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<chapter heading="Chapter 3. Air Quality Control - Regulations">
  <section heading="COMCOR 03.00.01 Schedule of Permit Fees for Open Fires">
    <regulation heading="COMCOR 03.00.01 Schedule of Permit Fees for Open Fires">
      <subsection heading="03.00.01.01">
        <paragraph indent="2">The following schedule of fees is hereby adopted pursuant to the authority contained in Section 3-4 of the Montgomery County Code 1984, as amended. Fees included in the schedule are for permits to burn materials listed in Section 3-6 of the Code in open area. No fee shall be required for fires not requiring a permit from the Department of Environmental Protection.</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="3">(a)   Burning Combustible Plant Life.</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="3">The following fees shall be paid for burning combustible plant life resulting from land clearing or debris removal.</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="4">(1)   Residential Zones</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="4">(A) Existing Improved Property         $20</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="4">(B)   Unimproved Property for Development   $10 per acre or fraction thereof</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="4">(2)   Commercial Zones               $10 per acre or fraction thereof</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="4">(3)   Industrial Zones               $10 per acre or fraction thereof</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="3">(b)   Burning Non-Plant Life.</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="3">The following fees shall be paid for burning combustible materials other than plant life on property in residential, commercial, and industrial zones.</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="4">(1)   25 cubic yards or less               $50</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="4">(2)   Each additional 25 cubic yards or faction thereof   $25</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="3">(c)   Permit Renewal</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="3">Fifty percent of the original fee shall be charged to renew a burning permit applied for in waiting before the expiration of the original permit providing all conditions still may be met.</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="3">(d)   Fee Payment.</paragraph>
        <paragraph indent="3">All fees shall be paid immediately upon issuance of the permit.</paragraph>
      </subsection>
    </regulation>
  </section>
</chapter>