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(c) Permits <br />(1) A permit from the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal is required for <br />bonfires and certain land clearing and may include the following; <br />(A) A site inspection may be required before burning is to be <br />done. <br />(B) The applicant shall verify all information and shall read <br />all the rules and regulations on the permit. The applicant will <br />then be required to sign the permit acknowledging responsibility to <br />obey these regulations. <br />(C) It will be the responsibility of the applicant to keep <br />this permit available at the burn site at all times. <br />(2) A permit is required to conduct any live fire training exercises for <br />fire department personnel. All applicable N. C. State permits and <br />notifications must be obtained by the instructor prior to conducting the <br />training. A complete copy of all paperwork required to conduct a live burn <br />exercise must be on file with the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal's Office before <br />a permit will be issued for the exercise. <br />(d) Nuisance Burning <br />(1) If any time during the burning, the smoke and/or odors create a nuisance <br />by causing physical irritation exacerbating a documented medical condition, <br />visibility impairment or causes a hazard determined by the fire official, the <br />fire official may order the fire to be extinguished. Open burning / nuisance <br />burning is enforceable by the Cabarrus County Fire marshal Office within 100 feet <br />of structures. <br />(2) If at any time during the burning, the regulations regarding open <br />burning are not met or are neglected in any way, the fire shall be extinguished <br />(3) All open burning which includes, but is not limited to brush, limbs, <br />leaves, farm lands, fields and clearing of land shall stop in the event of a <br />burning ban issued by the North Carolina Forest Service or the Cabarrus County <br />Fire Marshal Office. <br />(4) Willful neglect and/or willful violations of the N. C. Fire Code shall <br />be subject to a civil citation. <br />(e) Burning Ban <br />(1) In the event that the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal's Office issues a <br />ban on outdoor burning within 100 feet of a structure, then all local Open Burning <br />Permits issued shall be deemed invalid with no issuance of any new permits until <br />such ban is lifted by the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal's Office. During this ban, <br />no open burning shall be conducted at all within 100 feet of a structure; this <br />includes any outdoor burning at residences. A civil citation will be issued for <br />violations. <br />12 <br />Fire Prevention Ordinance <br />ReviSedkMi R@dt@ume r 1 kn <br />G-1 Page 180 <br />