[Ord. No. 9-10-91, 12/11/1991, § 1]
This Part is enacted in the interest of the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Township of Hemlock for the prevention of fires and to eliminate nuisances caused by smoke, cinders and ashes.
[Ord. No. 9-10-91, 12/11/1991, § 2]
1. 
No person shall burn any paper or refuse outdoors within the limits of the Township of Hemlock unless such fires are protected by wire basket, masonry enclosure, burning barrel or other similar device.
2. 
No outside fire shall be kindled or maintained within 20 feet of any building or within 10 feet of any property line, unless the owners of property on both sides of the property line shall have indicated, in writing, their consent thereto.
3. 
The burning of any material is prohibited within the right-of-way of any public street or alley.
4. 
No fire shall be kindled or maintained before sunrise or after sunset. All fires must be tended at all times until the fire is out.
5. 
The burning of garbage, vegetable waste, rubber, plastics, furniture, glass, metals, automotive products or any other materials which will create nauseous or noxious fumes, smoke, toxic chemicals or excessive fly ash, is specifically prohibited.
6. 
It shall be lawful to burn as provided for in subsection .1, above, paper and other refuse material that is readily combustible, and will not create nauseous fumes, noxious smoke, or excessive fly ash during the hours set forth under subsection .4, above.
7. 
Charcoal or wood fires kindled for the purpose of outside barbecues or camp fires shall be permitted to the extent not otherwise prohibited by law or regulation, and are exempt from the regulations in subsection .4, above.
8. 
Fireplaces within a structure are permitted for the purpose of providing heat or for use as a barbecue, but in no event shall garbage, rubbish or trash be burned in a fireplace.
[Ord. No. 9-10-91, 12/11/1991, § 3; as amended by Ord. No. 6-12-01, 6/12/2001, §§ 1, 2]
1. 
The open burning of brush, dry grass or leaves is permitted during the hours set forth under § 7-302, Subsection 4, and within the areas defined in § 7-302, Subsection 2, so long as the fire area does not exceed 100 square feet.
2. 
The open burning of brush piles or grass areas in excess of 100 square feet, bonfires, rubbish piles, or the burning of standing buildings is permitted provided that the person conducting the burning shall be required to notify the Township Fire Company having jurisdiction over the area of the intended burning prior to such burning.
3. 
Any open burn that shall extend beyond the hours set forth in § 7-302, Subsection 4, shall require prior notification of the proper Fire Chief.
4. 
Open burning shall be prohibited in areas defined in § 7-302, Subsections 2 and 3, of this Part.
5. 
The burning of garbage, vegetable waste, rubber, plastics, furniture, glass, metals, demolition waste, home insulation, shingles or other roofing materials, treated wood, paint, automotive products or any materials which will create noxious fumes, smoke, toxic chemicals or excessive fly ash is specifically prohibited. This section shall not be construed as prohibiting the burning of untreated scrap lumber or other wood products not constituting demolition waste.
6. 
None of the above sections shall pertain to properly organized and supervised training conducted by the Fire Company to improve and upgrade the skills of its members to better protect the residents and their property.
[Ord. No. 9-10-91, 12/11/1991, § 4]
The Supervisors of Hemlock Township shall have the authority to place a ban on all burning within the Township if and when conditions so warrant. Conditions shall be deemed to so warrant when, in the discretion of the Board of Supervisors of Hemlock Township, burning would pose a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. The Township Supervisors may place such a ban on all burning within the Township for a period of time lasting for as long as the conditions giving rise to the ban persist.
[Ord. No. 9-10-91, 12/11/1991, § 6; as amended by Ord. No. 11-11-2014, 11/11/2014]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Part or fail to comply herewith shall, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.