Nisku Burn Permits

REGULATIONS OF THE SAFE DISPOSAL OF BURNABLE DEBRIS
FOR THE NISKU INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PARK
Bylaw No. 13-24    Leduc County

A BYLAW OF LEDUC COUNTY, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, TO ESTABLISH THE REGULATIONS OF THE SAFE
DISPOSAL OF BURNABLE DEBRIS FOR THE NISKU INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PARK AND THAT BYLAW NO. 36-19
BE RESCINDED

WHEREAS
the provisions ofthe Municipal GovernmentAct, Chapter M-26, RSA 2000, and amendmentsthereto, provides
that council of a municipality may pass bylaws respecting the safety, health and welfare of people and the
protection of people and property and for services provided by or on behalf of the municipality.
NOW THEREFORE
be it resolved that the council of Leduc County, duly assembied, enacts as follows:
1. Title
1.1 This bylaw may be cited as the ”Safe Disposal ofBurnab/e Debrisfor the Nisku Industrial
Business Park”.
2. Definitions
2.1 in this bylaw:
a) ”Fire Chief" means the fire chief of Leduc County Fire Services or his designated
representative;
b)
”Nisku Industrial Business Park” means that portion of Leduc County included as indicated
in the Nisku Industrial Business Park map included as Appendix ”A” of this bylaw;
C)
”Council”
means the council of Leduc County;
d)
"Permit" means a burning permit issued pursuant to this bylaw;
e) ”Burnable debris” means all combustible waste other than prohibited debris and is limited
to, pallets and wood crating material, cardboard and normal office waste paper and brush
and fallen trees;
f) ”Prohibited debris" means any combustible waste that, when burned, may result in the
release to the atmosphere of dense smoke, offensive odours or toxic substances.
3. Burning Regulations
3.1 This bylaw applies to all properties within the Nisku Industrial Business Park.
3.2 A permit will be issued through the website ”lcfs.burnpermits.com”.
3.3 No person shall light an outdoor fire unless a permit has been issued and is in force for the site
that fire is located.
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3.4 Prior to lighting a fire, the applicant will have a valid permit, check the local weather to ensure
the winds will continue to be below ZOkph, register their open burn by calling the open burning
hotline, and follow all the guidelines required on the permit.
3.5 Open burning shall be carried out in a fully enclosed container or incinerator constructed of noncombustible
material, no larger than (5) metres in diameter and no higher than (3) metres the
draft and smoke vent shall be covered with heavy gauge metal screen of a mesh size no greater
than (13) millimetres and maintain a clear non-combustible surface surrounding the container
of (5) metres.
3.6 No container or incinerator shall be located within (30) metres from a stand of trees or shrubs.
The container or incinerator must be no closer than (3) metres of the property line or fence and
at least (15) metres from any building, structure, power lines or any other combustible materials,
gases or liquids.
3.7 No person shall light a fire when the weather conditions cause smoke to adversely affect another
business or any road, rail or air transport system or when the wind speed is forecasted to exceed
20kph.
3.8 No person shall deposit, discard or leave any burning matter or substance in a place where it may
ignite other matter and result in a fire.
3.9 Reasonable steps shall be taken to control a fire for the purpose of preventing it from spreading
onto land other than their own.
3.10 Outdoor fires may only be lit between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday
excluding statutory holidays, all fires must be extinguished by 5:00 p.m. and no fire shall be left
unattended.
3.11 lt is the responsibility ofthe person in charge of the burning operation, and the owner, occupa nt
or lessee or permittee to ensure that sufficient firefighting equipment and manpower is present
during the burning operation to keep the fire under control at all times. This may include but not
limited to a water supply, shovels, machinery etc.
3.12 Burning containers or incinerators can be made to be portable as long as when they are in use,
they meet the requirements in Article 3.6.
3.13 The fire chief may, without warrant, enter on any land and premises, except a private dwelling
house, for the purpose of periodic inspections of permitted sites and discharging his duties under
this bylaw.
3.14 A permit may be suspended or cancelled at any time by the fire chief and on receiving notice of
the suspension or cancellation, the person concerned shall immediately extinguish any fire set
pursuant to their permit. If they do not have the equipment required to extinguish the fire, the
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FOR THE NISKU INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PARK
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fire chief can request the fire to be extinguished using Leduc County Fire Services resources and
the person concerned can be charges for those services provided.
3.15 A person or business who contravenes or fails to comply with any conditions in a permit or with
any order or request directed to them pursuant to this bylaw is guiity of an offence and liable to
be issued a fine / suspension or canceiiation as per Schedule
”A”
attached to this bylaw.
3.16 The county manager ortheir designate, shaii be granted the authority to review, modify, or waive
an invoice issued pursuant to the byiaw.
4. Effective Date
4.1 Byiaw No. 36—19 is repealed upon this bylaw coming into force.
4.2 This bylaw shall take effect on the date of third and final reading.
Read a first time this 11th day ofJune, 2024,
Read a second time this 11th day ofJune, 2024.
Read a third time with the unanimous consent of the Council Members present and finally passed this 11th
day of june, 2024.

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FOR THE NISKU INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PARK
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Schedule "A"
Note: The specified penalty shall not exceed $10,000.00 and any recurrence of the specified penalty
shall double.
Section Offence Specified Penalty
3.3 Light an outdoor fire without a valid burn permit for a specified
location.
$500.00
3.4 Fail to obtain a valid burn permit and/or follow required burn
regulations, prior to Iighting a fire.
$500.00
3.5 Fail to carry out burning in a suitable container or incinerator. $500.00
3.6 Fail to follow regulations for burn container or incinerator. $500.00
3.7 Light a fire discharging smoke causing adverse effects and/or
when wind speed is forecasted to exceed ZOkph.
$500.00
3.10 Have an outdoor fire during non—permitted hours, and/or leave
and fire unattended.
$500.00

Note: The specified penalty shall not exceed $10,000.00 and any recurrence of the specified penalty
shall double.