[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Chadds Ford 9-8-2003 by Ord. No. 101. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate burning in the R-1 and R-2 Zoning Districts; to restrict the location and types of material to be burned; and to establish regulations governing outdoor fires.
A. 
No person or persons shall set or maintain any fire upon any public street, sidewalk, right-of-way, alley or public ground in the Township of Chadds Ford, or burn or cause to be burned thereon any paper, boxes, rubbish or other material or substance of any kind.
B. 
Burning household trash, garbage, and similar refuse is prohibited.
C. 
Burning of treated lumber and construction debris is prohibited.
D. 
Open burning that causes smoke or ash to annoy adjoining residential property owners is prohibited. In addition, open burning on January 1, Easter, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is prohibited.
A. 
Open burning, when not prohibited by this chapter, shall be permitted from sunrise to sunset. Open burning of any kind is prohibited from sunset to sunrise and any open fires burning during the period from sunrise to sunset shall either be burned out or extinguished by sunset.
B. 
Fire extinguishing materials, including at least water adequate to control the fire, must be present and accessible by the person or persons conducting the open burning at all times during the time the open burning is occurring. The person or persons conducting the open burning must be present and may not leave the fire unattended until the fire is burned out or extinguished.
C. 
Open burning is permitted herein and may occur a maximum of 12 days a year and no more than once per calendar month on any one property.
D. 
No provision of this chapter shall be interpreted to prohibit burning of appropriate fuels in residential fireplaces (indoor or outdoor), barbecues, grills, small fires for cooking, or small recreational "camp fires."
The Board of Supervisors may, by public notice, prohibit open burning of any kind during unsafe periods caused by drought, dry conditions, wind, or any other unfavorable condition.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter or failing to comply with any order issued pursuant to any section hereof shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $500 for the first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense. Each day a violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.