As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CAMP FIRE
A camp fire or any other outdoor open fire less than three
feet in height, and less than four feet in length and width or diameter,
using only untreated wood or charcoal as fuel.
GARBAGE
Includes animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and serving of food.
OPEN FIRE
Any outdoor fire or outdoor smoke-producing process from which air contaminants are emitted directly into the outdoor atmosphere. Open fires include burning in barrels or modified barrels. Open fires do not include burning in outdoor furnaces or boilers that are used to heat buildings when the devices are actually used for such purpose and installed and used pursuant to §
525-106 of this Code.
PERSON
Includes an individual, society, club, firm, partnership,
corporation or association of persons, and the singular shall include
the plural.
RUBBISH
Includes solid or liquid waste material, including but not
limited to rags, trees or leaves, needles, and branches therefrom,
vines, lawn and garden debris, furniture, cans, crockery, plastics,
chemicals, paint, grease, sludges, oils and other petroleum products,
wood, sawdust, demolition materials, tires, and automobiles and other
vehicle parts for junk, salvage or disposal. Rubbish shall not include
garbage, incinerator residue, street sweepings, dead animals or offal.
No person shall cause or allow emissions from any allowed outdoor
open fire of smoke or air contaminants of such quantity, characteristic
or duration which are injurious to human life or which unreasonably
interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life.
This chapter of the Town of Southport Municipal Code shall be
enforced by the Chemung County Sheriff's Department, the Code
Enforcement Officer of the Town of Southport, the Fire Prevention
Officer, or any other law enforcement officer of the State of New
York.
See Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III, General Penalty, of the Code of the Town of Southport.