[Ord. 976, 1/16/2008]
1.
No person shall burn or cause to be burned any paper, boxes, rubbish,
leaves, wood or any other material or substances of any kind within
the Forest Hills Borough and the entire Forest Hills Borough shall
be and hereby is constituted as fire limits.
2.
The regulations as to burning as set forth in Subsection 1, above, shall not apply to any outside facilities for cooking and using smokeless fuel within the Borough.
3.
The above regulations shall not apply to the burning of any materials
by Borough authorities or in an incinerator or incinerating plant
maintained and regulated by a governmental or public agency; provided,
such burning or facility shall have received all necessary approvals
and permits from county, state and federal agencies.
[Ord. 976, 1/16/2008]
1.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates a provision of this Part, or who fails to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each violation, plus court costs and costs of prosecution incurred by the Borough, and in default of payment of said fine and costs, to imprisonment to the extent permitted by law for the punishment of summary offenses. Procedures for collection of fines and penalties for default of payment shall be in accordance with this Chapter 1 of this Code.
2.
A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof in
which a violation is found to exist or for each section of this Part
found to have been violated. All fines and penalties for the violation
of this Part shall be paid to the Borough Treasurer.
3.
The Borough may also commence appropriate actions in equity or other
to prevent, restrain, correct, enjoin, or abate violations of this
Part.
