[Amended 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 424-14]
In accordance with Pennsylvania Act 101 and as amended by Act
140 of 2006, it shall be unlawful for any person to openly burn any
material, including the following, at any time in any zone within
the Township: household trash, books, magazines, newspapers, cardboard
and/or any items that are required to be recycled in Easttown Township
under Pennsylvania Act 101, including yard waste, leaves and scrap
lumber or any vegetation, plywood, drywall, plastic products, insulation
materials, upholstered furniture, solid waste and/or construction
waste as defined by the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act and 25 Pa. Code § 271.1, garbage, dead animals,
human and animal excrement, human and animal hair, rubber products,
including tires, hydrocarbon products or flammable liquids, asphalt
or tar shingles or roofing materials, bedding, foam rubber, nylon,
rayon, cotton, wool, polyester or other synthetic material, insulation
from copper or other wiring.
The prohibition of open burning shall be in effect except when
the burning results from:
A. An open burning set to prevent or abate a fire hazard when approved
by the Department of Environmental Protection regional office and
set by or under the supervision of a public officer.
B. A fire set for the purpose of instructing personnel in firefighting,
when approved by the Department of Environmental Protection regional
office.
C. A fire set for the prevention and control of disease or pests, when
approved by the Department of Environmental Protection regional office.
D. A fire set for the purpose of burning, clearing and grubbing waste;
if within an air basin, an air curtain destructor must be used and
must be approved by the Department of Environmental Protection regional
office.
E. A fire set in conjunction with the production of agricultural commodities
in their unmanufactured state on the premises of the farm operation.
F. A fire set solely for cooking food.
G. A fire set solely for recreational or ceremonial purposes.
Ashes, smoldering coals, wood and embers or other material liable
to spontaneously ignite shall not be deposited or allowed to remain
within 10 feet of any combustible materials but shall be deposited
in noncombustible containers. Rubbish of any kind shall not be allowed
to accumulate.