Fire Marshal and Assistant Fire Marshals of the Centennial Fire District which provides fire protection services to the city through a joint powers agreement. OPENBURNING. The burning of any matter if the resultant combustion products are emitted directly to the atmosphere without passing through a stack, duct or chimney, except a recreational fire as defined herein. RECREATIONAL FIRE. A fire set with approved starter fuel no more than three feet in height, contained within the border of a recreational fire site using dry, clean wood; producing little detectable smoke, odor or soot beyond the property line; conducted with an adult tending the fire at all times; for recreational, ceremonial, food preparation for social purposes; extinguished completely before quitting the occasion; and respecting weather conditions, neighbors, burning bans and air quality so that nuisance, health or safety hazards will not be created. Mobile cooking devices such as manufactured hibachis, charcoal grills, wood smokers, and propane or natural gas devices are not defined as RECREATIONAL FIRES. No more than one RECREATIONAL FIRE is allowed on any property at one time. RECREATIONAL FIRE SITE. An area of no more than a three-foot diameter circle (measured from the inside of the fire ring or border); completely surrounded by noncombustible and nonsmoke- 96 1 Page