[Added 10-1-1979 by Ord. No. 387; amended 2-19-1980 by Ord. No.
404; 9-25-2014 by Ord. No. 709]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
RUBBISH
Paper, cardboard, excelsior, boxes or cartons, old clothes
or rags, furniture, tires, leather or rubber scraps, waste or scrap
material from building construction or renovation, tree limbs or branches,
brush, grass clippings, trash, leaf and garden waste, or any other
industrial or household waste.
No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire
or rubbish fire within the limits of the Borough of Palmerton.
[Added 1-22-2009 by Ord. No. 664]
No person shall install or use any furnace or
heating apparatus that is not installed entirely within the building
which it is heating. This includes freestanding furnaces and boilers
where the heat is transported to other structures. This does not include
barbecue pits, chimineas, smokers used for curing and flavoring foods,
or similar outdoor recreational burning appliances.
[Amended 11-13-1978 by Ord. No. 381; 2-19-1980 by Ord. No. 404]
The Borough of Palmerton Fire Chief, Chief of
Police, Mayor, Health Officer or any other duly authorized agent,
in that order of priority, shall have the power and duty to enforce
the provisions of this chapter as well as the following exceptions:
A. Open fires may be set in the performance of an official
duty of any public officer if the fire is necessary for:
(1) The prevention of a fire hazard which cannot be abated
by other means.
(2) The protection of public health.
B. Open fires may be set with the approval of the authorized
enforcement agent of this chapter, provided that:
(1) The purpose of such fire is for either an instructional
or a communitywide activity; and
(2) No hazardous or other objectionable condition will
be created by such burning.
[Amended 2-19-1980 by Ord. No. 404; at
time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, §
1-17A, of the Code of the Borough of Palmerton.