8.30.030 Burning permits.
(1) Permit Required. A written burning permit is required for all outdoor burning, except for recreational fires, ceremonial fires, agricultural burning (governed by Chapter 173-430 WAC), silvicultural burning (governed by Chapter 173-430 WAC), and fires set for training to fight structural fires as authorized by Chapter 28, Washington Laws of 1994.
(2) Small Fire Permits. Small fire permits shall be issued without charge. Such permits shall be effective through December 31st of the year of issuance. Small fire permits may be issued on a self-service basis with the permittee completing the permit form and leaving a copy of said form with either the town of Cathlamet clerk-treasurer or the Cathlamet fire department. The following conditions shall govern small fire permits:
(a) The fire must not include any prohibited materials listed in CMC 8.30.050, except what paper is necessary to start the fire;
(b) A person capable of extinguishing the fire must attend it at all times and the fire must be extinguished before the attendant leaves it;
(c) No fires are to be within 25 feet of structures;
(d) The pile must not be larger than four feet by four feet by three feet;
(e) Only one pile at a time may be burned, and each pile must be extinguished before lighting another;
(f) No outdoor fire is permitted in or within five hundred feet of forest slash without a written large fire permit;
(g) Either the designated permitting authority must be called to confirm burning conditions for each day or current information on burning conditions must be obtained from another designated source;
(h) If the fire creates a nuisance, it must be extinguished;
(i) Permission from a landowner, or owner’s designated representative must be obtained before starting the fire; and
(j) The fire must be started no earlier than one-half hour after sunrise and must be extinguished one-half hour after sunset.
(3) Large Fire Permits. Large fire permits shall be issued by the public works department. No permit fee shall be charged for issuance of a large fire permit. Large fire permit applications shall be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the public works department using fire protection, air pollution, and availability of alternatives to burning as criteria. Large fire permits may be issued for a time period not to exceed 30 days. The public works director is authorized to develop a large fire permit application form that includes the following information: have alternatives been explored, size, nature, and location of proposed burn, number of piles to be burned at one time, total number of piles to be burned, and duration of the proposed burn. The burning rules contained in CMC 8.30.060 shall constitute the minimum conditions for any large fire permit. (Ord. 368 § 3, 1995)