§ 7-72. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Board of county commissioners: The Polk County Board of County Commissioners.

Burn ban: The prohibition of any and all open and recreational fires except for those expressly exempted by such burn ban.

Fire chief: Individual designated by the county manager as the Polk County Fire Chief and who is authorized to enforce the Florida Fire Prevention Code.

Fire chief's designee: Individual designated by the fire chief to declare burn bans and who is authorized to enforce the Florida Fire Prevention Code.

Fire department burn ban: A "burn ban" declared by the Polk County Fire Chief or the fire chief's designee pursuant to this article.

Fire hazard conditions: Atmospheric conditions on the basis of applicable data and indicators including without limitations of over fifty (50) per cent of Polk County having an average of five hundred (500) on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index and local circumstances which increase the likelihood of uncontrolled fires and brush fires.

Open fires: Includes, without limitation, campfires, bonfires, unpermitted controlled burns, burning of yard and household trash, burning of construction debris, burning of organic debris and igniting of fireworks unless expressly exempted from the burn ban.

Recreational fire: Noncommercial burning of material other than for religious or ceremonial purposes which is not contained in a barbecue grill or a barbecue pit and the total fuel area is not exceeding three (3) feet in diameter and two (2) feet in height.

(Ord. No. 08-015, § 3, 5-21-08)