§ 362.51. Definitions.

The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:

(1)

Board: The Board of County Commissioners of Alachua County, Florida.

(2)

Burn ban: The prohibition of all open fires during certain drought conditions except for those expressly permitted, or exempted, by this article or Florida Statute.

(3)

County: Alachua County, Florida.

(4)

Fire chief: The individual designated by the county manager as the Alachua County fire chief authorized to enforce the Florida Fire Prevention Code.

(5)

Fire department: The Alachua County Fire Rescue Department.

(6)

Fire hazard conditions: Those certain drought conditions under which a burn ban may be activated, more specifically when Alachua County's Keetch Byram Drought Index County Averages map calculation, as published by the Florida Forest Service (or future state office or agency which provides drought information), meets or exceeds 500.

(7)

Open fires: All types of unpermitted and/or non-exempted open incineration where the burning of any matter results in the products of combustion being emitted directly into the outdoor atmosphere without passing through a stack or chimney. This includes, but is not limited to: campfires, bonfires, unpermitted controlled burns, burning of yard and household trash, burning of construction debris, burning of organic debris, and igniting of fireworks.

(8)

Violator(s): Any individual that causes, or is responsible for the ignition of, an open fire in violation of an active burn ban including any property owner that allows a fire on his/her premises to spread beyond the boundaries of that property.

( Ord. No. 2019-05 , § 1(Exh. A), 1-22-19)