It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to cause, suffer or permit the burning of any materials on public or private property within the Borough of Souderton, unless a permit therefor shall have been issued by the Fire Marshal of the Borough of Souderton.
The provisions of §
245-1 hereof shall not apply to the following:
A. To any fire wholly contained within the confines of any building.
B. To any fire set to prevent or abate a fire hazard under the supervision of the Fire Marshal.
C. To any fire set for the purpose of instructing or training firefighting personnel under the supervision of the Fire Marshal.
D. To any fire set as part of a special event sponsored by the school district, scout troop or other social, civic, or church organization when permitted by the Fire Marshal with supervision of the Fire Department and/or Fire Marshal.
E. Fires in a commercially constructed grilling appliance and/or food smoking appliance fueled by clean wood, charcoal, commercially available wood briquettes, propane or natural gas for the purpose of grilling or cooking food.
F. Recreational
fires on private property contained within a noncombustible fireplace, chiminea, metal
fire ring, or similar noncombustible container or within a structure constructed of stone, brick or other noncombustible material, with a screen to control the emission of embers, fueled by the burning of clean wood and further subject to the conditions and limitations of §
245-3 of this chapter.