[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Greenville 9-12-2006 by Ord. No. 1456. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 550.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any outdoor fire or smoke-producing process from which air
contaminants are permitted directly into the outdoor atmosphere.
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and serving of food.
Source-separated recyclable materials, including materials
listed in Section 1501 of Act 101,[1] and materials identified by the Borough of Greenville
to be recycled.
[Added 11-12-2013 by Ord. No. 1524]
All waste material, including but not limited to, garbage,
rubbish, incinerator residue, street sweepings and dead animals.
Solid or liquid waste material, including but not limited
to paper and paper products; rags; trees or leaves, needles and branches
therefrom; vines; lawn and garden debris; furniture; cabins; crockery;
plastic cartons; chemicals; paint; grease; sludge; oils and other
petroleum products; wood; sawdust; demolition materials; tires; and
automobiles and other vehicles and parts, for junk, salvage or disposal.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 4000.1501.
Except as permitted in § 194-3, no person shall burn, cause, suffer, allow or permit the burning of garbage; refuse; rubbish; rubbish generated by residential activities; rubbish generated by industrial or commercial activities, rubbish generated by land clearing or demolition for any structure or the construction and modification of any highway, railroad, power or communication line, or pipeline; or for the development or modification of a recreational area or park; or any open burning that will produce offensive or objectionable smoke or odor emission within the Borough of Greenville.
[1]
Editor's Note: The title of this section was changed
from "Prohibitions" to "Prohibitions; any recyclable materials" 11-12-2013
by Ord. No. 1524.
Open burning, provided it is not contrary to any other federal,
state or local law, ordinance rule or regulation, will be permitted
as follows.
A.
At a publicly sponsored celebration or event or at a public or private
school sponsored event in accordance with a permit issued by the Fire
Chief and subject to any conditions or restrictions which shall be
imposed by said permit for the safety of life and property.
D.
Open burning of charcoal or wood for cooking purposes, provided such
charcoal or wood fire is confined in a cooking utensil commonly referred
to as a grill, hibachi, freestanding fireplace and grill, spit, or
other cooking utensil designed for the open cooking charcoal or wood.
(1)
Location. The location for permitted open burning shall not be less
than 50 feet from any structure and provisions shall be made to prevent
the fire from spreading to within 50 feet of any structure. Exceptions:
(2)
Attendance. Open burning, bonfires or recreational fires shall be
constantly attended until the fire is extinguished. A minimum of one
portable fire extinguisher with a minimum 4-A rating or other approved
on-site fire-extinguishing equipment such as dirt, sand, water barrel,
garden hose or water truck, shall be available for immediate utilization.
Either the Fire Chief or Police Chief of the Borough of Greenville
and such firefighting or law enforcement personnel under their command
as they shall designate are hereby vested with authority to enforce
the provisions of this chapter. The Fire Department is hereby authorized
to extinguish any open burning being conducted in violation of any
of the provisions of this chapter or deemed to be a health, safety
or fire hazard.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or
fail to comply therewith, and is found guilty of a summary offense
shall be punishable by a fine of $100 for the first offense, $500
for the second offense and $1,000 thereafter.
