[Adopted 9-10-1962 by Ord. No. 48 (Ch. IX, Part 1, of the 2013 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 8-25-1975 by Ord. No. 115; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
No person shall set or maintain any fire upon any of the streets, sidewalks, alleys or public grounds in the Township of Spring, or burn or cause to be burned thereon any boxes, rubbish, leaves or other material or substance of any kind. Nor shall any person set or maintain any fire, or burn or cause to be burned any substance or material of any kind, out of doors, other than for the purpose of cooking edible foods, anywhere within the Township. Provided: "Person" shall include any natural person, firm, corporation, association or partnership; the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 102, which regarded outdoor fires on private property outside fire limits, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Added 9-8-2008 by Ord. No. 361]
The burning of designated recyclables and yard waste, as determined from time to time by the Board of Supervisors as directed by the Garbage and Recycling Ordinances of the Township,[1] is hereby prohibited at all times within the Township of Spring.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 380, Solid Waste.
[Amended 8-25-1975 by Ord. No. 115; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be subject to the penalty provisions of § 1-12, Summary offenses, of the Code of the Township of Spring; provided, each violation of this article, and each day the same is continued, shall be deemed a separate offense.