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Cleves moves to adopt open-burning rules with 5x3 foot recreational-fire limit and permit option for larger burns
Summary
Council held a second reading on an ordinance regulating open burning, allowing recreational fires up to 5 feet in diameter and 3 feet in height, permitting only clean, seasoned wood or equivalent fuel, and establishing a permit process for larger burns.
Council advanced a second-reading ordinance to regulate open burning in the Village of Cleves, setting size limits for recreational fires, specifying acceptable fuels, and creating a permit process for larger or special-event burns.
The draft ordinance aligns with Ohio Environmental Protection Agency standards, the Ohio Fire Code and the Ohio Revised Code, officials said. Justin Hamy described the operational limits: recreational fires are allowed so long as flames do not exceed 5 feet in diameter and 3 feet in height and only clean, dry, seasoned wood or equivalent clean fuel…
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