(A) Purpose. This subchapter is intended to promote the public health, safety and welfare and to safeguard the health, comfort, living conditions, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town of Laurel Park, Henderson County, North Carolina due to the air pollution and fire hazards of open burning, outdoor burning and refuse burning.
(B) Scope. This section applies to all operations involving open burning. This section does not authorize any open burning, which is a crime under G.S. §§ 14-136 through 14-140.1 or affect the authority of the division of forest resources to issue or deny permits for open burning in or adjacent to woodlands as provided in G.S. §§ 106-940 through 106-950. This section does not affect the authority of the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Agency to regulate open burning through its fire codes or other ordinances. The issuance of any open burning permit by the division of forest resources or any state government does not relieve any person from the necessity of complying with this chapter or any other air quality rule.
(Ord. passed 5-21-2019) Penalty, see §
90.99