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7. Every fire shall be constantly attended by a competent person age 18 or older and the fire shall be completely extinguished before leaving the fire unattended. 8. A water source is needed for all open burning permits. The only exception is if the permit applicant has heavy equipment to extinguish the fire. 9. Winds must be less than 10 miles per hour to conduct an open burn. The White Bear Lake Fire Department shall have the power and duty to enforce these regulations and are required to extinguish any burn that is not in compliance with the regulations of the permit. 6.3 Outdoor Burning Allowed Recreational or cooking fires supervised by an adult and which are fully contained within approved fire rings, pits or appliances not greater than three (TO") feet in diameter shall be exempt from the permit requirement, providing no fire bans have been issued by the Fire Marshal or the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Firewood defined as untreated or uncoated natural wood, which is greater than 2 inches and less than 8 inches in diameter and less than 20 inches in length may be burned subject to the following conditions: I. Firewood may only be burned within a non-combustible containment less than 3-feet in diameter and not less than 8 inches in depth or height. The fire shall be limited in fuel such that at no time does the flame height exceed 36 inches. 2. Fire pits or rings must be located a minimum of 25 feet from structures or combustibles, such as houses, garages, sheds, wood piles and wooden fences and 15 feet from property lines. 3. The fire may not be lit prior to 10 a.m. nor after 1 1:00 p.m. 4. The fire must be constantly attended and supervised by an adult until the fire has been completely extinguished. 5. A means of controlling or extinguishing the fire (including an approved fire extinguisher, water supply or ample supply of sand) must be immediately available. 6. The use of flammable or combustible liquid accelerants is not permitted. 7. Recreational fires are not permitted on days when the wind speeds exceed 10 miles per hour. 8. Any person planning to have a recreational tire must be aware of any local burning bans that are in effect. If a burning ban is in effect, then all recreational fires are prohibited. The fire department is authorized to require that the recreational fire be immediately discontinued if they determine that the smoke emissions are offensive to occupants of surrounding property or if the fire is deemed to constitute a hazardous condition. Section 7. Violations and Penalties 7.1 Any person(s) violating or otherwise refusing to comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than Seven Hundred and No/100 ($700.00) dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days for each offense. Each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Section S. Repealer 8.1 Ordinance No. 44 of the City of Gem Lake is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 9. Adoption and Enactment 9.1 Adopted by a unanimous vote of the City Council of the City of Gem Lake on the 21 °t day of May, 2001. 9.2 This Ordinance No. 77 shall take effect and be in force after its adoption by the City Council and publication in the City's official Legal Publication. Ordinance No. 77 Fire Code - Page 3 of 4