HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-12-22 Item 5 CITY OF
LAKE LSI
DREAM EXTREME.
REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ROBERT A. BRADY
CITY MANAGER
DATE: DECEMBER 22, 2009
SUBJECT: TERMINATION OF THE PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY
SUSPENDING BURNING PERMITS AND OTHER USES OF OPEN FIRE
N COUNCIL.
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Backg_d
Due to critical fire weather and high fire hazard conditions, the La
Council passed a proclamation suspending burning ke Elsinore City
within the City limits on August 12, 2009, g permits and other uses of open fire
Discussion
With the recent precipitation, these hazardous fire conditions have diminished. The
Riverside County Fire Department rescinded their open burn suspension on
December 9, 2009 Terminating the burning suspension proclamation will allow o n
burning and burning permits and campfire permits to be issued as normal. Pen
Fiscal Impact
None.
Recommendation
The City Council should terminate the attached proclamation suspending the issuance
of Burn Permits and other uses of open fire.
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Termination of Burning Suspension
December 22, 2009
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Prepared by: Jerry Hendershot
Fire Chief
Approved by: Robert A. Brady ) O
City Manager ! � I ,
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A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA,
SUSPENDING THE ISSUANCE OF BURN PERMITS
AND OTHER USES OF OPEN FIRE
Due to extreme menace of destruction by fire to life, improved property or natural
resources caused by critical fire weather and acute dryness of vegetation. d /
or fire suppression forces being heavily committed to control fire; and, •
authority provided in Section 307 of the 2007 California Fire Code, a.�. ,- by
reference in Chapter 15.56 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code, the by
Elsinore hereby suspends the privileges burning by Lake
of
open fire within the City. P g 9 Y permit a uses of
In addition to suspension of open burning, the f i restrictions also
are hereby applied within the City of Lake Elsinore:
1. Use of campfires is restricted to within
located in established campgrounds fished campfire facilities
ches open to the public.
2 . Cooking fires with a valid perm'
means of cooking is available :.• • Permissive when no alternate
equires an on -site inspection prior
to the issuance of a permit
3 . Warming fires are p ?!e when weather conditions exist to justify request and req on -site inspection prior to the issuance of
permit.
This order shall becoective at 1200 hours on August 12, 2009 and remain
in effect until the protion is formally terminated.
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ATTEST Melissa A. Melendez, Mayor
Debora Thomsen, City Clerk
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