O-18-12-55TOWN OF ALLEN, TEXAS ORDINANCE N0. 18
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING OPEN FIRES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS
OF THE TOWN OF ALLEN; PROHIBITING THE ACCUMULATION OF TRASH
AND RUBBISH AS A FIRE HAZARD; PROHIBITING BURNING TRASH
DURING CERTAIN HOURS; PROHIBITING THE BURNING OF MEADOWS OR
STUBBLE FIELDS WITH 300 FEET OF THE CITY LIMITS EXCEPT BY
WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE MAYOR; PROVIDING PUNISHMENT FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the Town of Allen,
Texas:
1. That It shall be hereafter unlawful for anyone to
set an open fire within the limit: of the Town of Allen or
to burn trash, refuse or rubbish in auch way or quantity as
to create a fire hazard or a fire that could not be controled
by water from one 3/4 inch out -let.
1. It shall hereafter be uglawful for the owner, oc-
cupant or any person in control of any building, residence,
store, business house or vacant lot located within the limits
of the Tour of Allen, to allow trash, rubbish, leaves, grass
or other waste of an inflamable nature which would create a
fire hazard or a firs that could not be controled by water
from one 3/4 inch out -let.
2. It shall hereafter be unlawful for the owner, oc-
cupant or any person in control of any building, residence,
store, business house or vacant lot located within the limit.
o1 the Town of Allen, to allow tree h, rubbish, leaves, grga
or other we to of an inflatable nature which would create ¢
fire hazard, to accumulate, be kept, stored or remain upon
said premises.
3shall
wasteor sayinflamablermatsgialnwithin the bcity urn tlimitsrofuee,
the Town of Allen between the hours of 6.P.M, and $ A.M.
erson to
burn off or selfire tol be �mytMea owafer ,ws stubble fiful for eld eor weeds
within 300 feet of the boundary line of the city limits of
the Town of Allen, unless prior to so doing such person shall
have obtained from the Mayor of the Town of Allen permission
in writing and shall also have notified the Chief or Assist-
ant Chief of the Allen Fire Department the time and place that
such meadow, stubble field or weeds shall be burned.
Any person guilty of the violation of my :action of
this Ordinance shall be punished by fine of not lata then
$1.00 nor more than $200.00, except the Corporation Court
MY within its di:ore tion, suspend such fine upon the first
offenas of any one person, by giving warning, and upon the
second offense of any section of this Ordinance by the same
person, the fine assessed shall not be suspended.
So.
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By reason of the fact that the City Council considers
the passage of this Ordinance necessary to the public
safety and in the prevention of fires and to reduce fire
hazards, it is hereby declared to be an emergency demanding
that this Ordinance take effect immediately from and after
its passage, and it is so Ordained.
PASSED APD APPROVED this the 8th day of December, 1955,
ATTEST: ai ed V, B. Watso
Tfayor, L y of A en, Texas
(signed) A, C.
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