Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions
shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning:
BOROUGH
The Borough of Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
OPEN BURNING
The burning of any matter outdoors if the resulting combustion
by-products are emitted directly into the atmosphere, except a recreational
or camp fire as defined herein. Fires contained within mobile cooking
or heating devices such as charcoal grills, wood smokers, manufactured
hibachis, and propane or natural gas cooking or heating devices are
not considered to be open burning.
OWNER
The person who, alone or jointly or severally with others
is the owner of record of a property as filed with the Bradford County
Recorder of Deeds. In the case where an owner is represented by an
agent, including but not limited to a manager, executor, administrator,
guardian of the estate, trustee or other fiduciary, such person so
representing the actual owner shall be bound to comply with the provisions
of this section to the same extent as if he or she were the owner.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, association, syndicate, corporation,
company, or legal entity subject to law.
PROPERTY
A piece, parcel, lot or tract of land.
RECREATIONAL FIRE
A fire, set with an approved starter fuel, no more than three
feet in height, contained within a recreational fire site: using dry,
clean wood; producing little detectable smoke, odor, or soot beyond
the property line; conducted with an adult tending the fire at all
times; for recreational, ceremonial, or social purposes or food preparation;
extinguished completely before quitting the occasion; and respecting
weather conditions, neighbors, burning bans, and air quality requirements
so that nuisance, health, or safety hazards will not be created. A
campfire is a type of recreational fire. No more than one recreational
fire is allowed on any property at one time.
RECREATIONAL FIRE SITE
An area of no more than a three-foot-diameter circle (as
measured from the inside of the fire ring or border) completely surrounded
by noncombustible and nonsmoke or odor-producing material, either
natural rock, cement, brick, tile, blocks, or ferrous metal. Burning
barrels including fifty-five-gallon drums and similar containers are
not a recreational fire site. Recreational fire sites shall not be
located closer than 25 feet to any structure made of combustible material.
STARTER FUELS
Dry, untreated, or unpainted kindling, branches, or charcoal
fire starter. Paraffin candles and alcohols are permitted as starter
fuels and as aids to ignition only. Propane gas torches or other clean
gas burning devices causing minimal pollution may be used to start
an open burn. Gasoline, kerosene and other explosive or highly volatile
petroleum or chemical-based substances are not approved starter fuels.
WOOD
Dry, clean fuels, such as twigs, branches, limbs, manufactured
fireplace logs, charcoal, cord wood, or untreated dimensional lumber.
"Wood" does not include wood that is green with leaves or needles,
rotten, wet, oil-soaked, or treated with paint, glue, or preservatives.
Clean wood pallets may be used for recreational fires when cut into
less than three-foot lengths.