Burning of anything on private property is prohibited
except as follows:
A. The property owner's permission must be obtained.
B. Fires for cooking purposes on commercially made grills
are permitted at all times. Fires for cooking purposes on homemade
fire pits, etc. are restricted as follows:
(1) The area where the fire will burn must be well contained,
attended at all times, and be fully extinguished and not left smoldering
when finished.
(2) A means to suppress sparks and ashes from escaping
upwards and potentially igniting another fire must be in place.
(3) A fire extinguisher, water source or other means of
dousing the fire quickly must be on hand.
(4) It must be abundantly apparent that the purpose of
the fire is for cooking, and the mere presence of a marginal amount
of food as a subterfuge will be considered a violation of this chapter.
C. Burning of dry, readily combustible household items
such as paper and boxes is permitted under the following circumstances:
(1) Tuesday through Saturday except federal holidays,
sunrise to sunset, for no more than one hour during any day.
(2) The burning area must be well contained, such as in
a burn barrel, including a means to suppress sparks and ashes from
escaping upwards, attended at all times, and be fully extinguished
and not left smoldering when finished.
(3) A fire extinguisher, water source or other means of
dousing the fire quickly must be on hand.
(4) Must be at least 50 feet from any dwelling and more
than 15 feet from any accessory structure.
D. Burning of dry, readily combustible yard waste such
as brush and sticks, etc. is permitted under the following circumstances:
(1) Under one cubic yard of loose material, the same as Subsection
C above.
(2) One cubic yard or more of loose material:
(a) By permit issued by the Fire Code Official or duly
authorized representative.
(b) Tuesday through Saturday except federal holidays,
sunrise to sunset, for no more than three hours during any day.
(c) The burning area must be well contained or otherwise
situated as being deemed safe by the Fire Code Official or duly authorized
representative on days when wind gusts do not exceed 10 miles per
hour, attended at all times, and be fully extinguished and not left
smoldering when finished.
(d) A fire extinguisher of sufficient size, water source
or other means of dousing the fire quickly must be on hand.
(e) Must be at least 100 feet from any dwelling and more
than 50 feet from any accessory structure.
E. Commercial burning is permitted in the Industrial
Zone and will be controlled by the Fire Code Official or duly authorized
representative on a case-by-case basis. Commercial burning is defined
as burning that is an integral and ongoing part of a business.
F. The Borough, through its agents, shall determine what
constitutes a “well contained” burning area and all other
subjective terms herein, with the Fire Code Official or duly authorized
representative having final say if there is a dispute.
Anyone who violates or fails to conform to any
of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a summary offense
and, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $300, and in
default of payment of such fine, be imprisoned for not more than 90
days. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate and distinct
offense.