{"id":22883,"date":"2016-11-09T11:23:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T16:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=22883"},"modified":"2016-11-09T11:29:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T16:29:31","slug":"huntsville-open-air-burning-bylaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/huntsville-open-air-burning-bylaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Huntsville\/Lake of Bays Fire Department  reminds residents of open-air burning bylaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 31, 2016 marked the ending of the Muskoka Fire Danger Rating season. Although the restrictions on daytime burning have been lifted, the fire department would like to remind residents of the provisions in the Town of Huntsville\u2019s and the Township of Lake of Bays\u2019 open-air burning bylaw, which ensures open-air burning is conducted safely.<\/p>\n<p>Key highlights of both bylaws include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No yard waste may be burned. Yard waste includes, but is not limited to, grass, leaves, hedge trimmings, spent flowers, garden plants, weeds, pine needles hay, straw and sawdust.<\/li>\n<li>No painted wood, pressure treated wood or creosote treated wood may be burned.<\/li>\n<li>Open-air burning must be supervised by a competent adult at all times.<\/li>\n<li>A hose or other form of fire extinguishing method must be immediately available when conducting any type of open-air burning.<\/li>\n<li>Smoke may not obscure roads or buildings.<\/li>\n<li>Sparks must not travel to adjacent buildings<\/li>\n<li>Clearly defined minimum distances to combustibles and structures must be maintained.<\/li>\n<li>Fire must be completely extinguished prior to burn site being vacated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every owner shall ensure that all open-air burning on their land complies with Bylaw 2008-12 for the Town of Huntsville or Bylaw 2013-032 for the Township of Lake of Bays. Fines plus costs incurred will apply to anyone who owns or operates land on which open-air burning occurs that does not comply with the open-air burning bylaw.<\/p>\n<p>View the outdoor burning guidelines brochure <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Outdoor-Burning-bylaw-brochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here (PDF)<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information please visit www.huntsville.ca or www.lakeofbays.on.ca.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free, twice-weekly newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 31, 2016 marked the ending of the Muskoka Fire Danger Rating season. 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