Village of Hamilton, NY Chapter 79 Fires, Outdoor

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hamilton 1-14-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Fire prevention and building construction — See Ch. 73.

Conduct at fires — See Ch. 76.

§ 79-1 Permit required; restrictions.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code Revisions (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]

A. No person, without a permit granted by the Code Enforcement Officer, shall kindle or maintain any outdoor fire in the Village of Hamilton except:

(1) In a covered, noncombustible container; or

(2) In a fireplace constructed of noncombustible material; or

(3) In a noncombustible grill designed for cooking foods.

B. No outdoor fire, as in Subsection A(1) above, shall be ignited within 15 feet of any structure or accumulation of combustible material.

C. The Code Enforcement Officer may issue outdoor fire permits for the following reasons:

(1) For pep rallies or institutional events sponsored and supervised by an educational institution certified by the State of New York where such event takes place wholly on their property.

(2) Where such open fire is, in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Officer, required to eliminate a public hazard and no reasonable alternative is available for elimination of such hazard.

D. No outdoor fire requiring a permit shall be ignited within 25 feet of any structure or accumulation of combustible material.

§ 79-2 Penalties for offenses.

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by the penalties set forth in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II.