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.