Belmont Municipal Code Div. 2 Burning or Burying

It shall be unlawful for any person, as principal agent, officer, clerk or employee for himself or for another person, to burn garbage, rubbish, brush or other substance in an open fire or incinerator other than a double combustion type incinerator approved by the Bay Area Pollution Control District. This section shall not apply to fires in indoor fireplaces and fires for the purpose of outdoor cooking, provided that fires shall not be used for the purpose of burning any garbage, leather, rubber, plastic, green or wet vegetation or organic material or any other substance producing smoke problems or odor problems.

(Code 1961, § 13.17)

It shall be unlawful for any person to bury refuse at any place within the city: provided, however, that lawn and garden trimmings may be composted.

(Code 1961, § 13.18)

This division shall be enforced as a health and safety measure to prevent the nuisances of refuse accumulation, including odors, insect or rodent attractions, burning of any garbage, leather, rubber, plastic, green or wet vegetation or organic material or other substance producing smoke problems or odor problems. The council of the city hereby finds that each and all of the above specified conditions constitute a public nuisance and are unlawful in violation of this division and subject to immediate abatement by any officer of the city.

(Code 1961, § 13.19)