This chapter shall be entitled "Open Fires."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BONFIRE
An outdoor fire that has a horizontal dimension of more than
three feet in length, width or diameter.
BURN BAN
The official New York State Brush Burning Ban, as established
annually by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation
(DEC).
CAMP FIRE
A camp fire or other outdoor fire less than three feet in
height, and less than three feet in length and width or diameter.
OPEN FIRE
Any outdoor fire or outdoor smoke-producing process from
which air contaminants are emitted directly into the outdoor atmosphere.
Open fires include burning in barrels or modified barrels. Open fires
do not include burning in outdoor furnaces or boilers that are used
to heat buildings when the devices are actually used for such purpose.
OUTDOOR FIREPLACE or FIRE PIT
A commercially designed and manufactured freestanding, often
portable, outdoor fireplace or fire pit sold specifically for outdoor
recreational burning and commonly made out of metal and used for either
clean wood or gas burning. This definition shall also include recreational
fire pits and outdoor fireplaces built encompassing a wide variety
of styles and functions, from a traditional campfire pit to more elaborate
constructions of materials such as steel, brick, stone and masonry.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, company, corporation,
society, association or group.
RED FLAG WARNING
An official weather alert issued by the National Weather
Service or successor agency.
REFUSE
Solid or liquid waste materials, including, but not limited
to, rags, cartons, chemicals, paint, grease, sludges, oils, any petroleum
products other than legitimate home heating and cooking products,
construction materials, including, but not limited to, sheetrock,
chip board, asphalt or fiberglass shingles, or pressure-treated lumber,
automobile parts, tires, dead animals or animal parts, metal goods,
including, but not limited to, refrigerators, stoves and like appliances,
diapers, yard grass clippings, leaves, paper and paper products, packaging
materials, Styrofoam, mattresses, cigarette filters, glass, plastic
of any kind and furniture.
SMALL FIRE
An outdoor fire less than three feet in height, and less
than three feet in length and width or diameter.
UNTREATED WOOD
For the purposes of this chapter, any wood or lumber which
is not chemically treated, coated, stained, sealed, glued or otherwise
adulterated. Untreated wood does not include such materials as pressure-treated
lumber, plywood, particle board, fiberboard, and oriented strand board.
Except as allowed in §
167-5, no person shall burn, cause, suffer, allow or permit the burning of any materials in an open fire.