§ 182-2 Open burning prohibited.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall set fire to or cause or permit to be burned in any yard, lot, street, or alley any rubbish, litter, garbage, leaves, brush, building materials, or any other combustible material. All such burning shall be prohibited, whether or not such burning is conducted within a burn barrel, fire pit, or other structure or container, even if such structure or container is designed specifically for use in burning. This prohibition against burning shall apply to all property within the City limits of the City of El Paso.

§ 182-3 Fires pre-approved by Chief of Fire Department and Chief of Police Department.

Notwithstanding § 182-2, the Chief of the El Paso Fire Department and the Chief of the El Paso Police Department, acting together, may at their discretion authorize the burning of any combustible material within the City including, but not limited to, the burning of leaves, brush, scrap building materials, and vacant houses scheduled for demolition. No person shall be authorized to bum any material or structure under this section unless he has first obtained permission to do so from both the Chief of the El Paso Fire Department and the Chief of the El Paso Police Department.

§ 182-4 Fires for cooking permitted.

Any other provision of this chapter notwithstanding, it shall be lawful for any person, for the primary purpose of cooking food, to burn combustible material ordinarily used for such purpose in a permanent or temporary outdoor fireplace, grill, or barbecue pit; provided, however, that any such fire must be kept a sufficient distance from any building, structure, or other material so as not to constitute a fire hazard.

§ 182-5 Recreational fires permitted.

Any other provision of this chapter notwithstanding, it shall be lawful for any person to create and maintain a recreational campfire, where "recreational campfire" is defined as a small and orderly wood fire used solely for recreational purposes and constantly attended by one or more persons. Any such fire must be kept a sufficient distance from any building, structure, or other material so as not to constitute a fire hazard.