As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
ADULT PERSON
Any individual who has attained to age of 18 years.
BOARD
The Board of Supervisors of Newberry Township, York County,
Pennsylvania.
BURNING
The act of consuming by fire; to flame, char, scorch, or
blaze. As used in this chapter, "smoldering" shall have the same meaning
as "burning" and any smoldering shall be deemed a burning.
BURNING BAN
A period of time when all burning other than burning for
the purpose of preparing food in grills or smoker grills shall be
prohibited by declaration of the Board of Supervisors in order to
protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of Newberry
Township.
CLEARING AND/OR GRUBBING WASTE
Trees, shrubs and other native vegetation which are cleared
from land during or prior to the process of construction, or for agricultural
management and conservation practices. The term does not include demolition
wastes and dirt-laden roots.
COMPETENT ADULT
An individual 18 years or older with the physical and mental
capacity to supervise a fire.
FURNACE
Any enclosed device specifically designed for burning any
material for the production of heat.
GARBAGE
All putrescible animal and vegetable matter resulting from
the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
INCINERATOR
Any device specifically designed for the destruction by burning
of refuse, sewage sludge, or any other combustible material.
OPEN BURNING
Any fire not confined in a receptacle of acceptable construction
(metal, 55 gallons or smaller, or as described elsewhere in this chapter
for personal use fires).
OUTDOOR FURNACE BURNING
Any furnace-type or boiler-style burning apparatus which
uses wood or fossil fuels to heat dwellings on a property, whether
those dwellings are occupied or not. These furnaces are typically
detached from the main dwelling.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, syndicate,
company, firm, trust, corporation, department, bureau or other entity
recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
PERSONAL USE BURNING
Any open burning of the materials which are placed in an
area no greater than five feet in diameter. Personal use fires must
be inside of a fireproof containment, such as is described elsewhere
in this chapter, and/or in fire rings, chimineas, fire pits which
have brick walls for containment use, grills, or outdoor fireplaces.
RECREATIONAL OR CEREMONIAL BURNING
Any open burning of the materials which are placed in an
area greater than five feet in diameter, lit for recreational or ceremonial
purposes, and not considered open burning as described elsewhere in
this chapter. This definition is limited to fires that use wood or
wood products that are not associated with land clearing or construction
sites.
REFUSE
Garbage, rubbish and trade waste.
RESIDENTIAL AREA
Any area in which the primary uses are single-family dwellings
with lot sizes less than 43,560 square feet.
RUBBISH
Solids not considered to be highly flammable or explosive,
including, but not limited to, rags, old clothes, leather, rubber,
carpets, wood, excelsior, paper, ashes, furniture, tin cans, glass,
crockery, masonry and other similar materials.
RURAL AREA
Any area which the primary uses are single-family dwellings
or agricultural uses with lot sizes in excess of 43,560 square feet.
SALVAGE OPERATION
Any business, trade or industry engaged in whole or part
in salvaging or reclaiming any product or material, including, but
not limited to, metals, chemicals, shipping containers or drums.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
SMOLDERING
As used herein, shall have the same meaning as "burning"
and any smoldering shall be deemed a burning.
TRADE WASTE
All solid or liquid material or rubbish resulting from construction,
building operations, or the prosecution of any business, trade or
industry, including, but not limited to, plastic products, cartons,
paint, grease, oil and other petroleum products, chemicals, cinders
and other forms of solid or liquid waste materials; provided that
"trade waste" shall not include any coal refuse associated with the
mining or preparation of coal.
WOOD and WOOD PRODUCTS
Trunks of trees and limbs of trees exceeding four inches
in diameter, and all products of, or made from, wood (e.g., charcoal,
pellet, firewood, etc.).