[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Bement 1-26-1988 by Ord. No. 641. Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
Any refuse, except garbage and dead animals, generated on
a farm or ranch by crop and livestock production practices, including
such items as bags, cartons, dry bedding, structural materials and
crop residues, but excluding landscape wastes.
Refuse resulting from the handling, processing, preparation,
cooking and consumption of food or food products.
Any vegetable or plant refuse, except garbage and agricultural
waste. The term includes trees, tree trimmings, branches, stumps,
brush, weeds, leaves, grass, shrubbery and yard trimmings.
The combustion of any matter in such a way that the products
of the combustion are emitted to the open air without originating
in or passing through equipment for which a permit could be issued
under Section 9(b) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (415
ILCS 5/9).
Any discarded matter; or any matter which is to be reduced
in volume, or otherwise changed in chemical or physical properties,
in order to facilitate its discard, removal or disposal.
All open burning within the Village of Bement is hereby prohibited except as otherwise provided in § 219-3 hereof.
The following activities are not a violation of § 219-2 hereof:
A.
The open burning of landscape waste, but only:
(1)
On the premises on which such waste is generated; and
(2)
When atmospheric conditions will readily dissipate contaminants;
and
(3)
If such burning does not create a visibility hazard on roadways,
railroad tracks or in fields; and
(4)
If such burning is at least 15 feet from any structure and five feet
from any property line; and
(5)
If such burning is conducted under the supervision of a person at
least 18 years of age; and
(6)
If such burning is between the hours of sunrise and sunset.
B.
The setting of fires to combat or limit existing fires, when reasonably
necessary in the judgment of the responsible government official.
C.
The burning of fuels for legitimate campfire, recreational and cooking
purposes, or in domestic fireplaces, in areas where such burning is
consistent with other laws, provided that no garbage shall be burned
in such cases.
D.
The burning of waste gases; provided that in the case of refineries,
all such flares shall be equipped with smokeless tips or comparable
devices to reduce pollution.
E.
Small open flames for heating tar, for welding, acetylene torches,
highway safety flares and the like.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person or persons who violate any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be fined no less than $25 and no more than $750 for
each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on
each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
