[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of North Versailles 9-18-2008 by Ord. No. 1045. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter applies to all outdoor burning and open burning
within the Township of North Versailles.
A.
This chapter does not apply to grilling or cooking food using charcoal,
wood, propane or natural gas in cooking or grilling appliances.
B.
This chapter does not apply to burning for the purpose of generating
heat in a stove, furnace, fireplace or other heating device within
a building used for human or animal habitation.
C.
This chapter does not apply to the use of propane, acetylene, natural
gas, gasoline or kerosene in a device intended for heating, construction
or maintenance activities.
A.
The Township of North Versailles shall allow the burning of clean,
dry wood products only.
B.
Said burning shall only be permitted in an approved outdoor rated
fireplace, fire pit, chimenea or fifty-five-gallon drum.
C.
No burning shall be permitted between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and
7:00 a.m.
D.
All burning shall take place a minimum of 15 feet away from the nearest
structure.
E.
All outdoor burning/fires are to be attended at all times by an individual
not less than 18 years of age.
F.
Adequate means of fire extinguishment must be available at all times
when outdoor burning is taking place.
G.
Burning at construction sites for the purpose of providing warmth
shall only be permitted if the weather is at or below 32° F. and
said burning shall only take place in a fifty-five-gallon drum suitable
for sustaining such fire.
H.
Persons utilizing or maintaining an outdoor fire shall be responsible
for all fire suppression costs and any other liability resulting from
damage caused by the fire.
I.
All allowed open burning shall be conducted in a safe, nuisance-free
manner, when wind and weather conditions minimize adverse effects
and do not create a health hazard or a visibility hazard on roadways,
railroads or airfields. Open burning shall be conducted in conformance
with all local and state fire protection regulations.
J.
No materials may be burned upon any street, curb, gutter or sidewalk
or on the ice of a lake, pond, stream, or water body.
K.
The Fire Chief or any authorized officer, agent, employee or representative
of the Township of North Versailles, who presents credentials, may
inspect any property for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with
the provisions of this chapter.
The Fire Marshal and the Township Board of Commissioners shall
have the power to suspend open burning if they believe that such suspension
is best for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of North
Versailles.
The Township of North Versailles shall have the power to impose
a fine of not more than $250 for each violation of this chapter.
The Board of Commissioners for the Township of North Versailles
is hereby authorized and directed to execute any and all documents
necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.