CHAPTER 90:  AIR POLLUTION
Section
   90.01   Title
   90.02   Authority
   90.03   Policy
   90.04   Definitions
   90.05   Regulations
   90.06   Enforcement orders
   90.07   Responsibility of the owners and operators
   90.08   Unlawful conduct
   90.09   Public nuisances
 
   90.99   Penalty
Cross-reference:
   Garbage, rubbish and refuse, see Chapter 51
   Volunteer fire companies, see Chapter 32
§ 90.01  TITLE.
   This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Township of Antis Air Pollution Control Ordinance of 2001”.
(1987 Code, § 42-1)  (Ord. 7-2001, passed 9-5-2001)
§ 90.02  AUTHORITY.
   The Board of Supervisors of the township under and by virtue of and pursuant to the authority granted by Second Class Township Code do hereby enact and ordain this chapter.
(1987 Code, § 42-2)
§ 90.03  POLICY.
   Whereas the Board of Supervisors of the township has determined that air pollution from open burning may be detrimental to the health, comfort, living conditions, welfare and safety of the citizens of the township, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the township to safeguard the citizens of the township from such air pollution by preventing needless damage to life and property because of public and private nuisances caused by outdoor fires deliberately or carelessly set and maintained.
(1987 Code, § 42-3)  (Ord. 7-2001, passed 9-5-2001)
§ 90.04  DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   ADULT.  An individual 18 years or older who is not under the influence of drugs or alcohol or suffering from any other disability which would impair his or her ability to properly supervise a fire.
   AIR BASIN.  A geographic area of this commonwealth as determined in Attachment A of the ordinance codified herein, which is on file in the township offices.
   AIR CURTAIN DESTRUCTOR.  A mechanical device that forcefully projects a curtain of air across a pit in which open burning is being conducted so that combustion efficiency is increased and smoke and other particulate matter are contained.
   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.
   CLEARINGANDGRUBBING WASTES.  Trees shrubs and other native vegetation which are cleared from land during or prior to the process of construction. The term does not include demolition wastes and dirt-laden roots.
   COMPOSTING.  The process by which organic solid waste is biologically decomposed under controlled anaerobic conditions to yield a humus-like product.
   DOMESTIC REFUSE.  Waste which is generated from the normal occupancy of a structure occupied solely as a dwelling by two families or less. The term does not include appliances, carports, demolition waste (insulation, shingles, siding and the like) furniture, mattresses or box springs, paint, putrescible waste, solvents, tires or treated wood.
   MUNICIPALITY.  A city, incorporated town, borough, county, municipal authority or other public body created under state law having jurisdiction over the disposal of sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes.
   OPEN BURNING.  A fire, the air contaminants from which are emitted directly into the outdoor atmosphere and not directed through a flue.
   PERSON.  Any individual, public or private corporation for profit or not for profit, association, partnership, firm, estate, department, board, bureau or agency of the commonwealth or the federal government, political subdivision, municipality, district authority or any other legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
   TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.  The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Antis.
   YARD WASTE.  Leaves, grass clippings, garden residue, tree trimmings, chipped shrubbery and other vegetative material.
(1987 Code, § 42-4)  (Ord. 7-2001, passed 9-5-2001)
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