(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to open burn any material, including the following, at any time within the borough: household trash, books, magazines, newspapers, cardboard and/or any items that are required to be recycled in the borough under Pennsylvania Act 101, being 53 P.S. §§ 4000.1501 et seq., including leaf waste and scrap lumber or any vegetation, plywood, drywall plastic products, insulation material, upholstered furniture, garbage, dead animals, human and animal excrement, human and animal hair, rubber products including tires, hydrocarbon products or flammable liquids, asphalt or tar shingles or roofing materials, bedding, foam rubber, nylon, rayon, cotton, wool, polyester or other synthetic material, insulation from copper or other wiring, solid waste and/or construction waste as defined by the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act, being 35 P.S. § 6018.101 and 25 Pa. Code 271.1.
(2) Exceptions are for where fire or burning operations result from:
(a) Any fire set for the purpose of training and instructing authorized personnel in firefighting, and training of persons in the use of portable fire extinguishers, (permit required);
(b) Any campfire or bonfire solely for organized recreational or ceremonial purposes, (permit required);
(c) Any fire set for the prevention and/or control of disease of pests, rats, snakes, bees and the like (permit required); and
(d) The burning of only leaf waste, exclusively for agricultural management and conservation practices and protection, and provided burning is located 100 feet or more from any building or structure. Brush must originate from the same property (first full weekend of the month, permit required).
1. Burning is permitted from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting.
2. No burning or smoldering shall occur outside of the above stated hours or when weather conditions are inappropriate for burning.
(B) The AHJ may suspend the above regulations at any time when the following conditions exist:
(1) When smoke and/or ash emission are or may be objectionable, offensive or deleterious to human or animal health or permeate or crosses neighboring properties, and/or falls on buildings, vehicles or vegetation; and
(2) When weather conditions, including, but not limited to, extreme dry conditions or drought warrant a ban on all burning, or where there is a state-wide, regional or county-wide drought emergency declared.
(Ord. 8-2008, passed 5-12-2008)